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packman

(16,296 posts)
3. Context? Surely you joke
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:19 PM
Jul 2019

And why not here? What better place for general discussion. Warning?

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,231 posts)
4. Sure -- where is this, what happened to the kids?
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:22 PM
Jul 2019

Warning because being the constant targets of racism raises black people's stress levels. It's hurtful to see.

Besides, we all know people are racist. We live in a racist society. What more would you like to discuss about that, generally?

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
6. "We, all people are racist"
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:25 PM
Jul 2019

Disagree - some of my best friends are white.

Not getting into a back-and-forth with a person with a chip on their shoulder.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
11. Looks like an old pic. No leaves on the tree in the background.
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:29 PM
Jul 2019

Not to mention, it’s not prom season now.

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,231 posts)
18. That was a typo. OTOH, as someone who's grown up in a white supremacist society, I know it's
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:34 PM
Jul 2019

possible to be inculcated with racist outlooks, reactions and biases, and I try to work on that shit every damn day.

 

Everyman Jackal

(271 posts)
9. No, more like his sister.
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:29 PM
Jul 2019

His mother said that she married her brother and that worked out fine so they should get married to.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
5. I guess they're trying to be clever, edgy and funny for their friends
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:25 PM
Jul 2019

When, actually, they’re just being racists with a sign that doesn’t even make sense. The disconnect is complete with these two.

Little do they know that they just peaked. It’s all downhill from now on.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
7. A black "id?"
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:26 PM
Jul 2019

Oh, I guess he meant “I’d” but forgot a couple apostrophes, not to mention a few commas.

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