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PunkinPi

(4,875 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 08:47 AM Jul 2020

Remember the two little cute boys running to hug each other in the viral NYC video?



Aww remember the two little cute boys running to hug each other in the viral NYC video? Maxwell and Finnegan have teamed up for a 2020 campaign to promote anti-racism. #CutestThingOfTheDay








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Remember the two little cute boys running to hug each other in the viral NYC video? (Original Post) PunkinPi Jul 2020 OP
Absolutely precious... Give those sweeties puppies! hlthe2b Jul 2020 #1
Or popsicles! Fritz Walter Jul 2020 #46
The sugar free popsicles taste.. cannabis_flower Jul 2020 #47
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2020 #56
Didn't the shit tweet something about this and the parents told him to take it down ? JI7 Jul 2020 #2
Yep... PunkinPi Jul 2020 #3
Intellectual Property Roy Rolling Jul 2020 #12
This is beautiful. PA Democrat Jul 2020 #4
omG.. they are so Cute! Cha Jul 2020 #5
They are too precious. PunkinPi Jul 2020 #6
Yes, I remember the quote and the pic.. but not Cha Jul 2020 #8
South Pacific song 'You've got to be carefully taught' bobbieinok Jul 2020 #18
We happen to live in an area that used to be almost exclusively white, colorado_ufo Jul 2020 #40
This is beautiful! leftieNanner Jul 2020 #45
Sweet! Cha Jul 2020 #48
Great tweet from Obama. Thanks for that! crickets Jul 2020 #37
I so wanted to believe that Obama was the president we deserved. Now I think... Beartracks Jul 2020 #51
This is SO awesome ! donkeypoofed Jul 2020 #7
I could just eat them up! Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #9
I read that with my Grandmother's southern drawl in my head. LOL! Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #21
That expression is also a New England thang! 😉 sprinkleeninow Jul 2020 #26
You'd be right. I'm from Tennessee originally. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #41
Sooooo cute! blueinredohio Jul 2020 #10
Awwwwwwwwwwwww niyad Jul 2020 #11
Amazing how children can teach grownups brotherhood, love and humility. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #13
Would make very nice posters. nt oasis Jul 2020 #14
And the children shall lead. calimary Jul 2020 #15
Gorgeous malaise Jul 2020 #16
K&R demmiblue Jul 2020 #17
Wonderful marieo1 Jul 2020 #19
Those t-shirts!!!!! secondwind Jul 2020 #20
I so needed to see that today. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #22
These 2 children are absolutely happy, as they should be. I saw the part onecent Jul 2020 #23
That is so much cute! mcar Jul 2020 #24
That is just the cutest thing! ananda Jul 2020 #25
I love those boys and also love their parents. TNNurse Jul 2020 #27
Racial harmony and health smarts. Music Man Jul 2020 #28
Best thing in the world. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #29
They are adorable! StarryNite Jul 2020 #30
KNR Lucinda Jul 2020 #31
Soooooooooooo precious............. Upthevibe Jul 2020 #32
Love This! LittleGirl Jul 2020 #33
Thank you for posting this Gothmog Jul 2020 #34
Made my day! brer cat Jul 2020 #35
I'll admit I'm not an "all babies are adorable" kind of gal, but these two are UNBELIEVABLY Neema Jul 2020 #36
Those are two of the sweetest kids ever. They have great parents, too. Wonderful. 👍 crickets Jul 2020 #38
so cute! I have a retarded daughter who thinks black people are more beautiful demigoddess Jul 2020 #39
White people don't become racist because they believe they are better than black people soldierant Jul 2020 #43
but the sandals just scream IcyPeas Jul 2020 #42
They are so beautiful. sheshe2 Jul 2020 #44
They're so adorable MustLoveBeagles Jul 2020 #49
The kids are so adorable and normal hkp11 Jul 2020 #50
what two bdamomma Jul 2020 #52
Precious! DesertRat Jul 2020 #53
Maxwell and Finnegan, BHDem53 Jul 2020 #54
Awwww!!! 🥰 BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2020 #55
I couldn't possibly love this any more. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #57

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
46. Or popsicles!
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 05:08 PM
Jul 2020

It’s summer! Unless either of them is diabetic or has other dietary restrictions, popsicles are refreshing and infinitely easier to clean up after than a puppy.

Roy Rolling

(6,911 posts)
12. Intellectual Property
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 10:14 AM
Jul 2020

While everyone was smiling over the kids Trump tried to steal the image. The parents pushed back strongly [/b at the theft.

Stealing and perverting images is a mainstay of the Trump/GOP propaganda machine. It must be obliterated whenever they steal and breaks the rules. That’s where the battle is being raged—between the ears and within the mind.

PunkinPi

(4,875 posts)
6. They are too precious.
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:17 AM
Jul 2020

Remember this Obama tweet quoting Nelson Mandela...these two are the personification of it.




"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."

"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love..."

"...For love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." - Nelson Mandela

Cha

(297,077 posts)
8. Yes, I remember the quote and the pic.. but not
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:25 AM
Jul 2020

together.. perfect in a tweet. I just RT.. 4.3M Likes!



Mahalo, Punkin!

colorado_ufo

(5,732 posts)
40. We happen to live in an area that used to be almost exclusively white,
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 03:16 PM
Jul 2020

and it is not close to any large city. On one of the first trips with my two children "down South" to visit my family, I was curious to see what their reaction might be, as they literally had never seen a Black person. Their response took me quite by surprise:

They didn't notice the Black people.

Beartracks

(12,806 posts)
51. I so wanted to believe that Obama was the president we deserved. Now I think...
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:52 PM
Jul 2020

... he was too good for us. We obviously have a ways to go before we will collectively be able to live up to that ideal.

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donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)
7. This is SO awesome !
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:23 AM
Jul 2020

I luv the new pic of the kids in masks. Too bad Dumpy can't act as.grown up as they are.

marieo1

(1,402 posts)
19. Wonderful
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 10:37 AM
Jul 2020

Adorable........wish all of us could be so loving and kind to each other and so unafraid to show it!!! We adults could learn something from these beautiful children!!

onecent

(6,096 posts)
23. These 2 children are absolutely happy, as they should be. I saw the part
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 10:56 AM
Jul 2020

where he saw the other boy off in a distance and he kept calling his name.

JUST TOOOO CUTE!!

StarryNite

(9,442 posts)
30. They are adorable!
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 11:44 AM
Jul 2020
I love the masks and t-shirts too. Finnegan must be a Paw Patrol fan because his mask has those characters on it.

LittleGirl

(8,282 posts)
33. Love This!
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 01:05 PM
Jul 2020

Thanks for the update on them. I posted their video on my wall and whenever I see it, I can’t help but smile! Just adorable!

Neema

(1,151 posts)
36. I'll admit I'm not an "all babies are adorable" kind of gal, but these two are UNBELIEVABLY
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 02:00 PM
Jul 2020

adorable. I want to squish them both.

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
39. so cute! I have a retarded daughter who thinks black people are more beautiful
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 02:55 PM
Jul 2020

or better than white people. And I have to agree with her.

Her first teacher, Mrs Powell, taught her how to eat. Just getting her to allow food in her mouth was difficult. Mrs. Powell taught her better than I could and she loved Mrs Powell more than she loved anyone.Then there was Joseph a massage therapist who worked on her back, scoliosis makes it painful. She adored him too. Very kind and nice man.
And any time she sees a black person, or especially a black child she beams at them.

soldierant

(6,842 posts)
43. White people don't become racist because they believe they are better than black people
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:07 PM
Jul 2020

White people become racist because deep down they know they are NOT bett If one truly believes in one's own goodness and beauty, one puts it forward. They don't do thay. They (seem to go out of their way to) show ugly.er or more beautiful, and are hoping if they yell loud enough no one will find that out.

(I say this as a white person in my seventies, who used to think white racists erronously thought tey werre better, but gradually learned that that theory is inconsistent with their behavior. If one truly believes in one's own beauty and goodness, one puts it forward. Racists don't. they show their ugly. They seem to go out of their way to show their ugly.

Your daughter, retarded or not, is wise.

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