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53. That is the same for me

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:01 PM

Jun 2018

I grew up in a small, 98% white town in Kentucky, everything on that list that doesn't have to do with someone in a large city = "white" to me as a kid. The irony was that there were a lot of Doctors in our area that were originally from other countries, most of them were people of color, so their disposable income was much higher than most of the people who grew up in the town. We were lucky to have them back in the hills of Kentucky then. Not just any Doctor would have put up with living in such a small town.

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Well done! wryter2000 Jun 2018 #1

Bravo! sheshe2 Jun 2018 #2

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Ehh...... Sgent Jun 2018 #4

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And you don't think it's in any way an issue with the Google Image search algorithm ? OnDoutside Jun 2018 #10

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Do you have actual facts to back that up ? OnDoutside Jun 2018 #15

that most coders are men? WhiteTara Jun 2018 #16

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Here lazy bones! WhiteTara Jun 2018 #26

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Lol ! OnDoutside Jun 2018 #42

You know better than that, and are trolling. Another shitty aspect of the net- brought to us bettyellen Jun 2018 #36

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No I didn't. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #59

Anyone who's read anything about Silicone Valley knows of this- bettyellen Jun 2018 #60

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How very Republican of you ! 😁 Facts ? Pah, that's for wimps ! OnDoutside Jun 2018 #64

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K&R!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #8

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Pretty much nails it EffieBlack Jun 2018 #19

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"it is assumed the at risk youth is black? Assumed by whom?" BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #29

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Eschew obfuscation. Tipperary Jun 2018 #50

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Some of These RobinA Jun 2018 #34

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Now I know everything about you JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #56

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As with the other list, I'll ask: TCJ70 Jun 2018 #44

These posts are ridiculous. Tipperary Jun 2018 #49

True..... And sometimes just the word, 'people.' pangaia Jun 2018 #51

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