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Hortensis

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29. You with the "you" in a DU title.

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #27)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:25 AM

Jul 2019

An arrow aimed out of the circle like “they,” or better yet a bigotry-avoiding “some,” wouldn’t have bothered the way an arrow at me does.

The some that don’t like that really wouldn’t like the reality that roughly speaking only 2 billion of this planet’s 7 1/2 billion people are white. And that’s if you throw in Middle Easterners and some others that “some” don’t consider white. Big “oh well” to them. That’s reality, as is that most Christians are not white.

Let’s also keep in mind, though, that if most people in this nation were bothered a black woman wouldn’t have been cast.

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If you're mad that The Little Mermaid isn't white . . . [View all] StarfishSaver Jul 2019 OP

Someone explain to me why we are worried about the color of mythical creatures tymorial Jul 2019 #1

Beats me StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #2

What amazed me was a complaint that the new Ariel should look like the "real Ariel". dflprincess Jul 2019 #3

SMH StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #7

Everyone who has seen one knows they're greenish, turqouisie, blue! cwydro Jul 2019 #34

Because some people are racist morons. TwilightZone Jul 2019 #5

IKR? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #8

People have "scientific evidence" that a mythical creature is white with red hair IronLionZion Jul 2019 #18

Because nothing can ever change, don't you know? jmowreader Jul 2019 #37

From Pagan Humor on Facebook: icymist Jul 2019 #4

LOL! StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #6

You are welcome! icymist Jul 2019 #9

My first thought was, "I have to steal this." dflprincess Jul 2019 #17

Go ahead and find me a real mermaid who is white. I dare you! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #10

Here ya go. They're blonde and I see dozens of them.... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #20

How can a mythical being who's *half fish* be assigned to any human race? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #11

Santa Claus is Greek! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #22

Turkish, he was from Southern Turkey far away from Greece IronLionZion Jul 2019 #24

He was greek and lived where greeks lived, hundreds of years before the turks showed up mathematic Jul 2019 #33

Modern day Demre, Turkey, but you're right that it was Greek back then IronLionZion Jul 2019 #35

Jesus was a migrant! backscatter712 Jul 2019 #12

And he probably looked like this: The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #13

Need a bumper sticker with that picture. Blue_true Jul 2019 #23

Lions and Tigers and Mermaids. Oh My! sheshe2 Jul 2019 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Srkdqltr Jul 2019 #15

what jesus probably looked like...except for glasses msongs Jul 2019 #16

Good one! But I thought the phrase would end with "you suck as a human being." Rabrrrrrr Jul 2019 #19

That goes without saying StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #21

LOL ck4829 Jul 2019 #25

Are YOU mad that that the original author was white? Hortensis Jul 2019 #26

Seriously? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #27

You with the "you" in a DU title. Hortensis Jul 2019 #29

I repeat: Seriously? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #32

Original author? Blue_Adept Jul 2019 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #30

Everyone knows Jesus was blond, blue-eyed, Golden Raisin Jul 2019 #31

My family and I are major Disney fans and we are fine with this casting decision Gothmog Jul 2019 #36