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AngryOldDem

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16. There's enough blame to go around here, as has been made clear.

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2022, 01:03 PM

Mar 2022

A large part of it is because it’s been normalized to make fun of baldness, obesity, etc. Until society gets past this singling out of people who look “different,” no amount of whatabouttery will make any difference.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] tenderfoot Mar 2022 OP

Don't we all have statements to come back to haunt us. LakeArenal Mar 2022 #1

The band member was fine with it and he didn't/doesn't have alopecia. demmiblue Mar 2022 #2

Most people didn't know Pinkett-Smith did either tenderfoot Mar 2022 #3

I didn't say they did. Still a dumb comparison. n/t demmiblue Mar 2022 #4

So it's okay to mock bald men? tenderfoot Mar 2022 #7

Still dumb. n/t demmiblue Mar 2022 #8

Yes, his joke was dumb tenderfoot Mar 2022 #9

Lol! demmiblue Mar 2022 #10

But Chris Rock knew there was a high likelihood that's why she was shaving her head. pnwmom Mar 2022 #21

Right it's not exactly the same therefore it's nothing like it Fullduplexxx Mar 2022 #12

That's not what the OP says. iemanja Mar 2022 #17

so years before his relationship with Jada bigtree Mar 2022 #5

The point. It's only okay when he does it. tenderfoot Mar 2022 #11

that doesn't follow bigtree Mar 2022 #14

He made a fat or short joke about Uncle Phil and Carlton just about every episode. LexVegas Mar 2022 #6

Utterly besides the point. Jirel Mar 2022 #13

The cameras were on him. milestogo Mar 2022 #20

Exactly to the point. dixiechiken1 Mar 2022 #15

There's enough blame to go around here, as has been made clear. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #16

Snopes says miscaptioned Maeve Mar 2022 #18

What an absolutely terrible take to have. Blue_Adept Mar 2022 #19

Day 3 frogmarch Mar 2022 #22

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! CatWoman Mar 2022 #23