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20. I'm confused.

Wed Nov 19, 2014, 06:18 PM

Nov 2014

Is the speaker of the house not a person of color?

Is orange not a color?

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Wingnut congresscritter defends committee chairs all being white males... [View all] Archae Nov 2014 OP

Need to put the brakes on this white-male stigmatization Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #1

. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #3

Or ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #4

Good response, thanks. Scuba Nov 2014 #8

Speaking as a middle-aged straight white male hifiguy Nov 2014 #5

If race- and gender-based attacks are considered acceptable Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #10

How is noting the complete absence of ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #12

The calling-out implies it's a problem to be white and male Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #14

Doesn't that 37% number suggest to you ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #15

there is something wrong when leadership is all white and all male. La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2014 #16

High Roads have never moved..... BronxBoy Nov 2014 #18

lol La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2014 #9

Oh, the poor put upon white man.... tenderfoot Nov 2014 #17

Haha... not on this board. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #21

Wake-up Folks Wellstone ruled Nov 2014 #2

Well, in all fairness, madamesilverspurs Nov 2014 #6

Or, fat ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #13

Give them a break LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #11

I'm confused. k2qb3 Nov 2014 #20

I am not sure that Captain Bourbonaotor's orange hifiguy Nov 2014 #22