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Old 20th November 2018, 06:07 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by Distracted1 View Post
Nearly certain?
And one? I'm seeing the false positives running away with the cup.
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Old 20th November 2018, 07:12 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by Drewbot View Post
I am summarizing for the new readers here, correct me if I'm wrong.

1. White lady calls cops on a car parked illegally
2. car owner gets out of the car and turns out to be black
3. car owner yells at white lady, and tells her to go back to her white neighborhood
4. white lady is actually the racist
5. car owner who is black is monetizing the likeness of the white lady, who is actually the racist.

Is that correct?

Should we assume the white lady supports Trump?
I love how your point 2 is worded. Like, before he stepped out of the black box that is a car, his race was undetermined. Schrödinger's black.
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Old 20th November 2018, 07:24 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by Belz... View Post
I love how your point 2 is worded. Like, before he stepped out of the black box that is a car, his race was undetermined. Schrödinger's black.
Thanks, and i just picture the lady who was complaining about the illegally parked car, pulling a Ralphie, and saying 'Fuuuuuuuudge...' once she saw the driver was black.
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