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    2 days ago

    Anytime I hear someone say, “The Blacks” I know they’re about to say the most racists thing I’ve ever heard. I’m not sure how the next person is gonna top this one this one though.

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      16 hours ago

      Remarkable people, the Blacks. Musical, athletic. Not very good swimmers.

      Tap for spoiler

      This is a 30 Rock reference, for the uninitiated.

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      I always recognized that it sounded off but I didn’t realize why until recently. It’s because it’s dehumanizing. “The blacks/the gays/the Jews” vs “black people/gay people/Jewish people” carries a sense of otherness, or less than. It’s amazing how such a small differnce in verbiage can change the whole tone of a sentence.

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      White ppl always pikachu face when I say the whites around them, gotta censor myself

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        19 hours ago

        I used to have a white rat named Whitey, and white people used to have the weirdest reactions to her name, even though I’m also white.

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          I have a few white friends that say whites because we grew up in a diverse friend group/area lol, know exactly which ones they are speaking of

          Wed look around and be like damn we really hit all doversity requirements