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70sEraVet

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4. A white guy taking what he needed from a flooded, deserted store...

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:08 PM

Jul 29

would by described in an article as a resourceful survivor. A black guy doing the same is described as a lawless looter.
Language itself isn't racist. But language can certainly serve a racist purpose.

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