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Elise Healy's avatar

Thank you Francis! I'm burying my husband of 51 years in a few days, and your piece here had me laughing aloud through tears; how the hubs would would have roared too! Keep up the good work!

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Jules's avatar

“Who identifies as both black and retarded” I’m dying lmao!

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Janine Jaede's avatar

Me too!! 😃

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C M Houston's avatar

I heard a new incoming student from Chicago at UCLA complain that no one looked like him. Who moves almost two thousand miles and expects everything to be like home? When I first left the city of Boston and visited New Mexico. I had the thrill of my life. No one looked like anyone I knew. That's what I loved! This is true. It was 1973 someone asked me if I was from England.

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Koba's avatar

It’s not too hard to avoid this re-racism; just do what Nancy Reagan said to do back in the 80s, only on a massive scale, “just say no!” Organizations that promote this nonsense should be shunned and boycotted; it worked during the civil rights movement, it could work again. Also ensure that both adults and kids understand that radical educators are looking to indoctrinate new sheep, not create logical free thinking enlightened people, so choose schools and reading accordingly.

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,”- Voltaire.

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Mat Tickhill's avatar

“There’s a reason we study history. It’s so we can judge historical figures using the standards of the present day and destroy their legacy. Then we throw their statue into the river, burn their books and slash their paintings. It’s the only way to stop facism.” BRAVO!

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ordinary woman's avatar

Love the sign off Francis. You are insightful and hilarious!

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Sun Love Pax's avatar

I hate to break it to you, but we still have ‘chocolate cities’ in the US. I’ve always wondered where this vocabulary came from, so I’m glad you shared.

People in the 1970’s really wanted this dumb idea to spread.

A lot of press time and ink has been spent on lamenting the fact that white people are moving back to urban cores.

It’s quite embarrassing to watch people get upset that their communities are growing and becoming vital again.

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Chris Byron's avatar

The director of the play, Jeremy O Harris, who identifies as both black and retarded

ha

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Janine Jaede's avatar

Hahaha I think I love you FF.

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Wyse Harbor's avatar

There is no money in “stopping” racial inequality.

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Theodore Whitfield's avatar

"Now let’s ignore the fact that “Chocolate City” sounds like a genre of porn films made for the gentleman who enjoys the darker lady."

"Chocolate City" by Parliament (1975):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZaVA3NS7zE

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