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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 9:45:24 PM
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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/25/us/false-racism-internet-mob-chipotle-video/index.html

Only the night before, Moran was an unknown 23-year-old student in St. Paul, Minnesota. She had moved there from Southern California to attend college on a softball scholarship. Living alone in a new city, she worked at a Chipotle to make ends meet and attended a Lutheran church.

That morning, though, she discovered she had become someone else. Strangers were calling her nasty names on social media. Her photo was plastered across internet news sites. A video was circulating online, and she was its villain. In it, she could be seen refusing to serve a group of black men at the restaurant the previous evening.

But Moran didn't feel so good after hanging up. Her body went numb. She took deep breaths. She felt a panic attack coming.

She then fell from her chair and collapsed. As she gathered herself on her apartment floor, she reached for the only form of solace she could think of.

She started to pray.

Just about every week we see the same story. Someone takes a jittery smartphone video of a white person caught in the act of doing something that's labeled racist. An army of online commentators mobilizes. The video goes viral. And the person in the video is publicly shamed, often losing a job or being ostracized by the community. His or her name becomes a hashtag for hate.

The circulation of these racist outrage videos is so common that they've become the online version of background noise. The social scientist Eugenia Siapera says they often trigger "ambient digital racism" -- racially toxic online posts from ordinary people that are so commonplace they no longer shock.

Yet there is another part of this story that is rarely told because it is not as common. What happens when you are falsely accused of being a racist in a video? How does your life change after you've become a racist meme? How do you handle your own outrage?

For the last six months, Moran has been trying to answer those questions. She was dubbed online as the "racist bitch." The video of her November confrontation was watched at least 7 million times and re-tweeted at least 30,000 times within two days. The incident was covered by media organizations such as ABC News and Fox News.


Chipotle fired Moran after the video went viral. Soon after that, she would be vindicated. But while the internet mob moved on, she hasn't.

"Life is really difficult," she said. "Everything has changed."

She talks as if she's experiencing some digitally induced form of post-traumatic stress disorder. Mood swings, anxiety -- she sometimes recoils when someone tries to take a smartphone video or picture of her.

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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 9:46:10 PM
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What happened

Moran recognized two of them. Only two days before, she said, their credit cards had been declined when they lined up to pay. She had also been warned about them not paying before, and seen video footage of them "dining and dashing." They had ordered their food in the takeout line, given the cashier a credit card, then dashed with their food after the card was declined.

"You gotta' pay 'cause you never have money when you come in," Moran told them.

The men erupted in indignation. At least one started recording.

"She's making crazy accusations."

"Y'all racist!"

"We got no money."

When they said 'racist white woman,' I was like, 'My sister is not white,'" Perez said. "I was just so confused."

The incident was framed as a white person's humiliation of black men, but Moran is Mexican-American. Still, many people kept identifying her as white as her story spread.

Hallwarth did a quick Google search of the man who first called out Moran on his Twitter page. He discovered that the man had allegedly tweeted several times about dining and dashing at Chipotle and other restaurants.

"That's when the red flags started going off," Hallwarth says.


Tl;dr

Diner and dashers recorded her and called her racist

Internet lost her her job and spread it around causing traumatic stress
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0xDEFECADE
05/25/19 9:49:24 PM
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she sound sue if possible
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Prestoff
05/25/19 9:51:44 PM
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links dead

never mind, found it on the front page of CNN. Yeah I remember this incident, sucks for the girl but at least we know she's innocent. Those assholes that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.
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HiddenLurker
05/25/19 9:52:08 PM
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Damage Control over Covengton Kids coverage?
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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 9:53:03 PM
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Prestoff posted...
links dead


Fixed

0xDEFECADE posted...
she sound sue if possible


Sue who and for what?
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0xDEFECADE
05/25/19 9:56:22 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Sue who and for what?

that's why I said if possible. ideally she would sue the 5 boys for recording and defaming her by uploading the video irresponsibly or maliciously if that can be proven. it obviously caused her trauma as it would just about anyone tbh
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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 9:56:39 PM
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Prestoff posted...
. Those a******s that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.


The black guys?
Suing them won't yield muc money since they dine and dash for that very reason.
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Prestoff
05/25/19 9:57:38 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Prestoff posted...
. Those a******s that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.


The black guys?
Suing them won't yield muc money since they dine and dash for that very reason.


At least some kind of retribution, this kind of shit should not be tolerated.
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0xDEFECADE
05/25/19 9:58:02 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Prestoff posted...
. Those a******s that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.


The black guys?
Suing them won't yield muc money since they dine and dash for that very reason.

they would be in debt
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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 9:58:40 PM
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Prestoff posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Prestoff posted...
. Those a******s that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.


The black guys?
Suing them won't yield muc money since they dine and dash for that very reason.


At least some kind of retribution, this kind of shit should not be tolerated.


Well pretty sure dining and dashing is illegal and carries jail time.
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Dat_Cracka_Jax
05/25/19 10:00:45 PM
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This is a s surprise to no one with a functioning brain. Internet mobs are never to be trusted
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0xDEFECADE
05/25/19 10:01:15 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Prestoff posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Prestoff posted...
. Those a******s that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.


The black guys?
Suing them won't yield muc money since they dine and dash for that very reason.


At least some kind of retribution, this kind of shit should not be tolerated.


Well pretty sure dining and dashing is illegal and carries jail time.

put the lot of them behind bars for a bit imo
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Machete
05/25/19 10:02:26 PM
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This already has a topic
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ExtremeLuchador
05/25/19 10:05:40 PM
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At-will employment. You can get fired for just one customer complaint anywhere. Even if the customer lied.
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LightHawKnight
05/25/19 10:06:27 PM
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Where is CNN's article for Vic?
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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 10:07:11 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Where is CNN's article for Vic?


?
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ExtremeLuchador
05/25/19 10:08:56 PM
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Unless Vic has an iron-clad contract they can fire him for anything too.
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LightHawKnight
05/25/19 10:09:17 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Where is CNN's article for Vic?


?


A man ruined by accusations from people on the internet, with the only proof being hearsay and stories by anonymous users on random websites.
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Hop103
05/25/19 10:12:58 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Where is CNN's article for Vic?


That's not something CNN would cover.
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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 10:14:46 PM
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You guys talking about an animu va?
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LightHawKnight
05/25/19 10:16:06 PM
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Hop103 posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Where is CNN's article for Vic?


That's not something CNN would cover.


Why? Someone's life was ruined with literally no evidence. That is a story that must be told, otherwise we can make up any shit on anyone and get their lives ruined as well.
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darkphoenix181
05/25/19 10:21:03 PM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Hop103 posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Where is CNN's article for Vic?


That's not something CNN would cover.


Why? Someone's life was ruined with literally no evidence. That is a story that must be told, otherwise we can make up any shit on anyone and get their lives ruined as well.


Dm the journalists who wrote this article
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MisterPengy
05/25/19 11:10:18 PM
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This is a funny article coming from CNN, the same people who jumped the gun on the MAGA hat kid and allowed Nancy Grace to drive a grieving mother to suicide and didn't even have the decency to cancel her show.
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MARKINGRAM22
05/25/19 11:16:01 PM
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MisterPengy posted...
This is a funny article coming from CNN, the same people who jumped the gun on the MAGA hat kid and allowed Nancy Grace to drive a grieving mother to suicide and didn't even have the decency to cancel her show.
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darkphoenix181
05/26/19 1:06:59 PM
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MisterPengy posted...
This is a funny article coming from CNN, the same people who jumped the gun on the MAGA hat kid and allowed Nancy Grace to drive a grieving mother to suicide and didn't even have the decency to cancel her show.


Well CNN is a bunch if different people but I get what you are saying.
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Zerocide
05/26/19 1:08:18 PM
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0xDEFECADE posted...
she sound sue if possible

I sure as hell would.

Last thing the world need is stupid motherfuckers using dishonesty to better their lives.
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spudger
05/26/19 1:08:29 PM
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MisterPengy posted...
This is a funny article coming from CNN, the same people who jumped the gun on the MAGA hat kid and allowed Nancy Grace to drive a grieving mother to suicide and didn't even have the decency to cancel her show.

i give them credit for now calling it out, considering their past.
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DarkRoast
05/26/19 1:18:58 PM
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I've had it up to here with internet vigilante justice. It's wrecked so many innocent lives due to quick judgment and misinformation.

The Sherita Dixon-Cole case, the guy snapping a Darth Vader selfie and being called a pedophile, Spike Lee tweeting the wrong address for George Zimmerman and nearly getting an elderly couple killed, etc.

Unacceptable.
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darkphoenix181
05/26/19 1:19:39 PM
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DarkRoast posted...
I've had it up to here with internet vigilante justice. It's wrecked so many innocent lives due to quick judgment and misinformation.


Can't see you hands so idk how high here is.

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Zerocide
05/26/19 1:20:03 PM
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DarkRoast posted...
I've had it up to here with internet vigilante justice. It's wrecked so many innocent lives due to quick judgment and misinformation.

Fr
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Verdekal
05/26/19 1:23:45 PM
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I once refused smokes to a group of young black men (I'm white) because one asked another to buy it for him. When I said I couldn't sell it to them because the other guy asked first (which is our policy), the guy said "I didn't say nothing!" and they accused me of racism as they stormed out.
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HydraSlayer82
05/26/19 1:48:29 PM
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Zerocide posted...
DarkRoast posted...
I've had it up to here with internet vigilante justice. It's wrecked so many innocent lives due to quick judgment and misinformation.

Fr

Its almost like we should begin to hold people that do this accountable for their actions.
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tennisdude818
05/26/19 2:02:13 PM
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Example of weaponized false racist accusation #76546882
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EdgeMaster
05/26/19 2:11:23 PM
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0xDEFECADE posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Prestoff posted...
. Those a******s that pegged her as a racist deserves to get sued over it. It was stupid for Chipotle just to fire her immediately though.


The black guys?
Suing them won't yield muc money since they dine and dash for that very reason.

they would be in debt


I know you dont understand the legal system very well but collecting any money from them would be a real pain in the ass and more trouble than its worth.

You gotta find out where they work to garnish their wages, and lets not act like they are gonna have high paying careers they are hesitant to leave anytime soon.

Assuming they actually get a job and have $7 in their wallet to afford a burrito, they get a writ of garnishment and they move from McDonalds to the burger king a block away and skippy dee, no more wage garnishment.
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Seaman_Prime
05/26/19 3:01:37 PM
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Its fucked up you can ruin someones life by being a professional victim.
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Zerocide
05/26/19 3:25:46 PM
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Seaman_Prime posted...
Its fucked up you can ruin someones life by being a professional victim.

It's even more disgusting people love to promote this type of behavior. Society would be a lot better if we can round up scum like the ones in this article and leave them on an island.
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TheDrivingForce
05/26/19 3:29:48 PM
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I remember this story once it first broke. Some people on here defended the worker, and thought the guys were not going to pay for their meal. Not surprisingly, some people on here also attacked the people defending the Chipotle worker by calling them racists as well.
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Zikten
05/26/19 3:32:51 PM
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Her job should not have fired her so quickly. Something like this happened once in Seattle too. A lady was closing a restaurant because it was closing time and some people came in right as she was shutting down.

She had one last customer who had ordered just before they stop taking orders so they were dealing with her. But told the newcomers they would have to come back tomorrow. And they called her racist because the last customer was white and the worker was white and the newcomers were black

And even though this was all just part of her job and totally understandable, the company or restaurant owner fired her. Because the public decided this woman should have broken company rules and served past closing time
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Zikten
05/26/19 3:34:17 PM
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HiddenLurker
05/26/19 11:27:45 PM
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Zikten posted...
Sorry it was Portland not Seattle

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/06/07/27192471/portland-in-flames-after-alleged-racist-incident-at-vegan-bakery

"It's about creating change. I'm giving them an opportuntity to come correct. I will meet with John or Robert if they affirm their racism and anti-blackness. They say black lives matter but now they are being asked to demonstrate that their actions mean more than words."
JFC dude is demanding they agree that they are racist.
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EnterTheTekken
05/26/19 11:42:08 PM
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Unfortunately MAGA-hat kid's lawsuits will probably be silently settled and we'll never hear the repercussions of those news outlets' actions.
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tennisdude818
05/27/19 7:05:56 AM
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Zikten posted...
Sorry it was Portland not Seattle

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/06/07/27192471/portland-in-flames-after-alleged-racist-incident-at-vegan-bakery


SJWs are part of an extremely spiteful religion. They have faith that everything they dislike is caused by white racists, and they demand that you agree with them. Somebody wont take your order 6 minutes after closing? Skin color can be the only reason.

Or she is just a liar who is weaponizing false racism accusations for attention. Its lefty Portland, so who knows.
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Vertania
05/27/19 8:03:37 AM
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lol @ CNN acting like they dont engage in this shit all the time

and Im like 90% this story is a few months old
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brawnybones
05/27/19 8:12:47 AM
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The Call Out culture is mysteriously missing the accountability they scream for.
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RoboLaserGandhi
05/27/19 8:15:30 AM
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This is a prime example of why society needs to chill the fuck out with racism. This power would never be available to abuse if people weren't so goddamn obsessed with vigilante justice over every individual instance of perceived racism. It's not the end of the world if someone is racist. They're not Hitler, they're not in the KKK, chill the fuck out and move on.
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BilalPowell
05/27/19 8:16:48 AM
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How could anyone call somebody working at a Mexican restaurant racist?
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Feline_Heart
05/27/19 8:33:23 AM
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BilalPowell posted...
How could anyone call somebody working at a Mexican restaurant racist?

Its an American restaurant founded by a white guy from Denver
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Zikten
05/27/19 8:38:31 AM
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Feline_Heart posted...
BilalPowell posted...
How could anyone call somebody working at a Mexican restaurant racist?

Its an American restaurant founded by a white guy from Denver

Yea but the girl everyone is calling racist is Hispanic. She got falsely identified as white in the outrage, so they could paint her in a certain light.
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tennisdude818
05/27/19 8:39:51 AM
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Zikten posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
BilalPowell posted...
How could anyone call somebody working at a Mexican restaurant racist?

Its an American restaurant founded by a white guy from Denver

Yea but the girl everyone is calling racist is Hispanic. She got falsely identified as white in the outrage, so they could paint her in a certain light.


Hispanics are white when leftists want to accuse them of racism.
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