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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

“This so-called racist nation is the same one that gave Black Americans their own exclusive water fountains.”

Whew. Some of these sound a little too much like things that have actually been said, like:

“We gave them jobs, didn’t we?”

[–] stevehobbes@lemy.lol 25 points 9 months ago

This is my fave:

Paul Gruber, Warehouse Manager “America is not a racist country, but a federation of racist states.”

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

Not to mention “ Slavery was good for Black people”. Nothing boils my blood more than this sentence.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

“How many times do I have to cite very selective lines from the Constitution before people understand this?”

Lol

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 9 months ago

As an indigenous Canadian .... I've actually heard a variation of this one before

“I’ve never faced any discrimination for being 3% Cherokee.”