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  • The Onion's Apology Was a Mistake, and I'd Say That If Quvenzhané Were My Daughter

    Elisabeth Epps explains in a piece for her personal blog why she didn’t share in the outrage when the satirical publication used profanity to slam a young black actress.   … Then — unlike the onslaught of misogynistic mockery — out of nowhere, came this baseless, asinine, universally offensive barb slung circuitously at an adorable…

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    Elisabeth Epps






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    February 27, 2013
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