mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: We Have Questions
While I’m generally known for my quiet, kind-hearted demeanor and as someone who accepts racism quietly and would never push back when someone else says or does something stupid or racist, beneath this placid, compassionate exterior lies a heart that constantly asks the same question over and over again. (Why are you laughing? I know…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Wypipolympics
We interrupt the regularly scheduled Clapback Mailbag to bring you this special program: Welcome to the inaugural Wypipolympics! To give back to the white community, the National Institute for the Greater Good of African Americans Proudly Launching A Stand for Equality (NIGGAAPLEASE) sponsored this weeklong competition to celebrate the staffers at The Root who earn…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Unseasoned Salt
I don’t care. Although I am curious by nature, I generally don’t care what people do or say. I relate to the rest of the world as if they were planning a gender reveal party, an orgy or a prayer meeting at an Episcopalian church—I’m not interested but do you. However, I find myself immensely…
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