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Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT

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[–] capital -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The knee jerk response from lefties is that any insult or criticism of people who are members of a minority is racist, regardless of if it has anything to do with race (or race adjacent).

[–] GuyDudeman -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a convenient label to slap onto anyone who criticizes the non-western world.

[–] capital -3 points 1 day ago

Agreed. To the point that they cheapen the word.