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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Back when racism was at least thinly veiled...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I always saw it as mocking racists, but with the power of hindsight I guess it’s a real Schrödinger’s racist situation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Dumbasses not understanding irony, same as it ever was

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Agree. The whole point is to lean into a racist stereotype, and then subvert it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I miss the veil