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Michael Harriot: Fox. Aretha, Patti.
Fox News Is Trash: Network Celebrates Life of Aretha Franklin With Photo of Patti Labellesnip
White people can’t see.
For some reason, white people can see perfectly fine under normal circumstances but turn into Mr. Magoo when black people are around. I have long suspected this. I believe the Centers for Research on Advanced Caucasian Cornea Analysis (CRACCA) should look into why white eyesight often fails when in close proximity to blackness. It might sound like a kooky conspiracy theory, but I have unearthed anecdotal data that warrants further investigation.
They can look at the video of a Daniel Pantaleo’s arm around Eric Garner’s neck, and not only did they say Garner was resisting, but they even refuse to say it was a chokehold. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon looked like a thug to George Zimmerman. Mike Brown was an inch shorter than his killer, Darren Wilson, but Wilson said Mike was like “the Hulk.”
Their eyes turn cell phones and wallets into loaded guns. Apparently, black people at Starbucks look threatening to some Beckysapiens. They see danger when we just want to take a dip in the neighborhood pool or walk down the street. They don’t view Trump as a racist and they often admit that they don’t see color.
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Maybe they’re just blind.
To justice. To reality. To everything.
It seems like a simple conclusion and you know what they say: The simplest explanation is usually correct. There’s only one other possible explanation:
Malice.
Nah ... It couldn’t be that.
Read More https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/fox-news-is-trash-network-celebrates-life-of-aretha-fr-1828402270
For some reason, white people can see perfectly fine under normal circumstances but turn into Mr. Magoo when black people are around. I have long suspected this. I believe the Centers for Research on Advanced Caucasian Cornea Analysis (CRACCA) should look into why white eyesight often fails when in close proximity to blackness. It might sound like a kooky conspiracy theory, but I have unearthed anecdotal data that warrants further investigation.
They can look at the video of a Daniel Pantaleo’s arm around Eric Garner’s neck, and not only did they say Garner was resisting, but they even refuse to say it was a chokehold. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon looked like a thug to George Zimmerman. Mike Brown was an inch shorter than his killer, Darren Wilson, but Wilson said Mike was like “the Hulk.”
Their eyes turn cell phones and wallets into loaded guns. Apparently, black people at Starbucks look threatening to some Beckysapiens. They see danger when we just want to take a dip in the neighborhood pool or walk down the street. They don’t view Trump as a racist and they often admit that they don’t see color.
snip
Maybe they’re just blind.
To justice. To reality. To everything.
It seems like a simple conclusion and you know what they say: The simplest explanation is usually correct. There’s only one other possible explanation:
Malice.
Nah ... It couldn’t be that.
Read More https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/fox-news-is-trash-network-celebrates-life-of-aretha-fr-1828402270
