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by Chris2048 3507 days ago
Can you expand on "given the metric he was using"?
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inimino 3507 days ago
He measured use of a particular ethnic slur, the interpretation of which can vary depending on who is using it.
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mibbiting 3506 days ago
eg racism can only be performed by white people.
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Chris2048 3506 days ago
Not so much that, as much as the only kind of racism being investigated was that of white people.
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mibbiting 3505 days ago
Which highlights how idiotic it all is.

If a statement is absolutely fine if the person saying it is black, but absolutely offensive and racist if the person saying it is white, then it's the person taking offense who is the racist one...

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inimino 3505 days ago
1) No.

2) No.

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