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by DJN 5810 days ago
That's a very uncharitable comment.

Millions of Nigerians work honest jobs to feed and educate their children. It's hard enough that they have to live through the negative stereotype caused by less than 0.1% who are bad guys.

Think about that for a second.
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acangiano 5810 days ago
> That's a very uncharitable comment.

Jokes rarely are. It's a joke and as such it shouldn't be taken seriously.

> Millions of Nigerians work honest jobs to feed and educate their children.

Nobody is implying otherwise.

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DJN 5810 days ago
Dude - I know you meant it as a joke but it is still uncharitable.

It's hard to appreciate the other party's POV unless you've lived through the stigma of prejudice that's perpetuated by jokes such as yours.

That said, it's okay. Your comment shows you didn't mean any malice so as an implicit apology, it is accepted.

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jacobolus 5810 days ago
> stigma of prejudice that's perpetuated by jokes such as yours.

You've had personal experience with stigma for being Nigerian because people you talk to think you’re a scammer? Willing to share/elaborate?

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