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by yipopov 3083 days ago
Yes, this story definitely has a certain WE WUZ feel to it.
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FroshKiller 3083 days ago
Why don't you explain what you mean by that?
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weirdwitch 3083 days ago
Can you explain what this means?
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inteleng 3083 days ago
He's referring to the "WE WUZ KANGZ" meme, in that he sees the research as not believable.
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weirdwitch 3083 days ago
Sorry there may be a cultural gap here. I'm not familiar with that phrase at all.
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anigbrowl 3083 days ago
It's a racist trope in which a questionable/exaggerated historical claim is conflated with any suggestion of knowledge/innovation originating outside a eurocentric historical paradigm.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-wuz-kings

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