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brush

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3. Wonder if he's in the Thomas Jefferson family tree?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 04:58 PM

Jan 2021

I mean with the hypocrisy and all...they both display racism (Jefferson with holding on to the his enslaved people and Maher with his racialized statements) but they both like them some black women.

How does one compartmentalized their thinking like that and be fine with it, have no problem with it or themselves?

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Rich White Man has opinions on racism. Bill Maher has thinky thoughts [View all] irisblue Jan 2021 OP

He's Faux pas Jan 2021 #1

There is a saying about all people having opinions as well as bodily orifices that I think lends abqtommy Jan 2021 #2

Wonder if he's in the Thomas Jefferson family tree? brush Jan 2021 #3

He's misogynist wryter2000 Jan 2021 #4

That whole panel on 1/22/21 was odd in my opinion. NCDem47 Jan 2021 #5

Yeah. I usually feel better when the show ends. Not worse. I guess in these applegrove Jan 2021 #6