i know, one should never read the comments, but it’s modestly disconcerting to see that there are people who read the root for the purpose of triggering their racist hysteria.
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There’s a special weekly column just to respond to those who go the extra mile in making their racist feelings known. I usually make popcorn before reading it 
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I comment on both the Root and the AV Club; trolls and flamers there are especially egregious because there’s basically no real moderation on Kinja.
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yeah, i kind of got that.
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I can’t profess that I ‘don’t read the comments’ there, but I am damn selective.
Having good mods like @orenwolf and @Falcor back when she was still around has ‘spoiled me’ for many other platforms…
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i respect harriot so much, his command of history and facts is just so impressive. i can’t even feel insulted by his main points because they’re all true. my awareness of the long history of the white oppression of people of color has long been a source of shame for me but i do the best i can to live a life informed by my knowledge. i suppose that makes me a “critical race theory marxist”.
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I have no words.
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Another great one from Michael Harriot:
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First quote because the metaphor is excellent:
To them, racial inequality is not the compound interest of white supremacy.
Second quote because it made me giggle:
People who prefer Fox News, NASCAR and Nextdoor threads find comfort and absolution in rants about bootstrap-pulling, unwed mothers and Black men’s failure to properly belt their oversized pants.
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That old cowboy on the boat of Ra is such a curmudgeon. I love it.
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Amidst all the shiny distractions, he’s long had a knack for keeping his eye on the ball. Toni Morrison did too.
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If it’s not guns, it’s vehicles as weapons. Sickening.
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Another story that proves whatever misgivings these folks had when they chose a career in law enforcement weren’t unfounded:
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I’m going to put this here, because this is the kind of awesome Black politician that’s needed dearly (especially in the backwards states).
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