Thanks!
I count 17 non-lifeguards, 10 white and 7 black/brown.
Of the white, 2 are ‘not-cool’ and of the black/brown, 4 are ‘not cool’.
I guess it would be nice of the ratios were better with 1/3 of the two groups acting in ‘not cool’ ways but “All the white kids are “cool.” Everyone else is “not cool.”” is clearly wrong.
As with other commenters, I wonder what the brown kid in the middle of the pool, with one foot out of the water, is doing wrong.
Interesting – I assumed that all the non-cool kids were suffering from heat stroke, and turning red.
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Oh hi, I remember you!!
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OMG! I can’t remember the last time I even saw, heard, or thought of Tucker. That bow tie just screams something, doesn’t it?
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- People get all bent out of shape, claiming that a particular picture is racist.
- I point out that, if, in fact, it’s racist, it’s probably even more sexist.
- You find a different picture, and I’m supposed to… what? Admit that every single picture on the internet is racist? Admit that some people are morons? Admit that lots of other people don’t give enough thought to what kind of thing is going to blow up on the internet?
No, yes, yes.
I’m 42, and Australian. In the '70’s and 80’s, we had multiple sitcoms and comedians [1] that were based entirely on the premise that Greeks/Maltese/Italians were not “white”.
[1] Kingswood Country, Wogs Out of Work, Acropolis Now, everything done by Nick Giannopoulos, etc.
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You saved me the trouble.
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Wogs Out of Work was truly the title of a broadcast sitcom? Really? I am beyond astonishment.
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For some reason, he’s been popping up on NPR recently. I’d rather he not…
And not all bowties!
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So I’ve been working on genealogy for someone this evening, and it’s reminded me that, genetically speaking, a significant percentage of Italians (particularly the further south you go) have a lot of Middle Eastern, North African, and even some Sub-Saharan African in their DNA. In general, populations on all parts of the Mediterranean coast have more DNA in common with each other than they do with the populations inland on whichever continent they happen to be situated.
Having that knowledge in the back of my head is probably why I’m so surprised at the insistence of fighting hard for the claim that the one kid might be Italian. So what if he is? It’s really not changing the point much.
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Beat me to it, as usual.
Excellent point, that.
Reminds me of this scene from True Romance:
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Well, one is a Brit, a Dr. Who. The the other is an ass. 
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I saw it, but I didn’t bother commenting on it because I don’t see how that could be fairly considered a problem.
Racism against people of color is still a huge problem (which this poster perpetuates), and supposed sexism against men isn’t.
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It’s just the Doctor, thank you…
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He’s talking about Fight Club?
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