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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Yeah, how she says she looks like a bird/Toucan Sam.
News to you, Raven: You CHOSE to look like that. No one wants their features (that they are mostly born with) to be compared to animals, be it racially motivated or not.
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Exactly. And how conceited to put yourself in the place of Michelle Obama. She's a political figure, not a celebrity. The jokes that are funny about celebrities or people who actively seek fame are disrespectful when said about important power figures like the first lady.
I'm legitimately impressed by Rosie Perez (sp?), though. She used to be really stupid, imo, but she told not a single lie.
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Originally posted by abrahamjmr
What exactly? I'm reading people stating someone on that show said there's racism in Latin America. I said I didn't understand how they can be racist. There's also black people in Latin American countries. There's nothing to think very hard about it, you're the one who needs to re-read my comment.
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There is racism even when there is no ethnic difference. Look at Rwanda and Burundi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Hutu_and_Tutsi "Racism" is more about hatred and a value of self-importance/classism than it is about racial diversity.