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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The name Awkwafina has nothing to do with African Americans... huh? It's very clearly a play on "Aquafina".[/quote]

Um clearly she’s speaking with a blaccent and using awkwafina as a kind of stolen, fake name. Are you serious in that you can’t see that? Remember “Booty Call” movie and Vivica A Fox’s name was “listernine”? Ever heard of dr marijuana Pepsi? Ever seen Martin where Shaniqua is the neighbor? Shan nay nay on In  Living Color?[/quote]

The whitesplaining runs deep here. It’s pretty bizarre to see someone flinging out the names of films that are decades old to try to make a point.

Here’s another point, and possibly an alternate reality for you, PP: Some of us reading this and commenting here are actual Black people. At least one of us is telling at least one of you that you’re wrong.  Nuances and actual experiences count for more than ancient films and tv programs aimed at entertaining white audiences.  You too can make up a name if you want to, and it will have nothing to do with African Americans or our cultures.

Next up, I’ll explain how Friends and Sex In the City exemplify the totality of white American culture. (Sarcastic eye roll

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Great, maybe you are completely right, but people are getting very bent out of shape over having even a discussion in the issue and any attempt to present factual information.  There are people of color who are offended by her - a quick internet search shows that.  period   It is not just a bunch of racist white people out there raising this.  You throw out whitesplaining, but these points have been raised by the black community.[/quote]

There is a minority of people (like you) who actively look for things to be offended by whilst the vast majority of people simply don’t give a f*ck.  Now run along and find your next outrage because there’s nothing to see here. Oh, and the sheer idiocy of citing the presence of internet content as evidence of anything is laughable. [/quote]

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