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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually know this woman, she's not a racist, conflating her stupid tweet with racism is ridiculous. Calling out people is what she does. Why she did it this time, in this fashion, I'm not sure. BUT, she's not a racist. [/quote]

I don't think she is I just think she's an idiot.[/quote]
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This seemed more classist to me than racist, but I think it also fits in with the overall issue of black people being monitored and policed in a different way from everyone else.[/b] I would imagine if NT had done this in the years before BBQ Becky and all those others, it would have been taken differently than it is now.

Bad judgment for a supposed communications expert. But I think it's also worth remembering that this could happen to any of us, who speak without thinking sometimes. [/quote]

X100. I also think that the person who defended the author by knowing her and "knowing she isn't a racist," is missing this point about policing black people in public.[/quote]

I'm all for calling out people implicit and explicit biases, but what you're missing as that we as humans tend to police each other all the time. Did none of you peruse and laugh at the people of walmart blog? I used to know a guy on FB whose whole wall was pictures of fat people eating or ordering fast food. Humans are assholes, it's what we do. This country sure has some issues to deal with when it comes to race, but sometimes people aren't racists and things aren't about race, they're about assholery. [/quote]

That Walmart blog was from another, meaner time. Norms on social media have changed since then. A decade ago, this author probably could have gotten away with this tweet. Things have changed - even in the last year, things have changed. If you want to be in the public eye - like with having and promoting a book - you have to keep up.[/quote]

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