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jrs99

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    What about receiving calls wherever you are?

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    Comment #9871825

    calling obama a monkey is different from calling george w. bush a monkey regardless of intention.

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    Comment #9867797

    Certainly if you want to denigrate someone and you bring up their gender or ethnicity, it can be sexist or racist.

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    Comment #9867738

    Regardless of the intention, they ARE both chinese. So is it really a stretch to see a racist element to this nick name? It is racist by default. I'm not saying that it is a greatl…

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    Comment #9855656

    He's also fine with it when the shop's not busy. The problem is definitely not the store. The problem is that people are trained by starbucks to treat all cafes like this. His cafe…

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    Comment #9756276

    that they wouldn't pay artists initially is pretty bad press, to me, at least. Even with the 180, apple doesn't look good here, in my opinion. swift has a lot of influence on her f…

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    Comment #9743117

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWXPrfjkWg

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    Comment #9732146

    American businesses exploit Americans. Do you really think they would have qualms about exploiting Africans?

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    Comment #9732044

    what they're doing is making up a new hypothetical continent consisting of the US, China, Europe, India, Japan and comparing that to Africa. I think it works to show how big Africa…

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    Comment #9731944

    i like the africa comparisons here: http://www.texasmonthly.com/daily-post/how-big-texas-compare... the last line might help people understand why people compare these things: "If …

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    Comment #9666428

    To be on the same tier of racism as the United States, Japan has to start lynching its minorities.

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    Comment #9666405

    Are you also a minority in the US? Did you live in different areas in the US? Were you physically attacked because of your race or sexual orientation in Japan? Because if you're go…

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    Comment #9441254

    it's a huge compromise, since no one outside of china would ever by a gold macbook. Instead of Silver, Slate, and Gold for macbook colors, Apple should have gone with Silver, Slate…

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    Comment #9441086

    i'll go a step further and say he's never made a good logo. Ever.

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    Comment #9441080

    It's as subjective as claiming that Bieber is the greatest musician of all time.

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    Comment #9381032

    why even bother with someone who claims they've never seen research that proves discrimination in tech? That there's no discrimination against blacks who want to open up small busi…