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 False. He didn't listen to the ENTIRE speech. |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 1
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| As someone old enough to remember a time before 2pac |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 2
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 thug definitely is used as code word for the "n" word at times. |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 13
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 I agree. Recent times, some ppl will call a total non-thug a thug becaus... |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 15
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 Do they? |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 22
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| bebop and rocksteady were cartoon character baddies. lol |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 42
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| I dunno |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 84
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| LOL fair enough. Things to Come might make me go further than that |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 95
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| Well the first Drug Czar would totally disagree with you re:bebop |
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May 28th 2015 | 115
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| context |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 25
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| nah sorry |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 43
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| you're telling black people how we should receive language |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 48
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| lol FOH |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 56
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| no one is asking you to stop using the word thug |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 81
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| You're not saying |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 83
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| you gotta shut the fuck up putting words in my mouth |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 108
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| somewhat off-track.... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 85
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| RE: somewhat off-track.... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 88
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| True.... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 98
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| Origins of 'thug' in English lie in British colonialism |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 94
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| etymology references in this context are kind of silly |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 96
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| Language is definitely fluid; though I disagree |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 100
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| Agreed. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 103
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| I hear you halfway here |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 105
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| fair enough. an I definitely don't mean to say |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 104
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| I'd say more religion than race-- the Thugee were a cult right? |
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May 28th 2015 | 116
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| thugs and fatherless children in one speech. Two for one special. |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 3
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| the fatherless children was a bit much. |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 5
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| kinda like 'bitch' |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 4
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| yes - calling the behavior "thuggish" would've been more effective |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 8
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| i don't like to hear blacks call other blacks thugs |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 6
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| RE: i don't like to hear blacks call other blacks thugs |
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May 28th 2015 | 113
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| Thugs *does* equal niggers when people say it like they've said it this ... |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 7
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| #2 |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 10
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| Doesn't black pretty much mean that too? |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 12
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| "Black" is not a code word |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 14
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| I suspect the majority of whites do not care what word is used |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 19
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| I'd be more offended about her saying Baltimore has been built up |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 9
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| RE: I'd be more offended about her saying Baltimore has been built up |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 11
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| is hip hop responsible for thug = nigger |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 16
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| Hooligans has a nice ring to it... |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 17
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| See reply #2, but also |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 18
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| We can link webster pages all day, either way it was irresponsible. |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 20
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| Every crook, thug, hooligan has a story. Doesn't unthug them. |
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Apr 28th 2015 | 21
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| this is the logic behind using thug instead of nigger |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 27
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| really? |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 39
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| I hope he can keep his job behind that statement |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 23
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| nahhhh not even close... Amir trippin... SMH |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 24
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| Um, why hasn't anyone said yet... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 26
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| you're right. the article never mentions Obama |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 28
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| RE: Um, why hasn't anyone said yet... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 29
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| RE: Um, why hasn't anyone said yet... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 31
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| great points. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 66
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| I didnt even have the patience man. Lol |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 34
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| sho nuff. you right. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 36
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| bc this is okp. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 40
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| yep |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 55
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| This was done on purpose in order to extract nuance. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 64
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| :-/ |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 87
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| : ) |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 89
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| I used Thug as part of my online gaming and poker screen names |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 30
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| right. I can't remember the last time media referred to a |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 32
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| Trick Daddy wept |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 33
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| Yall continue to fall for the okie-doke. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 35
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| Did we forget the superbowl? It can be a loaded and racial term |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 37
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| If people could get away with calling them "Nigger" |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 38
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| I'd be offended if they weren't actual thugs. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 41
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| I recently learned that the word thug was originally used to describe |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 44
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| so even back then it was racial |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 45
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| RE: I recently learned that the word thug was originally used to describ... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 49
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| By the time anyone alive today was taught language, it meant |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 62
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| The point is though that it's been a racialized term since it's first us... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 76
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| Words evolve. Nobody speaks Anglian or Old English. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 82
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| The OP Subject Line is Misleading and Wrong. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 46
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| like roughly 50% of the posts here |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 47
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| RE: like roughly 50% of the posts here |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 50
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| Fact 1: Questlove feels that calling rioters thug is code for nigger |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 52
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| Fact 1: Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake call them thugs |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 53
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| Questlove tweet says thugs=niggers #knowthecode |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 54
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| I can buy that. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 57
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| RE: Questlove tweet says thugs=niggers #knowthecode |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 61
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| RE: Questlove tweet says thugs=niggers #knowthecode |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 69
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| lol, right wtf is that. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 77
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| He just got caught making stuff up |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 80
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| nah this is regular okpsports shtick. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 86
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| RE: lol, right wtf is that. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 92
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| i'm slightly insulted. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 101
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| LOL he just called us tag-team partners. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 102
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| RE: Questlove tweet says thugs=niggers #knowthecode |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 91
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| RE: Questlove tweet says thugs=niggers #knowthecode |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 93
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| Oh Really. Interesting Fact. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 72
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| Then Questlove learned English in 1994. That's why BT raps. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 65
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| ^gets why the post was made. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 68
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| factuals |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 79
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| lol. Did you quit all puzzles at 10% completion as a kid? |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 60
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| See post #26 |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 67
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| Malcolm was right, Black people love to embrace negative words |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 51
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| I blame 2Pac |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 58
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| he told no lies |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 59
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| there's a ton of times nowadays when fox news type ppl use it to |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 63
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| the mayor walked it back, btw. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 70
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| she really has not been an assertive, confident leader in response to th... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 71
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| i disagree. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 73
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| I agree w/ that as a principle, |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 78
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| ^^^Just said the N word |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 107
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| White people are gonna be scared to say "Thug".. LOL |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 74
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| k. |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 75
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| "the thugs who only want to incite violence and destroy our city" |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 90
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| RE: "the thugs who only want to incite violence and destroy our city" |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 97
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| any logical person should know this. But... |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 99
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| So basically every negative noun or adjective. lol |
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Apr 29th 2015 | 106
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| Let's re-open it now: No Thugs at Scene of Biker Gang 'Rumble' |
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May 18th 2015 | 109
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| Interesting..... |
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May 19th 2015 | 110
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| What else do you call blind deaf and dumb people who burn down their own... |
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May 19th 2015 | 111
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| RE: What else do you call blind deaf and dumb people who burn down their... |
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May 19th 2015 | 112
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| Savages? |
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May 28th 2015 | 114
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