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 Michelle's doesn't even look like her |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 1
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| It was dope |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 2
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 The artists' interviews play in the Time Mag link above |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 29
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| I'm not well versed in art but ummm......... |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 3
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| lmao |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 4
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| I never had the experience of being moved by fine art. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 5
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| Lee Daniels and Kehinde Wiley |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 6
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 ^Wow, wasn't expecting this post to go POAST but let the games... |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 7
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| Here we fucking go |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 9
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| please explain |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 10
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 man..Kehinde Wiley smfh [swipe] |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 57
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| So you are taking your black art cues from this white woman? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 106
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| "SHUT UP!!!" (c) Little Richard |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 12
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| lee daniels and kehinde wiley are on record |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 58
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| stfu |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 15
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| nah |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 59
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| trollololol |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 31
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| does have a bit of a snapchat filte.....nvmd |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 33
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| What's the story behind Michelle's portrait? |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 8
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| I don't particularly like that one either |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 11
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| It looks chalky. Her skin looks gray. Wtf. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 17
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| I guess that's just her style |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 19
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| Thanks. It works when the background is bold or vibrant |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 22
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| went to her website because I thought I must be missing something |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 30
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| RE: I guess that's just her style |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 32
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| https://artsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/lypywFh35ACo6ZkthEdw9w%2FTh... |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 103
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| RE: It looks chalky. Her skin looks gray. Wtf. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 20
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| Museum was like "Oh, we'll hang this "somewhere else"...." |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 13
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| i don't care for Barack's, but i loveee Michelle's painting |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 14
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| pretty much |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 16
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| after checking out other ones, im cool with both |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 18
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| looking @ the other pictures, the shift away from realism is welcome |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 24
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| definitely |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 28
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| I wasn't expecting the Pop Art vibes |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 21
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| RE: Kehinde Wiley's Presidential Portraits of the Obamas unveiled |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 23
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| I saw this Kehinde painting in KC this past fall |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 25
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| Maybe i dont understand art.....but....those are....yeah |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 26
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| the guy that puts hidden sperm in his paintings? nah. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 27
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| Call me old fashioned. But I don't like either of them. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 34
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| That White Man Ice that much colder!?!?!? |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 38
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| lmao! |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 40
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| or Elaine de Kooning's portrait of JFK |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 41
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| can't get whiter than George W.'s portrait of Putin |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 43
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| I hope he donates that masterpiece to the Kremlin. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 44
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| Whitest ever is Bobby Jindal |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 65
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| DAMN lol |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 93
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| "terrisad" terrible painting and a sad state to be in |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 94
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| if you ask me dude is split personality or disassociated or something |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 101
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| lol obsessed much? She must have seen the shit go down live |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 96
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| Nope, JFK just wouldn't sit still |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 179
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| I'm dying. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 42
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| LOL |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 51
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| Go easy on him lol. I thought the same thing |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 64
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| I see both of these winding up as prints on people's walls at home. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 35
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| My church printing up fans with the pictures as we speak. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 52
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| ftr, i like both. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 36
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| both are dope. Amy Sherald's work is usually a lot more colorful |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 37
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| Her portiraits? |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 45
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| Gray skintone is her trademark, but the backgrounds and clothing |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 47
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| Yup. I was surprised she went with pale blue for the background. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 50
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| Agreed |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 53
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| She worked directly with her personal stylist. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 62
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| Right. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 121
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| tbh....I didn't think that portrait was a strong likeness.... |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 60
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| That means you didn't get a good look. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 166
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| I saw what i saw and i dont think it looks like Michelle |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 170
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| It's funny seeing woke folks on twitter trying to tip top around not |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 39
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| its aight i guess. barack's a little better. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 46
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| Really like them both |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 48
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| Michelle's head is too small. Also I would have preferred |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 49
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| Aside from grayscale, Amy Sherald's other trademark is |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 61
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| I think the poses were poor choices in both instances |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 54
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| not into them but if the Obamas legit like them, it's what matters |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 55
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| Kehinde the GOAT and y'all ain't got no taste. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 56
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| smfh |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 63
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| nigga going full on phobe up in here. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 69
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| man.... |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 70
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| Wiley and Daniels are different from each other. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 73
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| RE: Wiley and Daniels are different from each other. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 75
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| fine, I still disagree with you! |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 77
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| Wait what? |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 78
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| beyond what seems like homophobia |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 81
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| You are being very generous. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 112
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| RE: fine, I still disagree with you! |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 82
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| Dude in here like Mike Pence driving home from a bakery |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 71
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| point out |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 84
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| the conspiracy theories about gay artists effeminizing black men maybe |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 85
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| Ha |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 86
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| i'm so ill at conspiracy theory i made wiley paint these |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 88
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| looks like a combo of classic styles and cultural overlap/juxtaposition |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 92
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| Lmao, why all these dudes giving that Yaaaassss face? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 98
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| Damn |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 104
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| Wiley is openly gay. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 109
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| i never said the word conspiracy |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 122
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| but those don't read as as gay or straight. maybe you're hyperfocusing |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 113
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| huh? they look gay to me.. shrugs* |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 126
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| how is a man on a horse wielding a sword soft? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 128
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| I’m saying is it that hard to see the connections !? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 134
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| your first link is not working... |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 138
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| https://tinyurl.com/yaxy3z7g |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 148
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| I mean... |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 181
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| ionno man.. he has that look. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 143
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| The emperor is naked |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 184
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| conspiracy theory? |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 87
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| so, you're just kind of homophobic is all? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 90
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| nah thats just your simplistic, lazy |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 91
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| No. You're definitely homophobic as fuck |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 100
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| He didn't have to. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 110
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| Your shit is mad homophobic though |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 107
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| well said |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 111
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| Well I'll be damned. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 115
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| I mean, I had to learn something sparring with SW right? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 116
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| Indeed. Good shit. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 119
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| He’s probably reading this right now with his fingers clasped |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 120
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| Er it’s an attack on whiteness to portray whites as black |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 118
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| Man there is nothing inherently white about Nick Fury. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 132
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| It’s no different than how they respond to black Santa or Jesus |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 136
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| is obama gay? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 124
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| out the horses mouth |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 127
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| LMAO at you reading into the Obama portrait being effiminate |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 129
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| RE: LMAO at you reading into the Obama portrait being effiminate |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 164
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| What's feminine about that portrait? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 130
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| Flowers and plants are so gay |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 131
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| you let another man plant a seed in your garden fam??!!?!?! |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 135
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| i let another man touch me while im wearing a robe |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 137
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| if you touch any other man with less than the touch of death |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 139
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| i think the touch of death is gay though |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 140
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| hmm makes sense. because if god wanted man to be with man |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 141
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| woman + woman = hands |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 147
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| RE: What's feminine about that portrait? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 142
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| OMG. Seek help. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 144
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| also mad this dude is teaching |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 152
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| The idea that he's influencing young minds is too much to deal with. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 157
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| RE: OMG. Seek help. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 160
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| Yeah. Not doing this. |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 180
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| Right |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 183
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| lol |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 186
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| this muthafucka thinks colors have gender AND sexuality. |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 172
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| What does "there's a sense in which male beauty... |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 149
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| RE: What's feminine about that portrait? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 163
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| bruh. first thing I thought of was William Morris |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 133
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| I don't see anything feminine in the Obama painting |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 145
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| sitting close to flowers. lol fag |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 156
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| LMAO |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 159
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| lol STOP!! |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 167
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| Barry's looks like Dapper Dan filled in the background |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 66
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| The flowers each are native to every place BHO was raised and lived. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 74
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| ...oh...well...in that case... |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 76
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| LOL |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 89
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| the art is solid but for presidential portraits..not feeling it |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 67
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| a feeling that you looking |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 68
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| This is wack |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 72
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| I don't understand people who claim not to understand modern art. |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 79
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| People arent really taught to have that vocabulary |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 83
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| It’s art. Either you like it or you don’t. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 97
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| No, that's decoration. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 102
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| I'm torn on this. Some good art anyone can appreciate. While |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 117
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| I'm not talking about 'cultivation.' |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 125
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| nope |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 146
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| in the same sense as liking a book, yeah |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 182
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| what about those that don't understand classic art? they ain't shit |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 95
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| Sure. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 99
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| Context >>>> appeal |
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Feb 12th 2018 | 80
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| This is where I am. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 123
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| Me, three. Though I love them both now, aesthetically. It didn't take |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 175
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| Kehinde gave him six fingers on his left hand, though. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 105
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| just a weird look with the fold of his skin |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 108
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| ^^^ would be eliminated from tattoo master...LOL |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 150
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| Nunez would be all over that shit |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 154
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| They both dope |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 114
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| We're not gonna talk abt what "some" are sayin abt the artist's other wo... |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 151
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| too effeminate |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 153
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| I mean, that is wild tho right? |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 155
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| See, that’s a dope painting |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 158
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| I can think of some heads I'd wanna see Obama chop off. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 161
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| Anybody criticising that is clearly unfamiliar with Caravaggio |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 162
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| I'm sure Hannity and the Breitbarters are well versed on Caravaggio. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 165
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| haha i forgot my liberal elitism there for a minute |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 169
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| You just put me on/taught me something!! Thank you. |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 176
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| I the "some" saying are the some that's always mad....naw. |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 168
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| were the US truly about dismantling race it would be more problematic |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 173
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| Both look great in person. *drops mic* |
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Feb 13th 2018 | 171
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| So a friend of mine made 2 interpretations I think are kind of brilliant |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 174
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| obsessed with being right? for looking things up? |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 177
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| Lol, that wasn't shade! It's a running joke in the office. |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 185
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| Tacky |
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Feb 14th 2018 | 178
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