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  1. TurkeyChew
    But you see, that is racism in its purest form right there. Prejudgment based on skin color. ^no. That’s prejudice via classism, not racism. That is because prejudgment of poor people behaviors based off skin is not intrinsic to skin and is fluid, as well as can change in context (not to be confused with “context switching”)
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    Exactly. Brad Pitt seems to be doing okay and he went through something messier with (at the time) an actual A-list wife. That’s one of the reason I don’t buy in to the creepy Scientology conspiracy theories about him staying in a cuckold relationship and the other is it’s 2022. Why would a Will Smith be afraid of coming out as gay? If anything that would revive his career and popularity (I know it sounds weird to say after winning an Oscar for a movie nobody saw). He would be celebrated and honored and considered brave and tap into a culture and demographic of fans that have been turned off by him. Heck he might even look redeemable from all this Jada crap and get to rewrite the story that he’s the real victim and get a lot of sympathy. But Occam’s razor is he’s not gay, just a weirdo.
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    But will he have to give back the statue or otherwise vacate the award?
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    Never let a good meltdown go to waste. Good for Chris: Chris Rock's comedy ticket sales have skyrocketed hours after drama erupted between the comedian-turned-presenter and Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards. "We sold more tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in the past month combined," TickPick tweeted on Monday morning, also claiming prices have seen a drastic increase. Tickets went up from a minimum of $46 per person on March 18 to a minimum of $341, reports Variety. https://radaronline.com/p/chris-rock-ticket-sales-increase-will-smith-slap/
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    He was pretty proud of Dad last night:
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    I'm invited to the cook-out and you know it!
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    I'll tell you who isn't a black community expert, besides myself; the guy who was so sure that not one prominent and influential black entertainer would be for Will Smith that he asked for just ONE example. And I know, Cardi B isn't my cup of tea either, but I bet she's more influential to the youth and active online (bpt) than Tyler Perry. And Shannon Sharpe? hahahaha
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    No offense, but when I come out of the bathroom...I'm going to sit over there.
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    Well, I tell ya...I'm feeling pretty hip to the scene, then. I can recommend some podcasts, too, just lmk. (that means, "let me know"). no cap.
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    I'll be the judge of that, as I just bought The Death of Ivan Illich.
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    You know all this inside fastball about the Smith's for some reason and yet you were confused with the very public general black twitter defense of Will Smith and needed me to confirm some names for you? Something isn't adding up.
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    With respect to Biden's proposal on taxing unrealized gains, I read this blurb: Does this mean that if later, there are no gains to realize or less than prepaid (in a loss or total loss scenario), the tax payor receives a refund? If so, I can see this being at least meeting a minimum threshold where it wouldn't be completely irrational for Democratic lawmakers to vote for it. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-26/biden-to-propose-20-tax-aimed-at-billionaires-unrealized-gains
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    Haha well I do read the newsletter Trapital (Dan Runcie), so I’m kinda hip.
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    Offset, Cardi B, Tiffany Haddish, 50 Cent, and much much more. I can dig up the list of tweets I guess, this just off the top of my head.
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    I’ve seen a lot of African American celebrities and entertainers tweets today, and the multitude of them seem to have at least appreciated, if not outright enjoyed and celebrated in, the slap. Granted it was via listicles that collated for that specific consumption, but this thread’s demographic doesn’t live on that side of culture, but I can assure you this isn’t as one-sided of an L for Will Smith as this huge thread (sans dbeasy) would lead you to believe, out in the real world.
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    Yes. More. MOAR! I need this spice right in here:
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    nVidia's GTC developer conference I think is going on now. Check out this video: https://videopress.com/embed/KxAM0mD4?hd=1&cover=1&loop=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=1
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    I just read this fascinating interview with nVidia CEO:
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    If you graphed it out, I think you would see as UT has had bottom left to top right growth year over year in academics, reputation, rank and difficulty in admission, the Greek-factor (cool, powerful, influential) has gone top left to bottom right. The intersection was, of course, when I was at UT and we were both awesome Frat Daddy's and a regional academic logo that can put my other non-target peers to shame.
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    Well said, thank you. What did you think about that article?
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    Of course some are. I said as much before and said of course that is the case, especially in the poor south. But we are talking about at the macro level and in aggregate of what racism looks like today. If you are stuck in first gear and your main conceptualization of racism is the 1950's stars-and-bars in Bamachick's hometown, then conversations around racism in the workplace and at banks is going to be lost on you. So you stop or continue to try and dismiss my point, which catdaddy has cosigned, but it's weird you are so declarative on this issue and think your opinion is definitive.
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    Tiffany Haddish is on Will Smith’s side after he slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars Sunday night. Haddish, who starred in the 2017 movie “Girls Trip” with Jada Pinkett Smith, told People that seeing “a black man stand up for his wife” meant “so much” to her. “As a woman, who has been unprotected, for someone to say, ‘Keep my wife’s name out your mouth, leave my wife alone,’ that’s what your husband is supposed to do, right? Protect you,” she explained. The comedian, 42, then reiterated, “That meant the world to me.” However, the “Night School” star recognized that the world “might not like how it went down” even though, for her, it was “the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen because it made me believe that there are still men out there that love and care about their women, their wives.”
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    Agree, which is kinda what I was saying. "Racism" is really today black skin being a heuristic or mental short cut for "poor" which then equals = inferior and undesirable. The irony being that racism/systematic racism is what has created the situation where this is the case today (e.g. black people being more likely to be poor). At any rate, did you read that article? Did my "manual algorithm" work in that it was interesting and up your alley based off what I've read you post?
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    I did consider socio-economic status and class as synonyms. Apparently, academics draw a fine-lined distinction so that is technically not correct. Sorry for that and I learned something. I see nothing wrong with anything you've said, so if you are trying to nit-pick a fight, I'm not sure it will be eventful.
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    Who would NOT tune in to a Chris Rock special a few weeks from now in full anticipation of Chris Rock's retelling and/or making fun of Will Smith. Will Smith is lucky it wasn't someone like Bill Burr who would do a full 90 minutes eviscerating Jada and Will 1000x worse than a G.I. Jane joke.

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