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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:29 PM
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Just in from Yahoo- Black people "looting", white people "finding"


http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/480/ladm10208301530

"A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)"




http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/photos_ts_afp/050830071810_shxwaoma_photo1

Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)


Hmmmm...
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apnu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:29 PM
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1. old news, but good to see this is still floating around there. (n/t)
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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:31 PM
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2. Just in...Tuesday.
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SofaKingLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:31 PM
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3. dupe
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:31 PM
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4. The ink is black the page is white
They play by day and sleep by night oh what a sight. Oh what a beautiful sight.
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:31 PM
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5. The ink is black the page is white
They play by day and sleep by night oh what a sight. Oh what a beautiful sight.
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:32 PM
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6. The woman in the "finding" photo appears African-American
IMO.
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atre Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:34 PM
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7. It's tough to say, but...
there is adequate evidence of a cultural bias towards light-skinned blacks.
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 02:37 PM
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8. I thought that captioning was telling. Then, I found out that two..
different agencies (AP and AFP) wrote them. Took some of the oomph out of the story.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 04:18 PM
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9. white people are just more resourceful.
</sarc>
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