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Referring back to that post last week, I think you even worked cunt in there somewhere. Obviously an offensive term to most people, at least here in the U.S., although I have an Australian friend and she throws that word around like nothing. But I read somewhere long ago, and I think it was you in one of your previous creations, that offensive words are nothing more than words. The way people react to them really tells you more about that person than it does about the one saying it.

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My guess is that many of the supporters who rally around Desir don't actually look into what she's saying very thoroughly. There are people who only look for the good in every situation, and there are people who are the opposite. Neither is ideal. Looking at reality is the best approach. Those who jump into the mob before looking don't think about exactly how an event might be inclusive or not and blindly scream RACISM if Desir encourages it.

There are a few people online who were at least questioning her statement this time because trail running is probably one of the more inclusive sports all around. People are generally afraid to disagree with someone like Desir, because then they're labeled a racist, no matter the argument.

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Jun 28, 2023Liked by Kevin Beck

Love it. It's like the smell of napalm in the morning. K.B. carpet-bombing the woke zombies. K.B...like Charlton Heston in the Omega Man on finding a nest of wokesters behind a dirty dumpster.

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