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Cepted
February 16, 2018 at 5:16 pm
oh man chill the fuck down this is china not fucking us with their diverse shit
Harvey
February 16, 2018 at 5:58 pm
Shut the fuck up.
Harvey
February 16, 2018 at 5:57 pm
Disgusting, racist. Do Africa a favor, China, and leave.
Wang Chu
February 17, 2018 at 6:32 am
Shut up, white American. This is our country, we don’t have your racist history. We never enslaved Africans, that’s your history not ours. We never mocked black people, that’s your history not ours. We never oppressed black people, your ancestors did and you do today. Go look in the mirror at your racist self and see how you keep blacks down on a daily basis without even realizing it.
Fu Xi
February 16, 2018 at 11:05 pm
Wow… someone on the internet said that?!? I don’t think I will sleep tonight. This is China lady, no-one cares and no-one ever will care about your sensitivities.
Media uproar, the journalist’s weapon of choice.
Floored
February 25, 2018 at 10:23 am
Oh, I get it. As long as Africans appear in a skit, it’s racist. Wow. Just wow.
Political correctness is killing modern society.