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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 17 Nov 2013

    'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soarhttp://usat.ly/17DyAHd 

    10:15 AM - 17 Nov 2013
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      2.  ♈️ ☀️~Femme~ 🌙 ♌️‏Verified account @FeministaJones 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Rather than make a comparison based on "Diversity", why not just say "Best Man Sequel Tops Box Office" @USATODAY

        8 replies 101 retweets 16 likes
      3. Magda Pecsenye‏ @AskMoxie 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @FeministaJones

        Or why not say "holiday themed movie tops box office"? @FeministaJones @USATODAY

        2 replies 21 retweets 7 likes
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      2. stacia l. brown‏ @slb79 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Now it's "diverse" not "race-themed," huh? Ok. RT @USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soarhttp://usat.ly/17DyAHd 

        4 replies 22 retweets 3 likes
      3. Alexander Yarde‏ @thatalexyarde 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @slb79

        @slb79 @BlackGirlNerds @USATODAY Its like they are shocked that films featuring black people can make money. EVERYTIME they make money.

        1 reply 14 retweets 8 likes
      4. TS  🇯🇲‏ @Mentuhotep2k18 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @thatalexyarde

        @thatalexyarde Blade was not a race-themed movie at all - and it sold @BlackGirlNerds @slb79 @USATODAY

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      5. Alexander Yarde‏ @thatalexyarde 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @Mentuhotep2k18

        @TS_Egyptology @BlackGirlNerds Absolutely. EVERYTIME more than one black person is in a movie it's labeled. #whitethemed? Never comes up.

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. rolandsmartin‏Verified account @rolandsmartin 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        “@USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soar http://usat.ly/17DyAHd ” and this is still unnecessary

        9 replies 16 retweets 11 likes
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      1. Jayelle the Thoroughly Owned Lib  🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 💖 💜 💙‏ @GreenEyedLilo 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        .@USATODAY "Huh, people will watch movies with black protagonists! Weird!" is an insulting premise no matter how you reword it.

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      1.  🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬‏ @GRYKING 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        You misspelled "Those people" . "@USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soar http://usat.ly/17DyAHd "

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      2. Reyda‏ @MsReyda 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        WHY CANT YOU JUST CALL IT A SEQUEL OR ROMANTIC COMEDY?!!! @USATODAY

        1 reply 14 retweets 2 likes
      3. THEY CALL ME BIG EBBY‏ @_NurseRatchet 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @MsReyda

        DAWG RT @MsReyda: WHY CANT YOU JUST CALL IT A SEQUEL OR ROMANTIC COMEDY?!!! @USATODAY

        0 replies 3 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Danielle Blake‏ @abradacabla 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        MT @USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as "films with non-Magical Negro characters" soar http://usat.ly/17DyAHd ”

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      1. #BeAVoter‏ @sfpelosi 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Flashback: @USATODAY on race: "one might at least hope they'd show more sense when racial issues are involved." http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-07-23-editorial23_ST_N.htm … AGREE

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      2. rolandsmartin‏Verified account @rolandsmartin 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        “@USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soar http://usat.ly/17DyAHd ” then someone chose to wake the hell up

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      2. #BeAVoter‏ @sfpelosi 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        And by 'diverse' you mean .....? “@USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soar http://usat.ly/17DyAHd ”

        2 replies 6 retweets 3 likes
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      2.  🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬‏ @GRYKING 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @USATODAY

        What happened to #racethemed ? "@USATODAY: 'Holiday' nearly beats 'Thor' as diverse films soar http://usat.ly/17DyAHd "

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      3.  🍾 Cathy  🍸‏ @66Betty 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @GRYKING

        @GRYKING They got called out for one idiotic description, so they substituted another idiotic description. @USATODAY

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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