I'm not from the US and didn't grow up reading @paddingtonbear. Watching the movie now and am stunned at the racist implications.
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@paddingtonbear now and a bit beside myself that in 2015, the myth of "Darkest Peru" is an actual thing.2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
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Jesus. This
@paddingtonbear is essentially comparing a "bear from Darkest Peru" to black/brown immigrants.1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
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@aurabogado@Thinking_mom@paddingtonbear and that saying I don't think had anything to do with race, it refers to remoteness...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Thinking_mom@aurabogado@paddingtonbear I'm pretty sure that's egregiously overthinking a deliberately absurd statement.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@PisseArtiste@Thinking_mom@paddingtonbear The term was "darkest Africa," but editors took it out since there are no bears in Africa.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@PisseArtiste@Thinking_mom@paddingtonbear You're just egregiously overthinking how to make excuses for white supremacy.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@aurabogado@Thinking_mom@paddingtonbear As I heard it they chose Peru because it was far away and absurd for a the story.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@PisseArtiste @Thinking_mom @paddingtonbear You may have heard of this site that allows you to look up actual facts: http://bit.ly/1uV9XBz
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@aurabogado@Thinking_mom@paddingtonbear You have a nice night.0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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