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Founder @TheNorthStar & @RealJusticePAC & @FlipTheSenate & @TheActionPAC. Host of @TheBreakdown Podcast. Voice of Social Justice @TJMShow. Husband. Father of 5.

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    Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 19 Mar 2017
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    ESSENTIAL VIEWING. ⚡️ “@absurdistwords on anti-blackness in media and advertising” by @anildashhttps://twitter.com/i/moments/843154812434857984 …

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      1. Nicholas Barrett‏ @PTNickB 19 Mar 2017
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        Replying to @shaunking @absurdistwords @anildash

        When something is "normalized" for so long it becomes hardwired in people's psyche.Shift thru process

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      1. Tom Wallace‏ @HiHRetrofonts 19 Mar 2017
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        Replying to @shaunking @absurdistwords @anildash

        A poster from the 60s addressed the subject.pic.twitter.com/UBbz8LMHu2

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      1. Kitty Katz‏ @NiceAccordion 19 Mar 2017
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        thank you for this. As a white person, it's easy to overlook this issue. You've opened my eyes.

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      1. Sean Watson‏ @lilblackduck71 19 Mar 2017
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        So depictions of blacks from the year 19'0-Never are supposed to harm us today? Come on now.

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      2. Sean Watson‏ @lilblackduck71 19 Mar 2017
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        The most dangerous and damaging images of Blacks in America come from Blacks in America.

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      3. TheDollyP‏ @TheDotP 19 Mar 2017
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        lol. You must have missed the images that are still with us today.

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      4. 5 o's dropping houses on Hoes‏ @syn1031 19 Mar 2017
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        or just not read any part of the thread at all - legacies are very real

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      5. TheDollyP‏ @TheDotP 19 Mar 2017
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        Replying to @syn1031 @lilblackduck71 and

        true.

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      1. Truly S. Resists  📎‏ @hotincleveland 19 Mar 2017
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        Replying to @shaunking @absurdistwords @anildash

        Just stunning stuff. Thanks to all involved for the time and effort invested in breaking this down.

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      1. I'm the grey area  🇵🇦‏ @missfruitfly 19 Mar 2017
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        Bob the Builder! The black character is always messing up. #IseeyouBob

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      1. B-Love‏ @deathcon6 19 Mar 2017
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        @baratunde @absurdistwords @anildash this is why education is the key research yourself don't listen to lies

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      1. Cat-osaurus‏ @CaveCavy 19 Mar 2017
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        Replying to @shaunking @absurdistwords @anildash

        Thank you. More people need to know about this.

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      1. Trish Holmgren‏ @fishhomeagain 19 Mar 2017
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        wow 😳

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      1. Dan Carmell  🏳️‍🌈‏ @dan_carmell 19 Mar 2017
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        Love old movies fr the 30s/40s-can't watch most now bc of the hateful stereotypes of African Americans

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      1. April January‏ @ImAprilJanuary 19 Mar 2017
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        Replying to @shaunking @absurdistwords @anildash

        Thanks for this! A passion of mine is the branding of peoples & how media/advertising affects culture.

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