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Originally posted by honeychile
Just this morning, there was an obituary for a white man who hocked his ring to buy lottery tickets, and hit for the whole ball of wax. His life was hell from there on. So, the myth of blacks being the big lottery ticket buyers ends there.
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What? What a bizarre post - an anecdote doesn't prove or disprove anything, just like hoosier's non sequitur post neither creates nor destroys any 'mythology' . . .
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Originally posted by honeychile
As for lending a helping hand, my (biracial) cousin was one of the first out of state nurses to volunteer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, not me. She's a wife & mother who put herself through school while raising a family - I depended on scholarships, family, and working. Can't call her lazy!
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Unless you're calling yourself lazy, this almost comes off as a backhanded compliment - really, this was a mind-bending post. How does this relate to Dr. Martin Luther King's stated dream for American society?
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