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07-17-08, 10:33 PM
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Well now we have something new to gripe about. Science is racist, because it uses "black" the wrong way. Amazing... 
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Well now we have something new to gripe about. Science is racist, because it uses "black" the wrong way. Amazing...  | Something tells me Jesse Jackson will stand aside on this one.
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Current Mood: | Re: "Black Hole" now a racist term This is just embarrassing, i think most will be of that opinion irrespective of the colour of your skin!!
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Current Mood: | Re: "Black Hole" now a racist term I caught that on TV the other day. I'm having a tough time deciding whether it is funny or sad.
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| Re: "Black Hole" now a racist term Maybe they thought he was talking about a "black ho" 
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he has a point black holes aint that black.
| That's only true if you're sitting atop a black hole's singularity, from any other perspective a black hole is indeed black. Anyway, regardless of the relative inaccuracy of his assessment that black hole's are not black this is simply bonobo terrority and requires no rebuttal, only laughter. |
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Lean: Independent Gender:  Awards: | Re: "Black Hole" now a racist term I watched the video and heard some laughs when he spoke up and said it was racist. That's the only thing appropriate about this. |
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