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John Oliver played her clip at the end of his show last night.

It was powerful. We sat in silence for a bit and then said, "day-am, that needs to be played everywhere."

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I heard about it first many years ago from a friend who used to live in OK. I was re-introduced from an article that popped up on my history feed about 5 years ago, and then again last year with The Watchmen.

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My father's family is from Wilmington. I went to high school there when in the mid-'70s. I only learned about the coup about 10 years ago.

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The only thing I got out of Les Mis is that it would have been a stupendously more enjoyable experience if I'd left right after Anne Hathaway's big number.

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If you have Netflix, Hasan Minhaj on Patriotic Act did an episode about the failures of the Asian American community to step up and stand with America's POC. He got pretty incensed.

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I don't remember Executive Order 9066 being mentioned in any HS history class.

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What, you didn't just LUUUUV Russle Crowe's weird forced mumble-shout "singing"? I at least had a great time laughing at it with my husband, so there's that?

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Amen, brother. Middle class to poor white here. Skin benefits, little inherited wealth. But the little I received helped A LOT. I really can't imagine doing even as well as I have without it.

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This is the best explanation of why people whose ancestors were slaves are disadvantaged that I have ever seen. I mean I get it, my grandfather got paid for his work. If your grandfather did not, you are going to be disadvantaged. When I try to explain this to people they do not understand. Her Monopoly game explanation is straight on the money

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This is such a powerful speech, and a very good post writing it up. Thank you. I've been trying get people to watch it because she just nails it.

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He was almost crying, he was so angry. That wasn't fake.

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Perfect.

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I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything that affected me so profoundly. One of the most clear and powerful explanations I’ve ever witnessed. I think we (non-POC) all need to re-watch it whenever we find ourselves getting complacent.

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Crowe's number was fuckin' Pavarotti after 2 solid hours of tuneless recetative.I hated that movie, so all I can say to anyone who thought CATS was going to be any good is that you are an idiot. The writing was on the wall.

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