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Because no one ever changes up their style, for a whole menagerie of reasons...

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that's some effed up shit---it's obviously still racism

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Hair growth. How does it work?

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All the brothers had fros when I was a youngster. Hell, I had long whipeepo hair. Hair is hair, you can change it if you like. Bald klansmen are just jealous that Pearson looks pretty awesome rocking that hair.

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Fuck Ted Cruz is a TOTAL WOKE FRAUD! See as evidence:

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Funk you say!

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He used to be sooooooo white, and now he's ___________????

IDK how this works.

(I mean, of course he's an asshole regardless, Fuck Ted Cruz, etc)

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Do I understand correctly that this 'End of Wokeness' genius is claiming that Justin Pearson's hair is fraudulent? Would that make it a wig, or what?

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What......year is this????

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I think everyone presents themselves differently to different audiences. I speak a professional English in my day job that I never would to my immigrant ESL parents, say jokes to my friends I would never use as chitchat in the office kitchenette — it’s using the right tool for the right job.

Yeah, but if you’re Matt Walsh, these arbitrary rules are only enforced if you’re Black.

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I'm growing my hair out, and now I'm a poser I guess.

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1952, best I can tell.

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Key and Peele constantly played with code switching in their skits. Here’s one of my favorites: https://youtu.be/qXH5CD3O7Oc

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I'm just a hippie, but can shave my face & cut my hair and people immediately treat me with more respect. My sales at work increase and little old ladies make eye contact and men call me Sir with tears in their eyes. Can't imagine how much more difficult it would be like to be a Black American, but Stephen helps me understand.

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If there is any “fraud” here, it is some (presumably white) asshole with an “End Wokeness” ‘nym at Twitter. If I had hair as beautiful as Justin’s, I would need a “Wide Load” escort fore and aft just to walk down the street. It would be epic! (And woke!)

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