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[theweaselking]

Racists demand that school mural be whitened, because it accurately depicts the skin colour of children attending the school and that is bad, because non-white children are bad. Where else? Arizona.

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[kadath.livejournal.com]

A lot of them use comment systems that rely on JS, so NoScript keeps the comments from showing up.

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

As does the direct application of Clorox Brand bleach to the brain.

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

*reads article*

WAT. THE. FUCK. PRESCOTT?!? WHAT THE FUCK?

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

*goes back and reads comments*

ARGHH!!

*bangs head on desk*

[faeriemuriel.livejournal.com]

One day, I hope to live in a world where making the focus of a picture non-white doesn't make others think that you're trying to spark racial controversy.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

What's surprising about Hick Town, Red State being entirely racist bastards, again?

[sola.livejournal.com]

I can understand some people being pissy about the mural for its own sake, especially since it was painted directly on an older building; that's fine and a legitimate concern.

But. seriously. STRANGLE.