I told my in-laws yesterday that if this girl came on national TV and told the world she made the entire thing up, some of the people in Durham will swear "the white man got to her."
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Of course there is a not insignificant number of racists who would believe that. That is because people who will not accept racism against African-Americans pretend there can be no racism against European-Americans.
Part of what fascinates me about this story are the people on the periphery, like the cab driver and the security guard who are black and working jobs with lousy hours for low pay, yet they don't feel the need to strip, hook, pimp or "sling." Why doesn't the good Rev. Jackson pay for them to go to school?