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It's very funny, american society: white culture can do all sorts of things and get away with it, but the minute a black person does it, it's interpreted in some way.
-Jamaica Kincaid
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It's Very Funny, American Society: White Culture

Jamaica Kincaid
It's very funny, american society: white culture can do all sorts of things and get away with it, but the minute a black person does it, it's interpreted in some way.
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