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RAB910

(3,497 posts) Sun Mar 15, 2020, 10:50 AM Mar 2020

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White Washing

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White Washing (Original Post) RAB910 Mar 2020 OP

What does that mean? jimfields33 Mar 2020 #1

Look at the banner in the background lunatica Mar 2020 #3

"Whitewash" - To deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant facts about a person or roganization. Iggo Mar 2020 #5

Not a mistake or coincidence. That is a photographer making a point. Love it! Good catch. nt crickets Mar 2020 #2

Very good catch SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #4

jimfields33

(15,760 posts)

1. What does that mean?

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:24 AM

Mar 2020

Yep I’m ignorant.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

3. Look at the banner in the background

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:40 PM

Mar 2020

It took me a second too.

Iggo

(47,546 posts)

5. "Whitewash" - To deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant facts about a person or roganization.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:42 PM

Mar 2020

"Whitewash" can also refer to glossing over or covering up something that is immoral, illegal, or otherwise bad.

crickets

(25,959 posts)

2. Not a mistake or coincidence. That is a photographer making a point. Love it! Good catch. nt

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:38 PM

Mar 2020

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)

4. Very good catch

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:41 PM

Mar 2020

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