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_Jumper_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-04 09:42 PM
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Was the Jamaican bobsled team racist?
Why was there no diversity on it?
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-04 09:49 PM
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1. No other ethnics volunteered to join the team?
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_Jumper_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-04 09:53 PM
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2. That doesn't meet the standards set here
NASCAR fans use the same excuse.
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Gulf Coast J Donating Member (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-04 10:07 PM
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3. No, but the Viking explorers were
I've yet to see evidence of minorities conducting Viking raids. It's an outrage!
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_Jumper_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-04 10:23 PM
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4. The Viking tradition continues
This explains why the fired Dennis Green!
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