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Nick Visel's avatar

I have really tried to understand the outrage about the jeans ad and I just do not get it. Like. It’s a pun. It’s a bad joke employed to sell clothing. And nowhere, absolutely nowhere, is there any indication that this is intended as or should be understood as a racist statement about white supremacy. It’s such an extremely online controversy and I think the general advice to log off is good for the body and the soul. We have so little time and energy in this world to expend it on things that only other people think we need to be angry about. Our time is precious. So we should guard it carefully.

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Boris's avatar

Excellent advice!

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Ruan Fourie's avatar

I find it incredible how Sydney has dealt with all of this. She's so young and yet so in control.

I can't help but wonder if everything's actually affecting her state of mind. It can't be easy. People are such jerks out there.

As Andy said though, excellent writing! I don't comment often but I really enjoyed this one.

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Andy Todes's avatar

Excellent writing, Nate. 👏🏻 Well we now know our girl Sydney has been blessed with great physical AND mental genes. She deftly avoided every trap that interviewer set her.

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