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[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 86 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Even in 1998 they knew a black president was more likely than a woman making it into the office.......

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago

Well, they were right, the people definitely elected one.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Well. Half black anyway.

...............

[–] kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Person: My great-grandfather was Korean.
The Asian Council: spends two minutes deliberating

Person: I'm 1/8th black.
The Black Council: instantly You're black.

College Humor had it right. (Catbox alt)

[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

Ya know, my first thought was "I see the resemblance but I don't think they're the same person." And then I checked Wikipedia and there she is! Television, 2014, CollegeHumor, 'Full Asian.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Marie_Tran