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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/10/colson-whitehead-underground-railroad-pulitzer-prize-2017

i'll just leave this here

>> No.9366032

>>9366012

>black guy receives pity prize for writing about black things

wow i am

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Whithead is shit though.

If they wanted a diversity pick couldn't they have dredged up something better?

>> No.9366040

Why didn't my white privilege stop this from happening?

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>>9366012
This is actually genuinely shocking and bizarre, considering all those Russian subversion allegations where as hysterical and made even less sense than your average vintage era Alex Jones broadcast

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>> No.9366062

>>9366045

>russophobia

I don't understand this, it seems completely irrational. The Americans are the ones who can blow you up with the press of a button via drone, or look at all your porn history and private emails.

Russia's antics aren't much different from those of any other great power.