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The woman titled the fundraiser: ‘Help me protect my family’

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[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 61 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If this doesn't show just how racist and backwards 'Murica is, then I don't know what will

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nobody’s still looking for proof of this, are they? I’m in Canada and it’s been crystal clear my entire life :/ Police win paid vacations for murdering unarmed black people. C’mon.

What's obvious to us is not necessarily so to others

Particularly stupid racists.

[–] griff@lemmings.world 2 points 1 week ago

Nice work if you can get it, & you can get it…if you’re white

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sure only good things will happen to the recently-doxxed racist who everybody now knows is sitting on nearly a half million dollars in cash.

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

unironically yes. give it a decade and she'll probably be president.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And greedy too. The original goal was $100K, when she reached $300K she changed the goal to $1M.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sky is the limit for racism!
(Well, no, it isn't, it's just the current tech that is limiting our boundless racism.)

Well if your going to grift, grift it to the limit.

Of course, she better hope that the donors approve of her greed going forward. I get a feeling that these donors aren't one to just quietly disagree.

[–] stinky7@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago
[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Americans bragging about being the most generous nation in crowd funding charity causes ...

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

70's Ft Worth. someones 4 yo would walk around saying racial slurs and laughing. amazing