I have been astonished to learn first-hand how willing - sometimes excited - some women are by the whole idea of being kidnapped.
Mind you, I have only ever had white women believe this and espouse it with great passion. Meanwhile, non-white women seem to be abducted a lot but I don’t hear black women passing along urban legends about it. The occasional “be safe” meme, sure.
I told one coworker that if “Mexican gangs” were grabbing blonde white women wholesale from the Hop-in, it would probably be on the news. She wasn’t amused.
That’s when you know your life is certified boring.

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One thing about being Black online is that every interest group eventually becomes a dating website. The gig is figuring out where the group is on the cycle.
It’s something like: interest group forms — glow up —- mod wars — the reclamation — the image gallery — the “who pays” debates — mod wars II — reverse migration — brunch meetups — dating website. I need to write this down.
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