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Most people don't understand how or why the "N-Word" is so desensitized, yet contentious in the United States today.

It's interesting to see how Rap culture often normalizes a Brown person's usage as appropriate broadly with only targeted reactions such as recently against ThatMexicanOT. It's like these people rationalize some Brown people as "dark enough." Even lighter artists like Lil Pump and Lil Skies get less controversy than a white passing mixed artist like Logic.

Lyrics are lyrics, at the end of the day it's about the intent and not the word. Racism literally requires intent.

There's a reason it's normalized by all lower socioeconomic groups, whites included. A lot of people, on the Coasts especially sees lower socioeconomic normalization of the word as taking back the power behind the word, not continuing it in an oppression sense.

This view is championed as appropriation to the black folk in these mixed communities through normality in a loving/family engagement over fanning historic slavery victimization.

Of course, there's a lot of personal perceptions and feelings on it due to the context. It is obviously a lot different between the West Coast especially and the South since you never had Slavery in the West.

The West Coast is also predominantly Hispanic/Asian in "hoods", so it really is a slippery slope when you want to be a purist about the word. Regardless of the normalization, it is still often expected to go on a person by person basis when using the word if not black and to always be respectful toward any single black person's active preference against the word's usage even if it's counter to your in group and to never use it out of hate and to always be respectful of the topic regardless.

MexicanOT was canceled by those in his circle for being disrespectful towards the black women in the interview for this reason, not because of the media backlash.
West Coast Black perspectives often frame strict "purist" stances (like blanket bans on non-Black usage) as not only regionally tone-deaf but actively counterproductive, especially in hyper-diverse hoods where the word's reclamation has long served as a bridge for "loving/family engagement" among mixed groups. For instance, in California contexts, where Hispanic/Asian-majority neighborhoods amplify that normalization, some Black folks push back against outsider purism precisely because it undermines the lived fluidity they've built.

At the same time Southern Black perspectives are often derived from the Southern trauma focused perspective.

Ultimately, it's less about geography dictating morality and more about honoring "person by person" preferences without letting one region's guardrail bulldoze another's bridge.
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Meanwhile, the Left and Big Pharma bury that the lead attributing cause for gender dysphoria is sexual/mental victimization as an adolescent. In recent studies it is reported that over 50% of those going through gender dysphoria have undergone sexual abuse, likely increasing to the 90th percentile when accounting mental trauma. This is then paired with confirmation bias via propaganda media and defense arguments.
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Reading has always been a core escape/hobby of mine.

When I was young, my main entertainment was burned CDs, my handheld Gameboy Advanced SP I got on my 5th Christmas from a relative and sports.

At first, I wasn't very interested in reading or school as my main passion was soccer, outside activities, or raising my dog with the one childhood series being "Magic Tree House" by Mary Pope Osborn.

Around the third grade was my first introduction to reading on my own. Around this time, I had just moved long distance and had to leave my Border Collie, I was raising with someone, and after that year of soccer. Originally, my main interests in education were always animals related. I loved natural wildlife, especially wolves, and this would be my first introduction to fiction through Kathryn Lasky's "Wolves of The Beyond" and "Guardians of Ga'Hool". I can't really recall other specific titles but between 3rd-5th I was really into any fiction/fantasy series that involved cryptology or mystery.

Shortly afterward, I started to get really into Rick Riordan through "Percy Jackson," which coincided with my increasing draw for mythology. I also loved reading his "Kane Chronicles" series and "The Heros of Olympus" continuation. This time span between 4th grade and early high school, I got incredibly into mythology. Reading independently on Norse Mythology, Grimm Mythology, Roman/Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, and the Mythology around the Knights of Camelot.

Around 10 is when I first started my adult novel series which was "The Incarnations of Immortality" by Piers Anthony, which I l loved for its depth and overlap into mythology.

Around 12, I also fell in love with "The Wolf Gift Saga" by Anne Rice. Again, this title's primary draw was the descriptive imagery used. I also grew up on horror movies and more mature shows like Supernatural and Sons of Anarchy (one of my little siblings is literally named after the show), so I was already desensitized to the graphic imagery involved, especially with already tackling Piers Anthony.

Around 10, I also really enjoyed more traditional titles like "Hatchet" or "The River" by Gary Paulsen along with "White Fang" by Jack London.

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Generally, I stick to Eastern Asian media for casual entertainment via: Manwah, Manga, and Anime.
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This is why I definitively say #FreeTory and #FuckMegan: street code + drunk bitches got him caught up.

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If granted a retrial, this reconstruction could introduce reasonable doubt via evidentiary hearings on the affidavits, previously denied as untimely in habeas proceedings.
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1. Megan testified to "going off" verbally in shock, while Kelsey slapped Tory once in apparent solidarity—positioning her as the initial physical aggressor.

2. Alcohol (heavy consumption by all except Smith) amplified paranoia and impulsivity, with BAC levels indicating impaired judgment for Tory and Kelsey (Megan moderate).

3. The loose .380 semi-automatic handgun (Tory's possession, per conviction) lay on the right-front floorboard, overlooked amid the verbal spat—its presence unaccounted for until shots.

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I hope this is the cause of their silence so far at least, it may even be determined a cross-state crime if the Texas evidence correlates.
I think this is especially likely due to the Lawyer he hired after her death.
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d4vd #d4vd #d4vddd #NotLikeUs #JUSTICE4CELESTE #JusticeforCelesteRivas
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On July 10, 2025, federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), backed by the National Guard, stormed two cultivation sites operated by Glass House Brands Inc.—a publicly traded behemoth in the $5 billion-plus California cannabis industry.

What they uncovered wasn't just immigration violations: it was a harrowing tableau of child labor, hazardous conditions, and predators lurking among vulnerable minors.

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California leaders like Governor Gavin Newsom decried it as "state violence," posting videos of fleeing children—but conveniently omitting the exploitation that put them there in the first place.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called it "potential forced labor, exploitation, and human trafficking," with at least eight minors now treated as confirmed victims.

Cartel ties? Whispers persist, with some X users labeling Glass House a "front for fentanyl, human trafficking, and foreign money laundering." Even if unproven, the proximity of MS-13 affiliates among detainees screams systemic failure.

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