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Pro-Palestine protester stands trial for racial offence over ‘coconut’ placard(www.theguardian.com)

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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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And they crop the billboard out in the photo so we can’t decide for ourselves how bad it is.

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rubikcuber@feddit.uk
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Given that this person is being prosecuted for holding up this billboard in public, perhaps the newspaper is erring on the side of caution by not reprinting it!

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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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I’d say there’s a very good chance you’re right.

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DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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It’s like calling a black person an oreo. It’s a racial slur, full stop.

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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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Oh definitely. I wanted to see the cartoon depiction though.

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