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D.C. Uber Driver Kicks Out White Passengers for Saying N-Word and Sparks Debate on Racism

Some called him legendary while others called foul.
  • A woman in D.C. live tweeted an uncomfortable moment when white passengers in her Uber started rapping along to a song with the n-word

  • Basically, the people in the car were like

  • But the Uber driver was not having it

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  • So he said

  • @Alexisisbestest posted the story to Twitter and at first many applauded the driver

  • Until one person decided to pull out the r-word

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  • What followed was nothing less than a typical debate on whether or not black people can be racist

  • The debate — which occupied most of the thread — resulted in more than one person trying to explain racism

  • Which eventually turned into some shaming the driver for playing the music

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  • Regardless on how you feel about the driver's action, the moral of the story is don't use the word

  • Even if you are rapping along to a song

  • Just don't say it ever

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