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Why the whole family is white? Where are the non-white ones?

posted 5 years ago by kuku (3510)
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That's weird.

I mean, we all know that families in modern fiction are diverse and multi-racial. You have Lost In Space, for example, with a white son and a black daughter.

Here, on the contrary, every member in the televangelist Christian fanatic family is completely white.

I wonder why...

[–] Kowalski (57351) 5 years ago

"the non white ones"...hilarious.

[–] Satan2016 (23273) 5 years ago

We're not allowed to say "the colored ones" anymore.

Can't have black televangelists either: https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-televangelists/alby-thompson

[–] Kowalski (57351) 5 years ago

DID YOU USED TO SAY "THE COLORED ONES"?

[–] legnadibrom (5697) 5 years ago

my pawpaw still does

[–] Bolchevik (369) 5 years ago

There was supposed to be a Reason for the black daughter but couldn't tough the show until there

[–] tab1969 (92) 5 years ago

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[–] tab1969 (92) 5 years ago

My whole family is white. Never once has someone asked me where all my non white family was. If you are speaking of the congregation, there is a non white (black) that handles the money.

[–] Bloodworth79 (5555) 2 years ago

You monster.

[–] tab1969 (92) 2 years ago

Yep!

[–] Batty67 (358) 5 years ago

I see what you did there.

[–] ProfezorCudulz (34) 2 years ago

They probably could have gotten away with having an ethnic sibling, and still be plausible. It’d make sense that an influential, affluent , grifter Christian family would adopt for the image it’d lend to the organization. Jim jones adopted a bunch of black kids (who it looks like baby billy takes some inspiration from)

[–] corey (724) 2 years ago

Working in the kitchen, or out in the yard, or probably in jail.