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The 'strange fruit' comment was disgusting how ever you look at it.
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The 'strange fruit' comment was disgusting how ever you look at it. Notify it  ,
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The 'strange fruit' comment was disgusting how ever you look at it. Was it? You sure? You actually know the origins of the phrase? The phrase was coined in the 1930's America to cover the shameful, criminal waste of human life left hanging from trees in the south of the country. If you don't think the loss of this young lads life was a shameful waste of a young life then maybe it was a 'disgusting', 'tactless', 'tasteless, comment, I obviously think otherwise!
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The phrase was actually coined to describe the lynching of blacks in the Southern States. It was a tasteless phrase to use under the circumstances and to try to justify it now by comparing this tragedy with the atrocities back then in The States is equally tasteless.
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I don't believe you meant any harm but 95% of people don't know the meaning of that phrase and you must have known that when posting it. Bit of sensitivity please
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The phrase was actually coined to describe the lynching of blacks in the Southern States. It was a tasteless phrase to use under the circumstances and to try to justify it now by comparing this tragedy with the atrocities back then in The States is equally tasteless. Ah, my apologies, didn't realise it was tasteless to describe the waste of white lives, I assume he was white, in trees, no matter how they get there, but perfectly OK to describe blacks left in a similar position, in such a way.
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The same "comedians" all the time.
Condolensces to the family and those who knew him.
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Ah, my apologies, didn't realise it was tasteless to describe the waste of white lives, I assume he was white, in trees, no matter how they get there, but perfectly OK to describe blacks left in a similar position, in such a way.
Yes, profoundly tasteless and no amount of your contorted logic will make it any better.
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Ah maybe I wad wrong and you did mean harm.
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people seem to be straying away from the main reason for this link,and yes some comments are uncalled for.... R.I.P.
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Carnt believe it Another good lad  This is all getting out of hand R.i.p dude
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The phrase was actually coined to describe the lynching of blacks in the Southern States. It was a tasteless phrase to use under the circumstances and to try to justify it now by comparing this tragedy with the atrocities back then in The States is equally tasteless. Ah, my apologies, didn't realise it was tasteless to describe the waste of white lives, I assume he was white, in trees, no matter how they get there, but perfectly OK to describe blacks left in a similar position, in such a way. Your apologies are accepted.
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does anyone have a link to the facebook page
such a sad loss R.I.P
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