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Justice for the Birds

A crow, a raven, a grackle, birds so dark, were apprehended in the park. They stood in a line-up. They were caught. Which was the grackle? Which was not? Locked up, they were - a bad assumption. What they need is not redemption. They just need another trial, A guilty snow-white dove, meanwhile, sits in the sun and wears a smile.

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Date: 3/22/2025 8:06:00 PM
Systemic racism meets white privilege. lol.
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David Crandall
Date: 3/22/2025 8:34:00 PM
I actually came up with this idea, initially, because racism extends to birds - ravens and crows usually get a bad rap, but not white doves. They probably don't like it any more than people.

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