Keeping score, we have documented proof that the following are legal offenses:
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Driving while Black.
Walking while Black.
Going home while Black.
Sitting while Black.
Losing your keys while Black.
Being near a White Person while Black.
Now, after Daniele Watts โ a young actress who made her film debut in Django Unchained โ was recently arrested by LAPD after being mistaken for a prostitute after being seen kissing her (White) boyfriend, we have proofย "Kissing while Black" is now apparently illegal as well.
I wonder how much farther down this post-racial rabbithole we're going to go. Perhaps someone should buy some yarn today โ while Black, of course โ and test if "Crocheting while Black" is a crime as well.
(1:30 edit:ย The recent news that Watts and her husband might have been having sex in a targeted area definitely does put a new spin on things. As everyone knows, the best place to have car sex with yourย significantย other is in a Target parking lot atย night, not the middle of the day. Still, though, I want someone to test out if "crocheting while Black" will get you jammed up too.)
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