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[โ€“] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

what's with the shacklebolt one? is it like shackles as a nod to slavery or what?

[โ€“] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, that's my only explanation for that kind of a name for a black person. Whether or not it was intentional, I have to assume she's massively racist, as are all of her editors/publisher. Too many people has the opportunity to say 'what the fuck, lady', and it still went to print.