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		anchpop on March 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Female Founder Secrets: Men Clamming Up > unless you aren't white or male You mentioned that this was seen as an exceptional case. It is exceptional. The vast majority of americans are white or male.

seoaeu on March 28, 2021 [–]

Ah, I parsed your statement as NOT (white OR male) rather than (NOT white) OR (NOT male). The former being roughly 35% and the latter 85% of the population

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