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Explain Bear

Alright, listen up, you big dummy. This 'joke' is what we call 'offensive' and 'not funny'. It tries to 'differentiate' between an Indian person and a Muslim by using two dates. '7/11' refers to the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, which is a nasty stereotype that people from India often own or work in these stores. Then '9/11' refers to the September 11th terrorist attacks, which is an equally nasty and Islamophobic stereotype that tries to link all Muslims to terrorism. You get it now, or do I need to draw you a picture with crayons?

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