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Good show but one thing I don't buy...

posted 11 years ago by jk90us
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Not as hilarious as the sadly short-lived Best Friends Forever, but it has potential so I'll stick with it for awhile.

There's only one thing I'm not buying: Small town white girl had a black boyfriend in high school? Yeah...don't think so.

But no biggie because it's always fun to watch Keegan-Michael Key, even when he's low key (no pun intended) like his character on this show. ;-)

jk90

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[–] ItsEddieHaskellBeyotch 11 years ago

Hows that farfetched? And he's only half black...not that it matters but you understand.

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[–] jk90us 11 years ago

Not to me but you know how small town USA is, especially when they would have been in high school.

It just seems as if it's another show trying to force diversity even though it is highly unrealistic. You know, like when they throw a gay guy in the mix just to have one, even though his fetish adds nothing to the show or plot.

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[–] Slug-3 11 years ago

Wow! You never had a gay guy in your mix of friends when younger? I'm older then they are and we certainly had our share.

[–] tru_blu32 11 years ago

You sound racist. It's not unrealistic. Black people live in small towns also.

[–] Crossingthegulf 11 years ago

He knows blacks live in small towns what the op is saying is that every small town white person is bigoted.

[–] amyicidal 11 years ago

I grew up in a very small town with only two black kids in my high school. My first boyfriend was black and no one had a problem with it

[–] jlamay-1 11 years ago

I grew up in a small town in Nebraska (pop. 8k) and the only Black residents we ever had were those who came to the community college on athletic scholarship. The Black men had no trouble finding dates. There were many small town White girls that wanted to date them. I don't want to stereotype, but maybe it is more of a problem in the South where historical tensions exist, but in homogeneous places like rural Nebraska, it has been my experience that those who are diverse are actually more desired and appreciated because we have so little diversity. That was my experience in 1980s small town Nebraska anyway. I can only speak for my slice of life.

[–] darmund 11 years ago

It's clear the OP is some snotty snobby hipster douche who has lived their entire life in Williamsburg Brooklyn and thinks the world outside NYC is nothing but racist bigoted rednecks with potbellies and three teeth.

[–] DeadlySinner 11 years ago

Nah, he's a racist and homophone who is projecting his beliefs on others. And if you check his comment history, he's a pedi as well.

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[–] Slug-3 11 years ago

Actually, I think it's more common in the South then you think, simply because there are more black people. I grew up in the South during the 70-80's and knew of plenty of mix-raced couples. I dated a girl who's parents where mixed, and one of my best friends was black and lived next door to me in a mixed-race neighborhood.

The South certainly has plenty of racists, but everyone's not a racist, as so many people seem to think.

[–] Slug-3 11 years ago

At their age, it's entirely possible. I guess that all depends on where you live, but it certainly was where I grew up.

Besides, is he even black? I thought he was an Arab or something else.

[–] kindred122 11 years ago

Besides, is he even black? I thought he was an Arab or something else.

Keegan-Michael Key is biracial. Black dad, white mom.

[–] Janet_Snakehole 11 years ago

Don't they live in Conneticut? I'd imagine it's a lot more acceptable in a more progressive state. And as was already mentioned, he's biracial. I'm not convinced the town is THAT small. There seem to be lots of houses and neighborhoods.