In regular old life, people take group photos to post on Instagram without the help of professional lighting. And I find that a photo of myself with a bunch of white peeps quickly turns into a game of “one of these things is not like the other.” Essentially, the picture comes off like the beginnings of a solar eclipse. I’m all dark and shadowy and encroaching on the face of the white person next to me. This is not a good look. But this is where the test comes in. If the white people checking out the photo keep it real by saying, “You know, let’s take that over again,” then you know they have
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