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My teacher keeps on insisting that Jay Gatsby is black. Is he?
Sunny It's entirely possible that he is Black but white-passing.
There are a lot of knee-jerk comments here from white people who don't seem to realize that…moreIt's entirely possible that he is Black but white-passing.
There are a lot of knee-jerk comments here from white people who don't seem to realize that's a thing.(less)
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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