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Eventually, Oprah Would Come to Heed Her Father’s Words

Father: You’re white.
Daughter: No, no, no, no, no!

–Brooklyn-bound R train

Overheard by: evanescent

  • Posted on January 5, 2008
  • Dads, On the Subway, Race
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