“So let me get this straight. Everyone hates white people, but everyone wants to live where the white people at?”

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Entry from February 20, 2024

“So let me get this straight. Everyone hates white people, but everyone wants to live where the white people at?”

“‘Everybody hates white people, but everybody wants to live in their neighborhood.’-Joe (latino)” was posted on Facebook by Lewis Newman on February 7, 2021. “Let me get this straight: ‘everyone hates white people but everyone wants to live where the white people are at’” was posted on X/Twitter by нєγ∂αя τυяι on April 8, 2022.

“LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. EVERYONE HATES WHITE PEOPLE BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO LIVE WHERE WHITE PEOPLE ARE” (shown on an image) was posted on iFunny on July 8, 2023. “SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. EVERYONE HATES WHITE PEOPLE BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO LIVE WHERE THE WHITE PEOPLE AT?” was posted on X/Twitter by Declaration of Memes on February 6, 2024.

Facebook
Lewis Newman
February 7, 2021 at 8:01 PM ·
“Everybody hates white people, but everybody wants to live in their neighborhood.”
-Joe (latino)

X/Twitter
нєγ∂αя τυяι
@hayderakt
Let me get this straight:
“everyone hates white people but everyone wants to live where the white people are at”.
8:11 AM · Apr 8, 2022

iFunny
Minhoca_Afiada
8 jul 2023
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT EVERYONE HATES WHITE PEOPLE BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO LIVE WHERE WHITE PEOPLE ARE

Facebook
Gus O’Neil
July 28, 2023 at 3:36 PM ·
Everyone hates white people but everyone wants to live where white people are. 🤔

X/Twitter
Declaration of Memes
@LibertyCappy
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
SO LET ME GET
THIS STRAIGHT
EVERYONE HATES WHITE
PEOPLE BUT EVERYONE
WANTS TO LIVE WHERE
THE WHITE PEOPLE AT?
4:05 PM · Feb 6, 2024

X/Twitter
Suhr Majesty ™
@ULTRA_MAJESTY
Let me get this straight. Everyone hates White people but everyone wants to live where the White people live?
4:06 PM · Feb 6, 2024

X/Twitter
Dr. Toboggan, M.D., MPH
@Toboggan_MD_MPH
It’s funny to me that everyone hates white people but everyone wants to live where the white people are.
4:48 PM · Feb 19, 2024
·
Facebook
Michael Waddell
February 21, 2024 at 6:41 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
SO LET ME GET
THIS STRAIGHT
EVERYONE HATES WHITE
PEOPLE BUT EVERYONE
WANTS TO LIVE WHERE
THE WHITE PEOPLE AT?

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health • Neighborhoods • Tuesday, February 20, 2024 • Permalink

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