It’s called ThinkProgress for a reason. They see things we couldn’t even begin to understand. Things like this:
Air pollution: A racial issue http://t.co/EM6ZDhWJqi
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 17, 2014
"Non-white people breathe air that is substantially more polluted than the air that white people breathe." http://t.co/RyTZgKcPTD
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 17, 2014
No, really. It’s science!
A study produced by the University of Minnesota concluded that race is a determining factor in who is most affected by air pollution. Specifically, non-white people breathe air that is substantially more polluted than the air that white people breathe.
According to Julian Marshall, who led the University’s research, race outweighed income in regards to who is most affected by poor air quality. When low-income white people were compared to high-income Hispanic people, the latter group experienced higher levels of nitrogen dioxide. Altogether, people of color in the U.S. breath air with 38 percent more nitrogen dioxide in it than their white counterparts, particularly due to power plants and exhaust from vehicles.
Allllrighty, then.
Good God. RT @hboulware I am speechless. We're breathing different air based on race. https://t.co/PhkSQ0iVUf …
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/456831609879031808
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/456831746483306497
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/456832321652396033
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/456837085824303104
Dumb? Absolutely. But more importantly, it’s a gold mine for mockery:
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My non-white lungs demand air parity! I propose @thinkprogress staff move to China to rectify #RacistAirInequality https://t.co/Ops37lqTwQ
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 17, 2014
"To air is racist…." -> https://t.co/Fo3Qg4AO5H #facepalm
— MJ's Lair (@mjrod) April 17, 2014
@JuddLegum yes because the white privilege that surrounds me cleanses the air
— Ben Smith (@BenSmithDC) April 17, 2014
*raises fist angrily into the air* WHITE PNEUMATIC POWER! WHITE PNEUMATIC POWER! @JuddLegum
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) April 17, 2014
I'm so lucky to be white! The air around me is always pristine and pure. #Headdesk https://t.co/0V3qxHlrWp
— Kelly (@flyoverangel) April 17, 2014
But just in case it isn’t …
https://twitter.com/Miss_Wisconsin/status/456844211849928705
Sounds like a pretty good deal.
Nationalize air! MT @JuddLegum "Non-white people breathe air that is substantially more polluted than the air that white people breathe.
— David Crock (@davidcrockdc) April 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/456840188149239808
https://twitter.com/gulagtweets/status/456834723528970240
https://twitter.com/RedGalBlueState/status/456831646684430337
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/456833575422537728
Snort.
Come to think of it ,some days I like to burn garbage in my yard when the wind is blowing towards my non-white neighbors house. @JuddLegum
— Eric Larson (@larsoneric50) April 17, 2014
@thinkprogress Mother Nature don't care about black people…
— StovePipe Tees (@StovepipeTees) April 17, 2014
But what keeps the white people's clean air from reaching black people?
— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) April 17, 2014
Are clouds racist, too? Because they're sometimes white and sometimes black. Genuinely asking, @thinkprogress.
— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) April 17, 2014
GET THIS STUFF ON MSNBC RIGHT NOW! RT @Travesham: @TheBrandonMorse @JuddLegum 100% of homophobes breathe air #FACT
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/456832869042622464
Air is racist probably because of the Koch Brothers https://t.co/ACQL25wRIO
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) April 17, 2014
Mine is Kochfiltered. “@sunnyright: Air is racist probably because of the Koch Brothers https://t.co/Y1SMie8ezj”
— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) April 17, 2014
.@JuddLegum are white folks breathing too much oxygen- or KOCHXYGEN, AMIRITE!!11!
— Nino (@baldingschemer) April 17, 2014
Quick! Is Harry Reid available for comment?
It's rarefied air. RT @Matthops82: #WhiteAirPrivilege
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) April 17, 2014
Good article @JuddLegum! Now let’s focus on the real problem, like how breathing in white air also makes people transphobic.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/AG_Conservative/status/456831892021473280
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/456833105525866497
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/456835099213197312
Anyone up for a brief musical interlude?
https://twitter.com/SeeTac7/status/456833712852717568
Good stuff.
in fairness to @JuddLegum, i don't think i've ever seen a non-white person leaving an oxygen bar
— Nino (@baldingschemer) April 17, 2014
going to start my own venture dedicated to explaining breathing for ordinary folks- let's call it voxygen
— Nino (@baldingschemer) April 17, 2014
@Matthops82 notice how air supply was just a bunch of white dudes?
— Nino (@baldingschemer) April 17, 2014
Hey … that’s true!
Parting prediction:
@Will_Antonin i'm betting joan walsh holds her breath all day out of solidarity
— Nino (@baldingschemer) April 17, 2014
Ha!
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