After “12 Years a Slave” — a movie about a free African-American man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery — won Best Picture at last night’s Oscars, California Democrat Karen Bass was pretty pumped:
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Congratulations 12 Years a Slave! It may take Hollywood to get us to acknowledge what America has denied for over 200 years. #TheOscars2014
— Congressmember Bass (@RepKarenBass) March 3, 2014
Oh? What, exactly, has America denied for more than 200 years?
@RepKarenBass Care to elaborate? That could be one of the most ignorant statements I've ever read.
— Sean Frances (@SeanFrances) March 3, 2014
We’d love to know more, Congresswoman.
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