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" It was definitely during the Obama administration that talking about racism, or calling it out, suddenly seemed taboo. It seemed like talking about race was somehow summoning the evil of racism. "

Jordan Peele

Evil

Racism

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Jordan Peele

Place

Women

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Jordan Peele

Makes

Giving

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" I'd been taught from an early age that I was in the 'other' category on the standardized tests. You know, I had to go down the checklist - Caucasian, African-American, Latino, Asian-Pacific Islander, and then, you know, at the bottom is other. So, you know, very early on I was taught, in a way, that I was somehow this anomaly. "

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" It's a no-win situation with politics; it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life. "

Jordan Peele

Comedy

Life

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