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TexasBushwhacker

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7. But the cop with the junk food addiction

Reply to OnlinePoker (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 12:07 AM

Dec 2022

was positive and intelligent, and comes through in the end.

As for the psychopathic computer nerd, we still weren't seeing many black people being portrayed as intelligent, or even having significant supporting roles in mainstream films. Look at this list from 1988.

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&year=1988-01-01,1988-12-31

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