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It’s easy to believe the worst is over in the economic downturn. But for African-Americans, the pain continues — over 13 percent of black workers are unemployed, nearly twice the national average. And that’s not a new development: regardless of the economy, job prospects for African-Americans have long been significantly worse than for the country as a whole. The most obvious explanation for this entrenched disparity is racial discrimination. But in my research I have found a somewhat different culprit: favoritism. Getting an inside edge by using help from family and friends is a powerful, hidden force driving inequality in the United States. Such favoritism has a strong racial component. Through such seemingly innocuous networking, white Americans tend to help other whites, because social resources are concentrated among whites. If African-Americans are not part of the same networks, they will have a harder time finding decent jobs. (via How Social Networks Drive Black Unemployment - NYTimes.com)

So this is pretty great, except why does Ursula suddenly drop 100+ lbs? Why can’t she be fat AND beautiful? Jesus Christ.

EDIT: Also, Jafar and Facilier are white now? And everyone has aged down at least 10+ years. Apparently only young, white, skinny/buff people can be beautiful. Yup.

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http://www.laughload.com/what-if-villans-could-be-beautiful-too-tbpt9y9n.html

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