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The Washington Post has an in-depth story on Pete Buttigiegs years-long effort to understand anti-black racism, and it kicks off with a charming anecdote about a time when he was a college intern for Renee Ferguson, a well-known television reporter in Chicago, and he was baffled by the idea that being a white man might have helped him gain access to a building that Ferguson, a black woman, was turned away from.

After she explained the pretty fucking obvious dynamics of the situation, they had this exchange:

I think I understand what white privilege looks like, Ferguson recalled telling Buttigieg.

I dont know if thats whats going on, he said.

Yes, you do know, she said. I couldnt get in, but you could. Think about how many times in your life that youve just been able to walk through doors and the rest of us got turned away.

And Ferguson is a Buttigieg supporter! Ouch. But more importantly, we also learn that Buttigieg perhaps doesnt know how to eat fried chicken:

Buttigieg is still asking how to deal with addressing differences.

He brought it up with the Rev. Al Sharpton when they dined at a soul food restaurant in Harlem. Sharpton noticed that Buttigieg was very self-conscious in that he did not want to rub people the wrong way or be misunderstood, so much so that he asked Sharpton if it was okay to eat fried chicken with his hands.

You eat fried chicken with your fucking hands, dude.

Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders has no problems discerning the correct way to eat common food objects, as I learned in this good profile of his campaign by BuzzFeeds Ruby Cramer that maybe made me cry a little bit:

In one swift hand motion, as if to dispense with this line of inquiry entirely, he lifts the slice from its white paper plate, folds the crust lengthwise, takes a large bite, and swallows.

This is my life, he says.

Ivanka Trump was recently at the Doha Forum in Qatar, where she continued to pursue her passion for standing. And while BuzzFeed reports that an array of senior leaders took hard questions on topics ranging from allegations of war crimes to the impeachment of Donald Trump, Ivanka was pitched some softball questions by... a State Department spokesperson... who works with Ivanka.

Here are some of the extremely hardhitting questions Ivanka was asked:

How many times do you think Ivanka said actualize in her responses?

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I Can Only Assume That Pete Buttigieg Thinks Fried Chicken Should Be Eaten With a Knife and Fork - Jezebel