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[Wilson Gray]

> a blend with “catfish”?

Hm. Hadn't considered that. It does seem reasonable, though, considering
the popularity of Nev et soc. I'm a fan of "Catfish, the TV Show," myself.

By coincidence, I vaguely recall reading a story about blackfish, A.K.A.
"pilot whales."
 *Britannica.com**: pilot whale*, (genus *Globicephala*), also called
*blackfish*

An heroic blackfish leads a ship safely to port. I was in, like the third
grade, ca.  1945.

"Most Pilot Whales appear black or dark grey in color. That's why they are
also called 'blackfish'."
Azores whale watch


On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 1:39 PM Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

> Is that a blend with “catfish”? It’s not mentioned in the Ebony piece, but
> it seems plausible to me.
>
> LH
>
> > On Nov 26, 2022, at 1:35 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > “Blackfish,” a term used to describe someone White who pretends to be
> Black
> > or mixed-race for financial and social gain.
> > https://www.ebony.com/woman-dons-blackface-not-white-white/
> >
> > - Wilson
> > -----
> > All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
> > come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
> > -Mark Twain
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