Why WhiteWashing is a Despicable Thing to Do, Regardless of Why You Do It

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This is a jar full of major characters

 Actually it is a jar full of chocolate covered raisins on top of a dirty TV tray

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Actually it is a jar full of chocolate covered raisins on top of a dirty TV tray. But pretend the raisins are interesting and well rounded fictional characters with significant roles in their stories.

We're sharing these raisins at a party for Western Storytelling, so we get out two bowls.

 Then we start filling the bowls

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Then we start filling the bowls. And at first we only fill the one on the left.

 And at first we only fill the one on the left

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This doesn't last forever though. Eventually we do start putting raisins in the bowl on the right. But for every raisin we put in the bowl on the right, we just keep adding to the bowl on the left.

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