# Black men as "canaries in the coal mine"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-as-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/723930 "2015-07-01T02:35:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-as-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/723930/11 "2015-07-01T17:16:04Z")

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> Are men obsolete? Why or why not?

No, because someone has to kill the big bugs.

Regards,  
Shodan

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