# 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:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-as-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/723930/24 "2015-07-01T22:59:01Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> No, because someone has to kill the big bugs.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

Well, and also someone also has to do construction, logging, drilling, fishing, and other back-breaking, dangerous jobs.

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