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“I don’t want to see another black man who reminds me of my father die trying to outrun his demons: I want him to put the gun down.”

An essay by @Harmony_Holiday on O. J. Simpson and her father.
https://t.co/jHfb3aqS5C

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The Paris Review
Driving with O. J. Simpson - The Paris Review
My father and O. J. Simpson were passing ships in red Corvettes in Brentwood, Los Angeles, symbolizing the transition from taboos to tokens in the entertainment industry.
O.J. Simpson, the first black athlete to garner corporate endorsements, embodied a starship and space shuttle persona through vintage commercials, revealing a self-deprecating narcissism.
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