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Why Has Paula Deen Been Vilified, While Alec Baldwin’s Been Given a Pass?

Hypocrisy

Paula Deen has been dropped by many of her sponsors for admitting to spewing a racial epithet about a man who shoved a gun in her face in ’87, while Alec Baldwin has received less backlash for attempting to ‘f--k up’ a ‘queen.’ Why? 

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