"Mutie" is the greatest racial slur of all time. Right up there with "Greenskin" "Long ears" and "Micro Brain With A Macro Head."
"Not Adam and Filthy Mutie Scum." lolz.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.