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There was a time when white people could get drunk and soil themselves all over town with little potential for repercussions. So you stole a car and mowed down a little old Hispanic lady. Everyone knows you’ll get off scott-free since the local sheriff was inclined to look the other way for similarly hued people. So occasionally you humped an orca, got into a fight, or stole $75 million worth of jewelry from a Turkish smuggler. White people knew, almost without exception, that once they were clear of the area, all would be forgotten. But now, in the age of YouTube, Myspace, and Facebook, those silly adolescent indiscretions can be videotaped, broadcast to the public, and used to prosecute minor infractions like freeing all the animals at the zoo. White people find themselves constantly tempted by the urge to videotape their ridiculous antics and share them online. They get drunk and grow mustaches, pick up transvestite hookers, and insult Chuck Norris with unflattering imitationsall just for a giggle, all the while rolling tape that inevitably gets them into more trouble than if they just came home with the clap like kids in the 50s. Damn new media! And damn YouTube!