Firesign Theater Racist Facebook Group

     I left the Firesign Theater Facebook group in April 2018 but not before I posted my reason why; two of the last three posts I got from them were anti-Semitic and insensitive to Native Americans. While Firesign Theater made fun of sacred cows, I remember them being sensitive to both groups and blaming the encroachment on Native Americans on commercialism. The comments from a few members about the orthodox Jews covering a scantily clad photo of a woman on the side of a truck were misguided. If that is the kind of people attracted to a group from one of the funniest radio theater troupes, count me out. I turned off all notifications from my final post and notified the administrator. I joined the group less than a week ago. 
     Thirty-two members of Firesign Theater Facebook group’s 22k members have commented on my farewell post about leaving because administrators weren't banning anti-Semitic memes members were adding comments to. I haven't read any comments; I believe they are mostly defending each other in the group. I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, buy everyone a Coke, but I can't. Perhaps the administrator is apologizing with the memes removed and everyone is condemning the racist tendencies, but I'll never know.

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