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Why do some people think this meme is racist?
comedian /kə'miːdɪən/ n. 喜剧演员
depict /dɪ’pɪkt/ v. 描绘，描画
errand /'er(ə)nd/ n. 差事，差使
sprint /sprɪnt/ n. 冲刺，短跑
jibe /dʒaɪb/ n. 讽刺
grasp /grɑːsp/ v. 抓住，理解
offensive /ə’fensɪv/ a. 令人不快的，攻击性的
A tweet from US comedian and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, depicting herself on Usain's Bolt's back, has been called racist.
"This is how I'm running errands from now on," she wrote alongside a Photoshopped image of herself on the shoulders of Olympic 100m sprint champion Usain Bolt. The Jamaican is one of the tens of thousands of people to have retweeted it.
So was it an innocent joke or an ignorant jibe?
"I am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who I am," the chat show host subsequently posted.
Some, however, didn't believe DeGeneres had fully grasped why people found her tweet offensive.
Opinion was divided and many came to her defence.
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