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And, after having these verbal weapons leveled at him, and being in a subsequent fistfight, he was essentially told that "boys will be boys". This should tell you something about how the power structures in play deal with minorities.

The "boys will be boys" mentality has traditionally applied to all men involved in fistfights, not just minorities.

And by fistfight You mean that one party does all the fighting and the other being all the unconscious?

One-sided assaults included, yes. The "boys will be boys" mentality is not big on the details.

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