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I agree that racism played a part in getting Cliff kicked off--Ilan, and probably the others, should have gone too, but Cliff was a convenient scapegoat. But acknowledging that the producers played right into the "angry black man" stereotype is a far cry from suggesting that Marcel somehow "deserved" it or was "asking" for it. It's been Marcel's ambiguous sexuality that's gotten him in trouble all season, especially with Ilan, who has been creepily obsessed with Marcel's virginity, Marcel's masturbatory fantasies, and Marcel's foams. If this is supposed to pass for brotherly banter, Marcel's clearly not in on the joke.
