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Buccaneers claim racial profiling and stereotyping are hurtful. The news of pirates commandeering a oil supertanker off the Somalia coast is a double-edge cutlass for Dred Pirate Captain Jean "Hook Face" McGee. One one hand, he is proud of the resurgence of his profession; on the other hook, the incident is casting piracy in a bad light. "Arrr... Piracy is a culture of piece, pieces of eight , aye, to be sure," said Hook Face. "I'd be remiss if I didn't address we do a little pillaging and the occasional mass rape of port communities. Just some intellectual honesty, arrr." Hook Face believes that images of pirates committing ghastly crimes has reinforced the belief that all pirates are bad. Hook Face said he was the victim of recent pirate profiling. "Just the other day, I be trying to arrange a flight to the Keys for a little vacation and rampaging," said Hook Face. "And I was forced to strip down to nothing more than me skivvies and patch. Arrr.. Twas quite an embarrassment, it was." First mate Dedson Mobiggins, a newly-initiated software pirate, said he has been verbally accosted on several occasions for the sake of his cultural affinity. "I was laughed at for wearing my Jolly Rodgers lapel pin," said Mobiggins. "I came to this country to live the way I pleased and, aye, the ready access to rum was a consideration to be sure." Derrick Shoelander, an Arrr Cap'n Liberties Union (ACLU) lawyer agrees with the pirates. "Pirates are just like all the citizens of this country," said Shoelander. " 'Ceptin' they board a vessel every once in a while, kill the crew, and unload the treasure." Pirates say they will protest the insensitivity while raiding a seaside resort called Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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