But I was discriminated against because I’m a werewolf!
Can I get some of that Pigford money?
Yes, I know that just because some black farmers were discriminated against doesn’t mean all black farmers, or werewolves, were discriminated against. But that hasn’t stopped people from claiming they were discriminated against – or from obtaining settlement money from the USDA/government, oh wait, I mean their fellow Americans.
Thomas Burrell, head of the Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association explains how easy it was for “farmers” to claim discrimination:
Hmm, Darrell Issa? What’re you gonna do about that, sweetheart?