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Desus and Mero Break Down the Saga of #PermitPatty

BBQ Becky isn't alone.

Last weekend, a video of a white woman calling the cops on an 8-year-old black girl for selling water made waves on social media. The woman, later identified as cannabis startup founder Alison Ettel, promptly became a meme in the same vein as BBQ Becky. During Monday's episode of Desus & Mero, the host talked about Ettel's odd profession, tear-filled apology tour, and the call that changed her destiny.

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