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  1. He is as mean as a copperhead snake
  2. He is as mean as an angry bear
  3. He is as mean as a bottle of brandy
  4. He is as mean a black woman
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Kimmy Holden

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Who wrote this? He is mean as a black lady? REALLY? I may not be black, but find this very insulting. And these aren't metaphors, they're similes. DUH. A real metaphor example is "He was a bull in a china shop."

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