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Congratulations on your blatant racism. You go to southside, and you object that the person that is working in that neighborhood fits "the stereotype".

cpher 10y ago
What are you talking about? I've lived on the southside for 10 years. It's called "understanding how to avoid gangbangers." How about when I go into a burger joint and the two teenage kids in front of me whip out a huge roll of cash to pay for it? Their saggy-ass jeans tell me they didn't get that from a high-paying software consulting job. I think you need a reality check. Ninja edit: Screw you for criticizing me on my "judgement" of Uber drivers. Fuck you.
- YuriNiyazov 10y ago
  dang should be coming by to tell you that you are out of line any minute now.
  - shock-value 10y ago
    Sorry, but this comment makes you sound like a whiney child yelling at a sibling -- "you might not listen to me but I'll get Mommy to tell you to stop!". The comment may or may not be racially insensitive but it's very frustrating how some commenters here will appeal to mods to censor anything they don't like or agree with.
    - YuriNiyazov 10y ago
      I am objecting to the "Fuck you" part, not his (perceived by me) racial insensitivity, which I think we can continue discussing without appealing to mods.
      - cpher 10y ago
        Yes, I was out of line in this context to drop the f-bomb on you. I apologize. Also, it was not done re: racial insensitivity. It's more of a local thing, and it won't translate to this forum. I'm sorry.
cpher 10y ago
I feel safer when my wife can text me the name of the taxi company and car number in case anything happens. It's following a chain of custody...dick.
cpher 10y ago
Are you really that naive to think gangbangers and drug dealers don't use ride-sharing programs and exploit it to their advantage? Every system will be exploited. If you dare live in the environment, you might experience it.
cpher 10y ago
Give me your honest opinion: to what degree am I racist if : 1) the Uber pulling up is an obvious gangbanger 2) If I refuse the driver for whatever reasons Uber lists when drivers pull up. I'm going to assume your objection is to #1. If so, do you have any fucking idea how institutionalized racism is in Chicago, especially with CPD? Even sane white folks know this. There are mostly good apples, but some bad ones, and we don't need to be a part of any dragnet.
- YuriNiyazov 10y ago
  Here's my honest opinion on how I read your latest statement: "Racism is institutionalized in Chicago by CPD, so the correct thing to do is to follow the procedures established by the racist institution because otherwise I am going to be ensnared in the dragnet."
cpher 10y ago
Yuri, after seeing these comments, we're going to have to agree to disagree. I'm not sorry for being angry, but I'm sorry for getting personal. I'm sure you're needing some help with something local to your community, unless you want to start a thread of how to help kids on the south side of Chicago get into this community.
- YuriNiyazov 10y ago
  Apology accepted, as well as the agreement to disagree as well. FWIW, I've lived in some very choice parts of Oakland and Brooklyn throughout my life, so I am familiar with the environment, and the need for safety. The hard work in normalizing relations is exactly that: giving people that set off your spidey sense an opportunity for honest work.
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cpher 10y ago

What are you talking about? I've lived on the southside for 10 years. It's called "understanding how to avoid gangbangers." How about when I go into a burger joint and the two teenage kids in front of me whip out a huge roll of cash to pay for it? Their saggy-ass jeans tell me they didn't get that from a high-paying software consulting job. I think you need a reality check. Ninja edit: Screw you for criticizing me on my "judgement" of Uber drivers. Fuck you.

YuriNiyazov 10y ago
dang should be coming by to tell you that you are out of line any minute now.
- shock-value 10y ago
  Sorry, but this comment makes you sound like a whiney child yelling at a sibling -- "you might not listen to me but I'll get Mommy to tell you to stop!". The comment may or may not be racially insensitive but it's very frustrating how some commenters here will appeal to mods to censor anything they don't like or agree with.
  - YuriNiyazov 10y ago
    I am objecting to the "Fuck you" part, not his (perceived by me) racial insensitivity, which I think we can continue discussing without appealing to mods.
    - cpher 10y ago
      Yes, I was out of line in this context to drop the f-bomb on you. I apologize. Also, it was not done re: racial insensitivity. It's more of a local thing, and it won't translate to this forum. I'm sorry.

cpher 10y ago

I feel safer when my wife can text me the name of the taxi company and car number in case anything happens. It's following a chain of custody...dick.

cpher 10y ago

Are you really that naive to think gangbangers and drug dealers don't use ride-sharing programs and exploit it to their advantage? Every system will be exploited. If you dare live in the environment, you might experience it.

cpher 10y ago

Give me your honest opinion: to what degree am I racist if : 1) the Uber pulling up is an obvious gangbanger 2) If I refuse the driver for whatever reasons Uber lists when drivers pull up. I'm going to assume your objection is to #1. If so, do you have any fucking idea how institutionalized racism is in Chicago, especially with CPD? Even sane white folks know this. There are mostly good apples, but some bad ones, and we don't need to be a part of any dragnet.

YuriNiyazov 10y ago
Here's my honest opinion on how I read your latest statement: "Racism is institutionalized in Chicago by CPD, so the correct thing to do is to follow the procedures established by the racist institution because otherwise I am going to be ensnared in the dragnet."

cpher 10y ago

Yuri, after seeing these comments, we're going to have to agree to disagree. I'm not sorry for being angry, but I'm sorry for getting personal. I'm sure you're needing some help with something local to your community, unless you want to start a thread of how to help kids on the south side of Chicago get into this community.

YuriNiyazov 10y ago
Apology accepted, as well as the agreement to disagree as well. FWIW, I've lived in some very choice parts of Oakland and Brooklyn throughout my life, so I am familiar with the environment, and the need for safety. The hard work in normalizing relations is exactly that: giving people that set off your spidey sense an opportunity for honest work.

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