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The only thing making me hesitant to give a simple yes/no answer is the implication of tieing my example to a "hip-hop mogul wearing a half-pount of gold chains
by thebradbain 10y ago
The only thing making me hesitant to give a simple yes/no answer is the implication of tieing my example to a "hip-hop mogul wearing a half-pount of gold chains around his neck and $400 basketball shoes on his feet" - are you trying to imply these people are systematically black? And if so, are you trying to imply that most rich black men dress like this?
If you are (which I don't think you are), I think you can answer your own question.
If not, then I don't think the comparison stands: you're implying a wealthy individual ("a Hip-Hop mogul") is representative of a whole race when his circumstances are (for lack of better wording) merely an exception to the rule, whereas "rich white men" is, objectively, a non-misleading statement, as white men are statistically the wealthiest demographic.
Of course, I could have read to deep into your question entirely - I'm not an expert in this field. Thank you for the thought provoking discussion regardless, though.
- rhapsodic 10y agothebradbain, I asked you a fairly simple question about a fairly simple hypothetical. Would those words, in your opinion, be evidence of racist sentiment?