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I’m white and I don’t feel that way. So obviously it isn’t being “white” or not that determines whether you feel that way while shopping. And I feel incredibly
by jtbayly 8y ago
I’m white and I don’t feel that way. So obviously it isn’t being “white” or not that determines whether you feel that way while shopping.
And I feel incredibly similarly to her when I walk into Starbucks and pickup my prepaid drink. I imagine I would feel just like her shopping at Amazon Go as well.
I’m not denying there are differences in how you are treated depending on your race. In fact, as a father of black children it is my responsibility to make them aware of the extra level of care they need to engage, during shopping for example.
But the feelings she shares are not unique to being black.
- stanleydrew 8y agoI don't dispute any of this. I think people may have lost the thread a little bit. The author's statement was > No one cared what I was doing. Is this what it feels like to shop when you're not black? The author does imply that all black people are eyed with suspicion when shopping, which is impossible to say but almost surely not true. However the answer to the question can still be "yes" without giving in to the implication.