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The OP's point holds true. Consider a clean and showered young male that is not dressed like a homeless person. This is generally quite achievable for most of t
by coryfklein 6y ago
The OP's point holds true. Consider a clean and showered young male that is not dressed like a homeless person. This is generally quite achievable for most of the poor population.
This individual will experience problems if his skin is black that he wouldn't experience if his skin is white.
- baskire 6y agoOut of naivety, do you believe that a black person cleanly shaved wearing a button down and slacks would still have that experience? Do you think a white person dressed in gangster clothes would be unscathed? My current opinion is that the biggest factor is not race but likelihood of fitting a stereotype of "criminal" based on dress code
- frenchyatwork 6y agoYou're probably mostly concerned with the American experience, so this might be tangential to you. I grew up as a white ex-pat in a Philippines. While I don't think I ever tried to abuse it, but I could definitely get away with a lot of things even if I dressed as a hobbo/gangster.
- tguedes 6y agoIn most places in the US, the black guy with nice suit will be less likely to have that experience than a homeless looking white guy. But a black guy with a nice suit will experience it more than a white guy with a nice suit.
- coryfklein 6y agoI'm merely talking about controlling for variables. If you keep the outfit the same and only change the skin color you'll see a difference. I have no idea which direction the change starts to lean when you change clothing, smell, age and or other factors all at the same time.