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Out 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 perso
by baskire 6y ago
Out 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.