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This reminds me of a time when a black dude knocked on my door to tell me he was going to climb over from near my balcony to some surface above to get something
by aldebran 5y ago
This reminds me of a time when a black dude knocked on my door to tell me he was going to climb over from near my balcony to some surface above to get something his kid had gotten stuck there. I had a “ok why are you telling me this?” Look on my face. So he followed with “I’m telling you so you don’t call the cops because a black guy is climbing near your balcony”. I was puzzled. He gave me a “you sweet summer child look” and left.
I think about that person frequently. How ingrained is the racist reality in your mind that the first thing you do is to tell people before you do it? Sucks.
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoMatt Damon was pranking people, one of them was a young Black man. He looked very worried: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzVHqSpO8Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzVHqSpO8Ko Also a very interesting (long) read from a Black British journalist, who even had an episode of being clueless about racism in the US: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/01/gary-younge-farewell-to-america https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/01/gary-younge-...
- loonster 5y agoIf it's not his property, it is a prudent thing to do regardless of race.