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Why is it when the discussion is about somebody selling candy on the subway certain peoples minds seem to be turning to violent crime, but when you hear about p
by burgerbrain 15y ago
Why is it when the discussion is about somebody selling candy on the subway certain peoples minds seem to be turning to violent crime, but when you hear about people with unlicensed lemon-aid stands we don't seem to see this?
To put it bluntly, I suspect it has something to do with the demographic people associate both of these (rather identical) businesses.
- jessedhillon 15y agoThat's not putting it bluntly. If you were blunt you would say that people are suggesting that his alternative occupations would have been burglary or drug dealing because he's black, and they are fools. And you would have been right.
- burgerbrain 15y agoThat is a tad to blunt for my tastes, but yes. Though I'm trying to allow some room for people unconsciously thinking like this, unintentionally.
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- wallawe 15y agoYou are mistaken. It has nothing to do with race although people like you tend to want to make it about that. He resembles and talks like a thug, brags about "selling cavities" and making a living off of it, illegally nonetheless. It's frustrating seeing people like you make unequivocal blanket statements. He is in a subway selling candy and admits coming from a tough background. Whether white or black this is the type of person that one would associate with making a living illegally had he not afforded himself this opportunity which I applaud him on. It's you who makes it about race.
- chc 15y agoI agree, but not in the sense you mean it. The demographic for lemonade stands is little kids, while the demographic most closely associated with trying to earn money in the subway is desperate adults. One of these demographics is drastically more likely to commit violent crime if they can't make money another way.
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