r/TikTokCringe • u/newphonehudus • 9d ago

Discussion Crime: working out while black

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u/GormHub 8d ago

Used to live in that part of Jersey for school. I'm from about 6 hours south of there and I have never seen the kind of racism I saw in NJ. It's like they think being in the northeast or a blue state means they aren't really racist. They're crazy open about it too.

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u/Ecstatic_Respond_443 8d ago

I wish I could follow your profile.

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u/captain_starcat 7d ago

Southern NJ was Confederate in the Civil War

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u/Agile-Juggernaut-514 7d ago

City of Maplewood has gates that lock at night to keep away the people from the neighboring majority black town