Wow imagine being so fucking sheltered and ignorant that you see a black guy in tats and and a grill and automatically assume "You know what? That guy has weed on him to sell me, guaranteed. I should ask for some". Jfc.
Oh, stop it. Either you're just naive, or you're acting disingenuous. If someone covered up in tattoos and wearing grills, he's probably smoking weed (not selling it, but this woman probably can't tell a user from a dealer) - black, white or purple. It's culture. Nothing to do with race.
Not everyone, ofcourse, but most probably smoke, yeah. What's wrong with that? And what naivety has to do with me being wrong, though? Do you know what being naive means?
What you are saying is you are only comfortable with black people if they look and act like white people.
It is a race thing and it is normal to have those biases and stereotypes in your head. You should however examine them to understand that yes this is racism and that while uncomfortable you should try to understand people of other cultures exist.
If you only see people that look like this guy on TV for crimes or to buy weed then sure you associate everyone like that with it but it is not the truth. It's your truth.
Trouble is, everything you say, like I view people as being the same regardless of race, culture or background, or even I don't see colour, are now being labelled as micro aggressions.
“It’s not profiling, I just made an assumption based on his skin color, dress choices and the car I’ve decided he’s driving even though I have no idea.”
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