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[deleted] OP t1_j7zotgs wrote

Reply to comment by FriedScrapple in White Punks on Transit by [deleted]

Exactly. When their editor did her AMA on this sub, I specifically asked her about getting away from the focus on white people problems and talking to residents in neighborhoods outside of the burbs/White L where all of their reporters live. They've been better than The Sun, but there is still a ton of need for improvement.

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TheKingOfSiam t1_j80nvjj wrote

Way to make white folks feel 'other' and not allowed to live and have experiences in Baltimore.

The transit problem is the transit problem, regardless of the race of the person explaining their (not uncommon) experience.

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Scrilla_Gorilla_ t1_j80yxdo wrote

As a fellow white man I have to ask, do you regularly feel discriminated against? You're allowed to come to the city, take my word for it. Everyone is always real nice to me, though I like to think that's based on my personality.

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TheKingOfSiam t1_j81ibbs wrote

Nothing like since good old fashioned prejudice.

Married in the city. Kids born in the city. Lived there for 20 years. I'm good with the city. Wouldn't be in this sub if I didn't like it.

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CaptainObvious110 t1_j8e3qxy wrote

Thank you. Those are people that have been prioritized for many decades and it's time to level the playing field and stop playing those stupid games

Who uses the service the most and what needs to be done to improve it? Then actually fix the issues. When you do that EVERYONE benefits.

  1. Black people feel as though their voices are being heard and acted on. Which in turn helps to alleviate a whole of apathy.

  2. Actually acting on those concerns ultimately benefits everyone that uses public transportation regardless of race. This in turn helps more people to use the service which gets more people off the road and makes it so that whoever still needs to drive has a better experience getting where they need to go.

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