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z3mcs t1_j7ztrmy wrote

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

> It’s definitely a weakness in the Banner.

And a weakness in this sub too. And like, American life in general, lol. Black folk will scream something from the rooftops but so often nobody really takes heed until some white person echoes the same thing. (this is also the case with Men saying things Women have said in meetings in corporate settings)

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FriedScrapple t1_j7zvxqa wrote

Now the governor, speaker of the house, mayor of Baltimore, attorney general, states attorney, chief of police are all black, so, maybe that will change. Black women are the biggest voting bloc in the city, so locally they have a lot of power. But for stuff like bus lines you need the Governor on board.

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CaptainObvious110 t1_j8e31ji wrote

Exactly. A black person complaining about something should be taken just as serious as something said why someone who is white.

When I ride the bus it's always mostly black and Hispanic people on there. Rarely are their white people on there.

So even if it's unintentional it's still perpetuating the idea that white people are still superior and that it's to the point where it's considered normal by most people only goes to show how deeply entrenched that idea still is no matter how subtle it may be or how good intentioned people may be.

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