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skrewballl t1_j85vil2 wrote

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

are you a bot?

people keep answering your questions and then you just tell them that they arent answering your questions?

i answered you, its the lack of black voices in the piece.

better go redress yr straw, its gettin kinda stinky!

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Nelson_Gremdella t1_j86lqro wrote

Right, but the question is why does the article have to feature a bus rider with black skin for you to not be offended?

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skrewballl t1_j86ywl2 wrote

well to me the question is why does someone have to be called "offended" just because they want to talk about something or point something important out?

who ever said they were offended?

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Nelson_Gremdella t1_j88l1m1 wrote

You stated that you are upset because the article doesn’t feature any black people.

You claim you want to have a conversation about systemic racism.

These are two very different things.

The fact that a media outlet published an article about issues with the transit system without publishing any interviews with black people is not racism. It is also not systemic racism.

The article is about how shitty the transit system is.

Again, the article is about how shitty the bus system is.

It’s not an article exploring how poverty and systemic racism plague this city, etc. etc.

You have become a white person who is now dictating the skin color of people local media outlets are allowed to interview.

This ^ is racism. This is dictatorship. Google “Hitler.”

Take a step back.

If the crappy transit system disproportionately affects black people, isn’t it a good thing the news article published a piece on it?

Racism is a real issue. When everything is “racist,” no one is gonna care anymore.

Answer the question. Edit: please

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skrewballl t1_j89lhdd wrote

i already answered all yr questions

ill be sure to check with you and make sure its okay next time i attempt to have a conversation about racism

good day

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