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BrightThru2014 t1_jacgmom wrote

While I whole heartedly endorse the message underlying the OP, I will note that if it was made about the actions of teenagers in NE/SE rather than NW, it likely would have been a far more controversial statement (possibly locked/removed by mods) and have much more push back.

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schmillischnede_dad OP t1_jae9yke wrote

Well, when I was 18 a group of kids in SE threw a big gulp full of sprite at my head on the way to a job interview and soaked me. But I'm going to sympathize more with kids who have like real struggles in life than snotty ones who do it because their parents taught them they're too special to be nice.

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BrightThru2014 t1_jaekrx6 wrote

Yeah but I don’t think the snotty ones (statistically) are committing the same level of violent crimes…

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coolfuzzylemur t1_jacjqmy wrote

Something about a white gentrifier criticizing black children just hits a little different, ya know?

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Opinion-Feisty t1_jacz142 wrote

Being white doesn't make you a "gentrifier" any more than skin color determines bad behavior. Your assumption says a lot about YOU.

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jaco1001 t1_jad2pg6 wrote

they didn't say that being white made them a gentrifier, they said that they were white AND a gentrifier . basic grammar. Presumptuous still, but very likely correct. Describes me, that's for sure.

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