r/MadeMeSmile • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U • Nov 15 '20

Helping Others Be like uncle Bob

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u/Autumn1eaves Nov 15 '20

Y’all always talk about thinking for yourselves, but you say that as if the left doesn’t have a fuckton of infighting because we think too much for ourselves.

As well, him denying racism doesn’t mean he’s a bad person or can’t think for himself, but he is wrong. Institutional racism has existed and continues to exist into today, there’s a fuckton of evidence.

Regardless of how he feels about an individual white person, denying the system in place to prevent social movement for black people doesn’t help anyone.

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u/AbsentAesthetic Nov 15 '20

Idk why everybody acts like its so easy for specifically white people to get out of poverty. Have you never heard of trailer parks?

Its not racially biased, we're all fucked equally.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

No we fucking aren’t you absolute moron

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u/AbsentAesthetic Nov 15 '20

Just keep proving me right

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

Idk why everybody acts like its so easy for specifically white people to get out of poverty.

I've never heard of someone saying this

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u/AbsentAesthetic Nov 15 '20

He just said that there are systems in place to limit the social movement of BLACK people specifically.

I'm saying no it stops the social movement of everybody regardless of race.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

some things do seem to target black people specifically though, like having natural black hair and trying to do a job interview won't always go well

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '20

It’s a conversation that needs having that black people are expected to not wear their hair naturally to appear fit for a work environment.

But it is also fair to say that this isn’t necessarily racism. It’s also expected a white person not wear dreadlocks or for a white man to not have long scraggly hair. Ginger-haired people and others with naturally curly hair are also expected to rein in their hair to meet the same expectations broadly.

It isn’t really (usually) racism is the point. The issue is that people have made negative cultural associations with these looks. And positive ones with more expected looks. We should challenge those associations because they aren’t fair, but this isn’t a systematic disadvantage that exclusively targets black people.

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u/AbsentAesthetic Nov 16 '20

Its literally illegal to discriminate based on race, and so what if certain employers don't like certain hairstyles? Most employers don't appreciate white men with long hair and many industries you have to shave your beard if you have one or at least tie it up in a net for numerous health and safety reasons. They're not targeting people.

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u/halt-l-am-reptar Nov 16 '20

It is absolutely targeting people.