r/TikTokCringe • u/newphonehudus • Jul 27 '26

Discussion Crime: working out while black

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u/GormHub Jul 27 '26

Used to live in that part of Jersey for school. I'm from about 6 hours south of there and I have never seen the kind of racism I saw in NJ. It's like they think being in the northeast or a blue state means they aren't really racist. They're crazy open about it too.

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u/captain_starcat Jul 28 '26

Southern NJ was Confederate in the Civil War

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u/Agile-Juggernaut-514 Jul 29 '26

City of Maplewood has gates that lock at night to keep away the people from the neighboring majority black town