Rampant Racism in America

[Andy_T]

Read this in the early morning.

https://twitter.com/x/status/989132611854524417

White privilege is getting pulled over by the police and not wondering whether you will survive it.

 

[Amy SF]

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/alt-right-uses-milk-promote-white-supremacy/

What a bunch of nitwits.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

5 Black Women Were Told to Golf Faster. Then the Club Called the Police.


I heard this piece earlier on NPR....

'It Was Surreal': Police Called On Group Of Black Women Golfers In Pennsylvania

 

[MadamSarcastra]

White Man Convicted Of Beating Black Man At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally

 

[Mischief]

Mom on College Tour Calls Police on Two Native American Teens: They Made Her “Nervous”

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Mom on College Tour Calls Police on Two Native American Teens: They Made Her “Nervous”

What an an uptight, ignorant b---

 

[PTree15]

Mom on College Tour Calls Police on Two Native American Teens: They Made Her “Nervous”

This is the kind of stuff that just has to stop or we aren't going to make any progress regarding racism. This makes me so sad.

 

[Amy SF]

The latest outrage: #GraduatingWhileBlack

https://www.theroot.com/graduatingwhileblack-university-of-florida-apologizes-1825819476

 

[Mischief]

My city: Nordstrom Rack apologizes after calling the police on three black teens who were shopping for prom

 

[Mischief]

A woman called 911 about burglars at her neighbor’s house. They were black Airbnb guests.

 

[Mischief]

A hotel clerk was caught on video calling a black customer a monkey. He’s been fired.

 

[Mischief]

Perspective | An officer’s response to a pregnant woman was ‘demeaning and offensive.’ Why her race matters.

 

[Mischief]

Another one locally: Schnucks apologizes, fires employee who had run-in with black couple over money order

Apparently, cash payment isn't sufficient to buy a money order if you happen to be black.

 

[Amy SF]

The flip side, in case these stories are making you super depressed.

https://www.facebook.com/

 

[MadamSarcastra]

KKK leader found guilty of firing gun during Charlottesville rally

 

[Andy_T]

KKK leader found guilty of firing gun during Charlottesville rally

Indeed, amazing, tries to kill or severely hurt a counterprotestor and gets charged with “discharging a firearm less than 1,000 feet from a school” ...

 

[Mischief]

https://www.theroot.com/a-black-yale-student-took-a-nap-in-a-dorm-common-room-1825893057

 

[MadamSarcastra]

https://twitter.com/x/status/994424167360589824

 

[Andy_T]

White people keep calling the cops on black people for no reason. That’s dangerous.

 

[Jamie in Chile]

Speaking of racism in America, for those that have Netflix, Dear White People Season 2 has come out about a week ago. It's got good reviews with most rating it on a par or better than Season 1. Personally, I thought Season 1 was better. Season 2 has all the sass and wittiness and cute observations of the first one, but to me it didn't quite seem to have the same energy and power. Season 1 had more, better overarching storylines I thought, like the Blackface party and Reggie getting a gun pulled on him at the party that had dramatic power.

I reccomend Season 1 to those who haven't seen it.