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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two Indian kids (Mohawk tribe) thrown out of a college tour because a mother was "nervous" about them being too quiet and just looking wrong.

When are white middle class Americans going to realize that their "gut" is racist, bigoted, and just plain wrong?

https://wtop.com/living/2018/05/native-american-blames-discrimination-in-campus-ordeal/
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I've been thinking about this a lot, lately.  It's standard practice in law enforcement to encourage people that "if you see something, say something."  It's a recipe for racism and bigotry, don't you think?   We have our biases, unconscious or not, and we are encouraged to act on them by calling police.

Where's the appropriate, accurate middle ground here, and how do we get there?[/quote]I have the same question. I am very careful about calling the police these days. [/quote]

Just use common sense. Don't be afraid to call the police because you might offend someone.  All of these stories are blown out of proportion by the media, resulting in every liberal thinking that POC are run out of Starbucks on a daily basis by KKK members. :roll: [/quote]

Wow...so you think all these incidents are being blown out of proportion?
You don’t think these stories are just being reported to shed light on the pervasiveness of racial profiling and the frequency with which incidents occur across this country when POC are not just perceived as threats but actually investigated and interrogated by authorities simply because they’re black/brown?  
I mean these incidents ARE happening these calls to the cops aren’t fabricated and these confrontations with the police aren’t imaginary - it IS happening. 
The insinuation that it’s KKK extremists doing it is the fabrication.  
The notion that it’s Skinheads and neo-Nazis doing it is the fairytale.  
No it’s average everyday regular people with implicit biases and subconscious suspicions doing it and that’s the purpose of reporting these stories to shed light on the warped mindset of average everyday regular people.  
It’s wrong.  
I’m sure you have no qualms with so many having this mentality because it doesn’t adversely affect you but it affects millions of POC daily.  Do they not matter?  
Are you on the, “They need to just  deal with it” bandwagon?
How else do you expect to address and correct this predisposition of prejudice if it’s not reported?[/quote]

Get off your high horse.

Your just as prejudiced as everybody else.[/quote]

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