Quote from: oph'print on August 18, 2021, 03:15:47 PM
Quote from: black boy magic ✨ on August 18, 2021, 01:53:15 PM
Quote from: L0NZ. on August 18, 2021, 01:48:01 PM
Quote from: black boy magic ✨ on August 18, 2021, 11:37:52 AM
I think I remember that
But He's still kinda pushing this idea that the way you "present" urself has a lot to do with whether ur targeted or not though
It does. He understands the perception they have of Black people in general isn't favorable but it's even LESS favorable for those of us who present ourselves as ghetto and like thugs which makes total sense.
what u said does make sense
But thats not exactly what he communicated in this segment
He kinda excluded and separated himself from the "others" and made it as if being a target or being racially profiled isn't a concern for him, all because of how he "presents"
Now how he feels or what he may have said outside of that segment may be different but viewing this segment I was like ummmm... I get where ur going but no sir
and on top of that, why are we as black people concerning ourselves with OTHER people's perception of us? like, im not saying don't take pride or care in the way you look by any means, but who gives s fuck what "they" think. they gon *always* find an issue
cuz what WE consider as "presenting well" don't mean shit to white ppl. so it doesn't make us less likely for anything. i don't know when we fooled ourselves into thinking it did.
well to be fair presentation or behavior can put a spotlight on someone
Like for instance I'm sure a black person who's just walking around quietly minding their business is a bit less likely to get into trouble or noticed by the wrong folks than a black person who goes outside screaming to the top of their lungs and asking for everyone's attention
But to just feel as if ur excluded from something just because ur proper or civilized or you dress a certain way .... I dunno about that
Sometimes things like that can be just as threatening or unintentionally antagonizing to people who just hate black people.
"Look at this nigger ... thinking he's doing something big. Imma show him what's what tah-day

"
There's def such a thing as well dressed , "well behaved" black people driving nice cars who are stopped just cuz they're black and nothing more .