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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If there is one hopeful note amid all the anguish and recrimination from the acquittal of George Zimmerman, it’s that growing numbers of white people have come to appreciate whiteness for what it is: an unearned set of privileges.

There is a lot more "black privilege" these.

Being black means you never have to take responsibility for anything. All your problems are caused by "white privilege."

3 posted on 07/18/2013 11:13:20 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Like I was telling one freeper, when I use to drive a taxi in New York city a while back, there was this unwritten rule that blacks must be charged less. Not by any law mind you, but because none of them would ever pay the full fare (FORGET about tips..never)

And if you complained about it, all kinds of trouble would start - all kinds of name calling, like of course the “R” word and you would end up wasting all this time arguing (time is money in taxi driving). So you just had to put up with it.

If the fare was $5 bucks they would give you $4. If it was $8.50 they would give you $7. It was always a buck less than the actual fare. And of course they all complained why taxis never stopped for them, again using the “R’ word (racist)...Even Danny Glover the actor got involved once, I think he even sued the city stating all taxi drivers were racist.

But the thing is not even BLACK drivers picked up black people! Not because of racism, but because of the very reason you stated: Black privilege. Because they were black they felt this meant they should get a discount.

I remember one episode I drove a guy from Penn Station all the way up to Harlem, and the whooole time he just would not shut the hell up, complaining about everything. The route, the traffic lights, even my shock absorbers, and when we got there the fare was $16 bucks. And you know what he did? Gave me $7 and told me to go F myself. Thank you very much.


38 posted on 07/18/2013 11:28:13 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Someday our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
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