Good for him. I will also add that blacks know these rules and often used them to their advantage. It is quite common for blacks, especially on the east coast, to wildly overdress for the situation. It is very common to see a black man in a suit and tie going to work, when a white person in the same profession would dress far more casually. They do this deliberately to seperate themselves from the hoodie crowd, to advertise to the world that they are professionals and would like to be treated that way. And they are. I have never seen someone cross the street away from a black man in a suit.
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And this is the point. Prejudice is natural and even required in life. If a snake has a particular pattern or head shape you know its poisonous. If a spider has an hourglass or fiddle on its back you know to avoid it. If food smells a certain way you know it has gone bad. Showing prejudice in these ways are a protection.
People judge you by the way you dress and carry yourself. I’m a black man and I’ve never experienced overt racism. But then again I carry myself in a certain manner. No black man has ever robbed someone wearing khakis and a polo shirt, for example. People judge you for how you look it’s natural. Blacks who dress like hoodlums and complain about profiling are like people dressed in clown suits complaining
that no one takes them seriously.
They do this deliberately to seperate themselves from the hoodie crowd, to advertise to the world that they are professionals and would like to be treated that way. And they are.
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People of other races/ethnic groups do the same thing. It generally benefits a person to NOT have outlandish tattoos and piercings or to wear non-business attire. ....I was a salaried professional at a defense contractor and it wasn’t until the late ‘70s that were we permitted to have facial hair or wear anything other than a white shirt with our suits and ties at work. .....Yeah, I’m an old dog.
That's worth repeating. Well said!