And you really think people fearfully watch black men like hawks in stores in other parts of the country? Get out more. Maybe nobody even glances up here any more.
A lot depends on the store, though. Jewelry stores are different from K-Mart, probably wherever you go in the country.
Some do.
Maybe nobody even glances up here any more.
Just out of curiosity, where is "up here"? Your home page is strangely mute on that point...
A lot depends on the store, though. Jewelry stores are different from K-Mart, probably wherever you go in the country.
The staff at a jewelery store is more apt to watch everyone like a hawk. They're usually well enough trained to not make it obvious, though!
“And you really think people fearfully watch black men like hawks in stores in other parts of the country? Get out more. Maybe nobody even glances up here any more.”
They do in the suburbs surrounding Newark NJ; business owners of all colors (including black) will watch blacks in their store. They can’t ignore history or the lessons many have painfully learned; if they did you’d mock them for being idealistic. There is little integration in NJ.
And you really think people fearfully watch black men like hawks in stores in other parts of the country? Get out more. Maybe nobody even glances up here any more.
A lot depends on the store, though. Jewelry stores are different from K-Mart, probably wherever you go in the country.
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My adopted black children get followed around stores by the proprietors here in leftist New England.