Reply #23: Not overt racism, perhaps, but the more subtle engrained [View All]

[RaleighNCDUer]

social racism of differing expectations - the kind of racism that is so easily seen by its victims but all but invisible to its usually clueless offenders.

For instance, I work p/t at a theater. There's a small group of black teens that occassionally cause problems, letting their friends in through the exits without buying tickets, being rowdy in the auditoriums. As a result, when white teens come in they don't get any notice, but a group of black teens come in and they get extra scrutiny, even followed around to make sure they're not up to something. All because of the actions of a half-dozen kids.

Differing expectations. And our black customers are very aware of it, you can be sure. It's engrained in the society.