onichama ( @onichama@feddit.de ) 46•11 months agoUnfortunately it’s not the people here that need to read this
Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English60•11 months agoIn this community? It’s useful for talking points
Lemmy in general? There’s a lot of people on Lemmy who need to read this.
Pattern ( @Pattern@artemis.camp ) 18•11 months agoYou’d be surprised how widespread misunderstanding of systemic racism is, even on the left.
marx2k ( @marx2k@beehaw.org ) 26•11 months agoMy mother worked for a real estate firm in the late 90s in bay ridge, Brooklyn where she was told to tell anyone calling in who sounded black or had a “black sounding name” that nothing was available or to quote ridiculous prices.
This shit ain’t gone away at all.
Rozaŭtuno ( @Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 23•11 months agoIf you think that the problems (inequalities) racism brought ceased to exist with segregation, try learning about red-lining and how countless black neighborhoods got unfairly bulldozed to make space for highways. All that stuff happened only a lifetime ago, of course its effects can still be felt today.
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You could also use the same reasoning to argue that colonialism hasn’t really ended either, when the colonialists went home they still left behind the scars of centuries of exploitation, that shit doesn’t get washed away in a day.
microphone900 ( @microphone900@lemmy.ml ) 7•11 months agoWells Fargo to pay $175 million in race discrimination probe - Reuters (2012) And let’s not forget stuff like this happened just within the last 15 years.
rumschlumpel ( @ichmagrum@feddit.de ) Deutsch19•11 months ago… did you just straight-up post a reddit comment?
Yes, lol.
But in my defense, I’ve had this saved on my phone for over a year, and I probably got it from /r/196 to begin with :p
Nerorero ( @Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 10•11 months agoBut on top of that, the previous owner raised the new one. On top of the hotel issue we now have the same issues, but with the new owner
TWeaK ( @TWeaK@lemm.ee ) English5•11 months agoIt’s different with racism, because it’s easier and cheaper to stop racist practices than it is to modify a building. And modifying a building isn’t hard or all that expensive.
lowleveldata ( @lowleveldata@programming.dev ) 3•11 months agoLike what?
Oakholm ( @Oakholm@lemm.ee ) 5•11 months agoJerry mandering
Designate ( @Designate6361@lemmy.letthewookiee.win ) 1•11 months agoLiterally best explanation I have ever heard