Does america hate black people?
I say no but you get on Instagram and things and my opinion changes. What do you think?
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SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
bijouxbroussard · F
@SubstantialKick There is still some systemic racism in existence, unfortunately, appearing in astonishing ways.
A few years back, a friend sold her house and deposited a check in a well-know bank (rhymes with "Hell’s Cargo"). She was told to expect the check ($500,000) to clear in 5 days, which was fine. A couple of weeks later, she wanted to withdraw $100,000 to put down on a new property. They asked her to come in, and told her they needed more time to "verify", but they could release $10,000 right then.
She was puzzled; had the check not cleared ?
They reassured her that it had.
So why couldn’t she withdraw the amount of [b]her[/b] money she was requesting ?
The bank manager came out, and in his nervousness, dropped the ball— he said she didn’t fit the bank’s "profile" of someone with that amount of money (!)
She called her uncle, an attorney in Oakland, and by the end of the day, she’d withdrawn all of her money, as had several of her friends and family, closing their accounts.
A few years back, a friend sold her house and deposited a check in a well-know bank (rhymes with "Hell’s Cargo"). She was told to expect the check ($500,000) to clear in 5 days, which was fine. A couple of weeks later, she wanted to withdraw $100,000 to put down on a new property. They asked her to come in, and told her they needed more time to "verify", but they could release $10,000 right then.
She was puzzled; had the check not cleared ?
They reassured her that it had.
So why couldn’t she withdraw the amount of [b]her[/b] money she was requesting ?
The bank manager came out, and in his nervousness, dropped the ball— he said she didn’t fit the bank’s "profile" of someone with that amount of money (!)
She called her uncle, an attorney in Oakland, and by the end of the day, she’d withdrawn all of her money, as had several of her friends and family, closing their accounts.
SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@bijouxbroussard Well thank goodness that her uncle was an attorney who could help her out, it sounds like.
bijouxbroussard · F
@SubstantialKick Yes, but people like to claim it’s money, not race that’s the issue. That’s not always so.
This same friend once had a get-together and was talking with people we know who are, ‘very well off’. She asked, "whose money has prevented them from being stopped by police while driving, followed around in stores, etc. ?"
Nobody raised their hand.
A man said, "I’ve been accused of having stolen my own car !"
One woman said, "well, I [b]am[/b] followed around in nicer stores !"
This same friend once had a get-together and was talking with people we know who are, ‘very well off’. She asked, "whose money has prevented them from being stopped by police while driving, followed around in stores, etc. ?"
Nobody raised their hand.
A man said, "I’ve been accused of having stolen my own car !"
One woman said, "well, I [b]am[/b] followed around in nicer stores !"