Ways to avoid racial profiling

Discussion in 'Dealing with Prejudice' started by gen y, Dec 1, 2009.

  1. gen y

    gen y New Member

    What can a black man do to avoid being racially profiled?

    Is there any way for any minorities to avoid racial profiling in their life?
     
  2. Athena

    Athena New Member

    Gen Y, do you mean racial profiling by police or by people in general?

    I think that racial profiling by police is ubiquitous and will never go away as long as crime stats continue to be portrayed as they are. My ex is a police officer and he was very open about the department's profiling, every cop did it, even the ones who were black, chinese, japanese, etc....

    By people in general? Hmm I think that depends a lot on how you present yourself to the world. Are you wearing huge pants with the waist at the bottom of your butt, are you wearing 50Cent t'shirts or other gangsta style stuff, a tremendous amount of jewlery, have gold teeth, etc.... If so, you'll get profiled by everyone until they get to know you better. Are you wearing a suit, nice shoes, etc? Then you'll also get profiled but maybe in a better light, lol. If you really don't want to be profiled a certain way, then changes in appearance and behaviour may be in order. But why change yourself to suit society??

    But honestly there will always be those jerks that profile you regardless of who you are inside and out.
     
  3. BlackCohen

    BlackCohen Member

    Not a great deal it is too ingrained into society and since slavery more or less.
    But one is so used to it that it becomes second nature usually.

    Things start to get a whole lot deeper when it comes to the class system and it does not matter what colour you are we are all screwed:smt066

    Attitudes of human nature is the problem. Bloody Humans
     
  4. LA

    LA Well-Known Member

    Don't wear a do-rag in public.
     
  5. gen y

    gen y New Member

    Mainly the cops.
     
  6. z

    z Well-Known Member

    Apply the Sammy Sossa cream twice a day.
     
  7. Bug

    Bug Well-Known Member

    Got a chuckle from me:D
     
  8. Raudi

    Raudi Member

    Smile and make eye contact with every person that come your way.
     
  9. JordanC

    JordanC Well-Known Member

    :smt042
     
  10. jamaltwoseven

    jamaltwoseven New Member

    damn why did no one tell me about this.
     
  11. LA

    LA Well-Known Member

    We figured you were already using it.
     
  12. Chandarah

    Chandarah New Member

    u are soooo .......



    :rolleyes:

    I wish I could help....
     
  13. Athena

    Athena New Member

    Gen Y, I wish I had an easy answer for you. From what I saw in the police force (12 years immersed in the "culture") profiling, although not publicly announced, was alive and well in my Canadian city and I imagine may be even stronger in the US.

    One thing we can do is to become advocates for change.
     
  14. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    especially at night....

    and nothing completely black...

    definitely, do not have a black skully on with black outfit, past 9pm, in a white neighborhood...

    ur asking to be pulled over for a little 'connecting with the locals' from Johnny Law
     
  15. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    lol this kid is crazy
     
  16. xoxo

    xoxo Well-Known Member

    Don't worry about it. You can't avoid other people's prejudice.
     
  17. karmacoma.

    karmacoma. Well-Known Member

    Uh...try not dressing like a goddamn criminal?
     
  18. LA

    LA Well-Known Member

    Don't do this:


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  19. karmacoma.

    karmacoma. Well-Known Member

    :smt023
     
  20. AnMDBCartoon

    AnMDBCartoon New Member


    For the Love of Jesus, m8...I just ATE!:smt093

    Seriously, thought, m8...never DID, never Do...and NEVER WILL!!!!


    'Nuff Said!





















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