Plenty of people definitely understand the complexity of the situation. The profiling itself is highly problematic and, in this instance was harmful. If black people can’t escape the gaze of whiteness we give each other, then how are we as a people going to be able to progress. On the flip side, what if they actually needed the help. Intent matters, although the impact and appeal to racist narratives matters as well. We can’t say that the racist narrative that informed this behavior isn’t bad, but we also can’t say that the worker’s altruism and the fact that she very well could’ve lost her job, isn’t indicative her her character as well. It’s a complicated matter.But it’s ironic that this is being spoken about while he’s wearing a jacket with a symbol of freedom from an anime. We’re not free to merely be human, even with other humans who are designated as “black” at times
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