Really, I think the more Afrikan centered you appear and the less Eurocentric you look, the more intimidating you are to ignorant folks...
I can be in my Sunday's best and still get harassed...
Then I can run around bummy and get all the help I have ever needed.
That's just me...
It is funny when you get the most racially ignorant to start being at your beck and call.
What you do is make them feel really good about themselves usually complimenting what they are wearing... That's the easiest.
Then start asking them what would look good with what.
Then start asking them to look in the back.
If they run, you can tell they know they've just wronged you...
Right now, I am at a place in my life that I just start to laugh at those less fortunate than me. And I sho ain't gonna let anyone stop me from getting my blessings...
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Originally posted by Dionysus
Interesting.
See I was taught that if you're black or Latino, you're going to get treated the same way regardless what you look like or how you dress. I kind of believed that...until a few years ago.
...I thought it was just me and I was crazy. Whenever I dress more preppy and without any headgear, if I go into a store, I get stares from the people who work there. When I was younger, I was a fan of bandannas and baseball caps. Whenever I went shopping wearing a bandanna or baseball cap, not only did I get stares, but I was also followed around and even questioned about my intentions. When I was hanging around the hotel pool in Indiana two years ago, this hotel manager approached and started questioning me. She had a walkie-talkie and was talking to a man. I think it was security or the police. After, I gave her the answers "she wanted". She left me alone. Then I wondered why she seeked me out of all people. There were other black people present. They were dressed nicer. On the other hand, I was wearing loose and athletic clothes and a bandanna. I guess it was that.
Since then, I have not touch that bandanna or any other one with a 10-ft. pole. I'm also cautious of wearing baseball caps in most places and only wear athletic clothes when I work out. I don't know if that was a smart or dumb decision. It's cool that you did not change your physical appearance, despite your treatment.
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