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The Black Culture Thread |OT15| - Equine, Please

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A couple weeks ago, my girlfriend started crying in the car as we were driving to a restaurant after noticing how many police cars were out that night. She said that she was worried about me and the other important men in her life while we were out. I consoled her made her feel better but after this week, I don't know anymore. I don't want to have to worry about these things all the time. I'm tired of this shit....I'm tired of feeling nervous at the mere sight of seeing a squad car even when I know I'm not doing a damn thing wrong...I'm tired of seeing nothing being done about this shit...I'm tired of raising my voice an octave higher just to appear less threatening....I just want the right to be 6 foot 3, carefree and black outdoors.
 

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A couple weeks ago, my girlfriend started crying in the car as we were driving to a restaurant after noticing how many police cars were out that night. She said that she was worried about me and the other important men in her life while we were out. I consoled her made her feel better but after this week, I don't know anymore. I don't want to have to worry about these things all the time. I'm tired of this shit....I'm tired of feeling nervous at the mere sight of seeing a squad car even when I know I'm not doing a damn thing wrong...I'm tired of seeing nothing being done about this shit...I'm tired of raising my voice an octave higher just to appear less threatening....I just want the right to be 6 foot 3, carefree and black outdoors.
Damn. Cheer up
Also stay safe Bronx
 
A couple weeks ago, my girlfriend started crying in the car as we were driving to a restaurant after noticing how many police cars were out that night. She said that she was worried about me and the other important men in her life while we were out. I consoled her made her feel better but after this week, I don't know anymore. I don't want to have to worry about these things all the time. I'm tired of this shit....I'm tired of feeling nervous at the mere sight of seeing a squad car even when I know I'm not doing a damn thing wrong...I'm tired of seeing nothing being done about this shit...I'm tired of raising my voice an octave higher just to appear less threatening....I just want the right to be 6 foot 3, carefree and black outdoors.

We're right there with you, brother..6 4 and black is a virtual nightmare..
 

Zekes!

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A couple weeks ago, my girlfriend started crying in the car as we were driving to a restaurant after noticing how many police cars were out that night. She said that she was worried about me and the other important men in her life while we were out. I consoled her made her feel better but after this week, I don't know anymore. I don't want to have to worry about these things all the time. I'm tired of this shit....I'm tired of feeling nervous at the mere sight of seeing a squad car even when I know I'm not doing a damn thing wrong...I'm tired of seeing nothing being done about this shit...I'm tired of raising my voice an octave higher just to appear less threatening....I just want the right to be 6 foot 3, carefree and black outdoors.

I feel so grateful that I live somewhere that I don't have to worry about my dad, my brother or any of my relatives like that. Every time a new story pops up of a Black American being murdered for no fucking reason

I feel for all my Black brothers and sisters out there living with that constant fear
 
Christ that "You wonder why other races look down on us" line. That's a thought that can only cross your mind if you've completely abandoned the application of history and context to where your race is in the present. Anyone who thinks black people using the n-word somehow means we deserve derision and to be looked at as a lesser/wrong race can get roundly fucked.

Look, as soon as we stop saying it, all racist thoughts will vanish..just like that.

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Seen bomb ass woman around the way for the first time in awhile. She only deals with upper level nikkas. I'm 80% sure she's living a Pre-quel to Orange is the new Black lifestyle and going to see her in the news like those 2 women who smuggled and Instagram it
 
Shhhhhhhit.
Good Idea, I might do that down the line.

Also got any tips on getting work post ALT life? Already thinkin bout the future but don't know where to start.
#20somethingproblems

Lots of people I know got in at trade companies. If you can roll with business at all, there are lots of companies looking for fluent bilinguals.

Alternately, you could go to eikaiwa and try to make some connections. I know more than a few who married into permanent residence visas.

Working ALT experience into something back home is considerably harder, but if your Japanese is at least N2 you might be able to find some translation work.
 

Bad_Boy

time to take my meds
traveling europe the past week...before i left everyone warned me of terrorism and racism.

now it sounds like its safer here for me than my own home.

news of...
new york
new jersey (born here)
tulsa
charlotte (raised here)

damn.
 

Bronx-Man

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Bronx Man stay safe, shit is popping off in NC

Yeah Bronx, stay safe yo

So Rondo got on IG to speak out about Terence Crutcher. Good on him

Stay safe Bronx. And let us know how you are when you can.

It really is.

Damn. Cheer up
Also stay safe Bronx
I'm all good, but thanks everyone. I got some friends that protested last night and they're pretty safe from what I can tell. I really don't know what to do right now though. This killing is another level of bullshit, it's eating away at me right now because of how insane it is.
 
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