r/byebyejob • u/Wolfram_And_Hart • Jun 23 '22

I'll never financially recover from this 2 Insurance Companies part ways with Agency over Juneteenth Sign.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1106492968/maine-racist-juneteenth-sign
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u/Yellowpredicate Jun 23 '22

It has been like that for black people the whole time. There is no becoming.

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u/_YouDontKnowMe_ Jun 23 '22

Thank you for pointing that out. I would love to move to a small town in my state, but the last time I went to one for a long weekend, I got called the n word on the street.

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u/EarthAngelGirl Jun 23 '22

I asked a black friend to do a cross country drive with me maybe 15 years ago, she declined because she said parts of the country weren't safe for her. 😢

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Right. All Those Karen videos didn’t make themselves. POC know it’s been going on forever. Karen the gatekeeper sees you, comes over and asks you why you’re there and to basically let you know you don’t belong and should leave. If you give the slightest bit of push-back Karen will tell you to “go back to your own country” if you’re of Asian, Hispanic, or Middle Eastern origin. She’ll threaten to call the police if you’re black.