Woman Detained And Strip-Searched Without Cause

[The_L]

Sept 15, 2011 12:45:26 GMT -5 Dragon Zachski said:

Sept 15, 2011 12:39:30 GMT -5 Amaranth said:

Thankfully, they haven't taken over a plane yet.

Well, no, but there's always the Twitards to worry about.

At least I don't sparkle, thank the land.

My old body glitter can fix that. :3

[Admiral Lithp]

Yeah, but it's not like the individual(s) who made the call would have openly admitted that the only basis for the report was skin colour. People often try to justify their prejudice by hyperbolizing what they actually saw.

That's the intention. People are usually not good at lying on the spot. IF he comes up with something convincing, it will be found to be a blatant lie, & then you come down on his ass. If he doesn't, you just say that "looking in a handbag" is not a legitimate threatening action.

[ltfred]

Sept 15, 2011 0:37:00 GMT -5 Mlle Antéchrist said:

Sept 15, 2011 0:15:43 GMT -5 largeham said:

she had a very "meh" reaction to the whole thing

White people expect African-Americans to have little reaction to racism, and they therefore do. It's socially unacceptable for black people to be angry at injustice, just as it is socially unacceptable for them to shout. I'm not saying that you did or thought anything wrong, but this is as much a reaction to racism as lower pay for the same job.

[Mlle Antéchrist]

Sept 16, 2011 4:00:40 GMT -5 ltfred said:

White people expect African-Americans to have little reaction to racism, and they therefore do. It's socially unacceptable for black people to be angry at injustice, just as it is socially unacceptable for them to shout. I'm not saying that you did or thought anything wrong, but this is as much a reaction to racism as lower pay for the same job.

I understand that, which is why I found it upsetting that it's gotten to the point where it elicits so little reaction.

Also, she's not African-American. She's from Pakistan, and living in Canada.