How to avoid getting racially profiled (minorities, female, security, jobs)

[West of Encino]

What can minorities do to avoid racial profiling?

[ovcatto]

Well, since they aren't doing the profiling, I would suppose nothing.

[artsyguy]

Anglo conformity. Wear light eye contacts, blond wig, and lighten your skin with pale makeup if you are a female. Don't wear ethnic clothing.

[J Arp]

Don't let people look at them from the side.

[RobertGibbs]

Originally Posted by West of Encino

What can minorities do to avoid racial profiling?

Don't do anything shady

[West of Encino]

Originally Posted by RobertGibbs

Don't do anything shady

What if a black man is driving a fancy, decent car?

[BurtsBees]

Rule #1 to avoid racial profiling?

Don't act ghetto. Hell, if you're white, don't act ghetto.

[BurtsBees]

Originally Posted by West of Encino

What if a black man is driving a fancy, decent car?

Does he look like this:



or this?

http://urbangrounds.com/wp-content/uploads//saggy_britches.jpg (broken link)

Example 1 would have no issues. Example 2 would probably have issues.

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by RobertGibbs

Don't do anything shady

As a member of the real minority in this country, white male, I often wonder how we keep from getting profiled. I guess most people don't consider us minority but we are at the bottom of the list when it comes jobs because of all the racial minorities that have to come before us.

With that crazy woman as head of Homeland Security those of us who are veterans, Republicans, and so forth are profiled and a minority.

[diva360]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Well, since they aren't doing the profiling, I would suppose nothing.

I think ovcatto's right on this one. You could also try to avoid white people, but in some places that's kinda hard. We're everywhere.