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What you've run into is political correctness in 2015. Basically if you ask a question (or make a guess in this case) about race, then those who are hypersensitive automatically call you a race-baiter, and start accusing you of naturally gravitating.
What about the hypersensitive ones who desperately seek out a racial motive at every opportunity, and rush to the defense of those who think like them.
That's bad too. They are both bad. Just seems that the backlash against PC-ness is just another form of PC (or PinC). But they are both wrong.
Rather than point fingers or try to deflect, why not just tell us what they did that was bordering on menacing? Did they ask you for your wallet? Lunge at you? Maybe you saw a piece of led pipe stashed in their baggy pants? I think if you just clarified your statement, everyone could move on.
That's bad too. They are both bad. Just seems that the backlash against PC-ness is just another form of PC (or PinC). But they are both wrong.
Rather than point fingers or try to deflect, why not just tell us what they did that was bordering on menacing? Did they ask you for your wallet? Lunge at you? Maybe you saw a piece of led pipe stashed in their baggy pants? I think if you just clarified your statement, everyone could move on.
Why don't you ask the poster that made the comment about the menacing teens? Then if he feels obligated to describe what is menacing, he can respond to you. I posted examples of what can seem menacing, I don't see how there could possibly be any lack of clarity to anything I've said thus far.
Sorry, I thought it was you. (You seemingly responded in their behalf, I just assumed that you said it for the reasons you stated. My bad for assuming.)
EDIT: I'm confused. It looks like the quote below, about how teens in Durham are menacing, is from you. Oh well, I really kinda wish I hadn't even made the observation. I give up.
It's odd to me how some folks naturally gravitate toward assumption of a racial motive.
To me kids of any color look menacing when they try to dress like a hip hop artist, are inappropriately loud for a shopping area or similar public place, use poor grammar or body language like they are trying to be hard or gangster. I see a lot of that in Durham.
Plus there's the smash and grab robbery last year, I'd say that seems menacing.
To me kids of any color look menacing when they try to dress like a hip hop artist, are inappropriately loud for a shopping area or similar public place, use poor grammar or body language like they are trying to be hard or gangster. I see a lot of that in Durham.
Let's stay on topic. And admit that throngs of bored kids congregated together can, at times, be a little unsettling. We were all kids once. Some of us even still act like them.
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Southpoint has always put me off a bit on weekend nights. Overflowing with teens. Extra police presence, etc.
Crabtree had a similar issue about 20 years ago. They've been around longer and are a little better at keeping the aisles open for all shoppers.
Cary used to be so severe they'd throw kids out.
Which may help explain their decline. Teens have money, too.
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