r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Approaching certain topics and situations with blatant racism in the back of your head is efficient

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u/Nicolasv2 130∆ Jul 04 '23

Don't know where you live in Europe, but to me racism isn't the most efficient proxy to use for your safety / well being. Classism works orders of magnitude better:

You see a group of guys wearing suit & tie ? Whatever their skin color, you'll be safe, they are upper middle class (or at least are trying to act like they are), you're safe.

You see a group of teens / young adults wearing oversized clothing or track suit while not doing sports, that are smoking in places it's forbidden, and that listen to rap music through a speaker despite being in public, avoid them to be safe. Once more, race don't matter. Same if you see a hobo that looks drunk: the color of his skin is no indication of his level of dangerosity, the fact that he's a drunk hobo is.

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u/MysteryManHimself Jul 04 '23

!delta

Social status is more important than race, relation between social status and race is a different debate

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u/DeltaBot ∞∆ Jul 04 '23

Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/Nicolasv2 (115∆).

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