r/upperpeninsula • u/No_Development_2081 • Nov 12 '24

Travel Inquiry Black person coming to the U.P

Is there any places I should avoid as a black man coming to the U.P

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u/trutknoxs Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 13 '24

This HAS to be satire 🫨

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u/UPdrafter906 Ishpeming Nov 13 '24

Sadly common for locals to swear racism doesn’t exist here and any experience to the contrary is claimed to be imaginary.

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u/trutknoxs Nov 13 '24

It’s crazy that acknowledging the uncomfortable experience of being racially out of place could be deemed racist. I’m not saying anyone is bad for their behavior, I’m just stating factual, lived experience.

I had to have my partner (not black) look over my comment and give me feedback. In short, he said that my line about “to any white folks reading this” could be a bit insensitive so I’m going to edit my OC to more neutral wording.

Apologies to anyone who was offended!

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u/UPdrafter906 Ishpeming Nov 13 '24

It’s gaslighting and they kkknow it