reebokhightops

reebokhightops t1_j4buzp3 wrote

This is certainly true, but her name is clearly unusual—especially in its spelling. There is absolutely nothing inherently racist about someone asking how to pronounce it, and it’s kind of silly to even bring that up in this particular example.

This is like someone spelling their name Jocsh and pronouncing it “Josh”; nothing wrong with spelling it that way if you want to, and nothing wrong with someone clarifying how it’s pronounced because, again, it’s clearly atypical.

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reebokhightops t1_iye6b2x wrote

Going by your logic, you would really have to hope that all they want are your possessions.

It’s important to assess each situation and make the best decision you can with what little time you have, but you can bet your ass that my wife, who parks on D deck every day, is carrying pepper spray going forward. If you want to give the benefit of the doubt to potentially violent criminals, then I wish you the best of luck with that.

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