OT Babysitting While Black

[Chris Craig]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bab...male-babysitter-white-children-195623674.html

 

[Propagandist]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bab...male-babysitter-white-children-195623674.html

@Gronk Brady

This guy just needs to worker harder, right?

 

[oldmangrouch]

This country has gone insane.

 

[Further]

I’m hoping everyone on this board sees this woman as 100% wrong and that she’s a racist nut job. I hope.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The guy's first mistake was taking the kids to Walmart.

 

[tlongII]

Georgia

 

[DaLincolnJones]

This hyper sensitive projection is crazy.

30 so odd years ago I was single parent raising a Daughter. I always had at least two or three girls around the house, ran them around, sleep overs etc etc etc..I hate to say it, but I would never do the same in todays environment

 

[dviss1]

This country has gone insane.

Gone? It's been insane since it's inception. It was founded in racism and genocide.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

In these types of situations, I'd err on the side of caution.

Don't see anything wrong with it. I mean if I was taking around two black kids or white kids around and acted defensive, it would look really suspect as well.

Don't they have that campaign "if you see something suspicious, say something".

 

[dviss1]

In these types of situations, I'd err on the side of caution.

Don't see anything wrong with it. I mean if I was taking around two black kids or white kids around and acted defensive, it would look really suspect as well.

Garbage. Straight garbage.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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[DaLincolnJones]

Gone? It's been insane since it's inception. It was founded in racism and genocide.

Not unique. Thousands of years of history show us that.

 

[dviss1]

Me in Montana with my Nephew. PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE ON ME!!!

This is for all the people who wanna call me racist... MFs I have FAMILY that are white...:

I babysit my nieces sometimes....

 

[dviss1]

Not unique. Thousands of years of history show us that.

You act like what I said wasn't true.

What's up with the conservatives and this whataboutism bull??

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

“She pulled up alongside us and asked, ‘Are the kids OK?'” Lewis tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “I answered, ‘Why wouldn’t they be?’ She just smirked and drove off.”

The woman circled the parking lot and returned to Lewis’s car, saying, “Can I ask the little girl if she knows who you are?” and Lewis answered, “No, you cannot.” The woman then said, “OK, I will take down your license plate,” and left.

“I asked a few white witnesses if it looked suspicious that I was caring for two white children, and they said ‘Kind of,'” says Lewis.

So several different people verified he looked a little suspicious, the woman seemed like she was being polite here. Child trafficking, abductions and murder is a real thing, if the guy is being defensive, the next step is to escalate otherwise it could be another dead kid found in the forrest.

 

[Propagandist]

In these types of situations, I'd err on the side of caution.

Don't see anything wrong with it. I mean if I was taking around two black kids or white kids around and acted defensive, it would look really suspect as well.

Don't they have that campaign "if you see something suspicious, say something".

G

https://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something

Oh, stop it. Some guy eating Subway with some kids (they have Subways in Walmarts? Weird.)? That sure seems suspicious. And then he got gasoline?!? Oh my god!!! What's next? Is he going to drive them to soccer practice?!?

I see people with kids of different race all the time. Never ever occurred to me to cross-examine them. If I bent down and asked the kid,"Do you know this person?" I'd expect trouble.

This seems to be because he is a black man. If he were a white man, or an even an Asian man, with two black kids I'm betting the farm no one says shit. Mr Lewis was forced to convince the officer he was an okay dude. To me that is degrading and unacceptable.

The only suspicious person in the story was the stalker lady.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

G


Oh, stop it. Some guy eating Subway with some kids (they have Subways in Walmarts? Weird.)? That sure seems suspicious. And then he got gasoline?!? Oh my god!!! What's next? Is he going to drive them to soccer practice?!?

I see people with kids of different race all the time. Never ever occurred to me to cross-examine them. If I bent down and asked the kid,"Do you know this person?" I'd expect trouble.

This seems to be because he is a black man. If he were a white man, or an even an Asian man, with two black kids I'm betting the farm no one says shit. Mr Lewis was forced to convince the officer he was an okay dude. To me that is degrading and unacceptable.

The only suspicious person in the story was the stalker lady.

Several people verified to him he looked suspicious. So it was just more than this one lady.

 

[Propagandist]

Me in Montana with my Nephew. PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE ON ME!!!

This is for all the people who wanna call me racist... MFs I have FAMILY that are white...:

I babysit my nieces sometimes....

On hold with 911...

 

[Natebishop3]

Unfortunately I hear stories about men being questioned in general. Our society doesn't trust men, and that distrust goes into overdrive when kids are involved.

 

[Propagandist]

Several people verified to him he looked suspicious. So it was just more than this one lady.

Yeah. They said, "Kind of" which is really the only funny part of the story, in my opinion. I pictured them sucking on their soda straws, standing in the parking lot, maybe having a smoke, watching this crazy lady harass this black dude. But really to me them saying that, her saying that, is just more proof of how freaked out white people are of black men.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Yeah. They said, "Kind of" which is really the only funny part of the story, in my opinion. I pictured them sucking on their soda straws, standing in the parking lot, maybe having a smoke, watching this crazy lady harass this black dude. But really to me them saying that, her saying that, is just more proof of how freaked out white people are of black men.

Yet they will tell him to his face that he kind of looked suspicious.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Me in Montana with my Nephew. PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE ON ME!!!

This is for all the people who wanna call me racist... MFs I have FAMILY that are white...:

I babysit my nieces sometimes....

What!!!! They let you into Montana!!!!!

Hey, Bro, great pics!

 

[DaLincolnJones]

You act like what I said wasn't true.

What's up with the conservatives and this whataboutism bull??

Not at all, my friend. It was a condemnation of the human condition.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This is why I identify as dog. You see two kids with a dog and no one thinks twice.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Unfortunately I hear stories about men being questioned in general. Our society doesn't trust men, and that distrust goes into overdrive when kids are involved.

Consider that when I fought for custody of my Daughter and won, I was one of a hand full oof men who had ben able to do it in this state..perception has become dangerous in this environment

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This is why I identify as dog. You see two kids with a dog and no one thinks twice.

 

[Propagandist]

Those aren't kids. And I thought several times.

 

[Orion Bailey]

So, this is wrong.

But I get El Prez's point.

Here is the key and where both parties could have made a better decision.

First, the lady is just assuming the racial differences are questionable without any regard to behavior or posture. It is one thing to start to question if they are sullen looking and unhappy and if he seems to want to have a hand on them so as they wont run, type of thing. But per the article, they were laughing and joking and having fun. Kids in danger don't do that and she should have dismissed it right then and there.

So, she is wrong to even confront. However once confronted, the babysitter could have disolved the situation within seconds. Yes. I cant imagine how deep it sits when someone becomes a victim of this type of racial bias, or any racial bias for that matter. It wont go away though. As sad as it is, it wont go away without turning the other cheek. I'm not saying ignore, but treating those filled with racial hatred, with pure kindness. This is tough I know. Im a victim of feeling hatred towards those who exert bigotry like this. My best friend is a minority and so I have witnessed it up close. I watched a cop target him for no reason and set him up.
With that said, the babysitters reaction fueled the fire. We need to figure out how to put the fire out, not add to it.
Once he showed that standoffishness he became suspect.

 

[Hoopguru]

Me in Montana with my Nephew. PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE ON ME!!!

This is for all the people who wanna call me racist... MFs I have FAMILY that are white...:

I babysit my nieces sometimes....

Where at Man?

 

[Propagandist]

So, this is wrong.

But I get El Prez's point.

Here is the key and where both parties could have made a better decision.

First, the lady is just assuming the racial differences are questionable without any regard to behavior or posture. It is one thing to start to question if they are sullen looking and unhappy and if he seems to want to have a hand on them so as they wont run, type of thing. But per the article, they were laughing and joking and having fun. Kids in danger don't do that and she should have dismissed it right then and there.

So, she is wrong to even confront. However once confronted, the babysitter could have disolved the situation within seconds. Yes. I cant imagine how deep it sits when someone becomes a victim of this type of racial bias, or any racial bias for that matter. It wont go away though. As sad as it is, it wont go away without turning the other cheek. I'm not saying ignore, but treating those filled with racial hatred, with pure kindness. This is tough I know. Im a victim of feeling hatred towards those who exert bigotry like this. My best friend is a minority and so I have witnessed it up close. I watched a cop target him for no reason and set him up.
With that said, the babysitters reaction fueled the fire. We need to figure out how to put the fire out, not add to it.
Once he showed that standoffishness he became suspect.

He doesn't owe her anything more than a "fuck off" is the issue. Would you explain yourself to some nosey lady in a parking lot? There's about a zero percent chance I would.