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What’s always fascinated me, ever since 9/11 made me (big brown dude) someone to fear, is how, once in a while I notice someone getting intimidated by me but I’ve never ever come close to this Karen-style “I will now activate cruelty mode just because I can” thing. Because I’m coded South Asian/Middle East, I just don’t trigger that sadistic response. It’s something folks only inflict on Black victims (as far as I know!, Indo-Pak/Middle East family, please tell me if you’ve found otherwise).

Gods know we brown folks face tons of challenges in this country but we are still playing America on easy mode compared to our beloved Black sibs 😢

Like 10 Sep 2023 at 20:19 | Wall-to-wall | Open on octodon.social

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Sampath Pāṇini ®

@22 @mekkaokereke
My ethnic background is also South Asian and the only time I’ve personally experienced this cruelty mode activated was in the months and years after 9/11.

10 Sep 2023 at 21:19 | Open on mastodon.world

CassandraZeroCovid

@paninid @22 @mekkaokereke

Yes, my first thought in answer to his question was the Siek man who was killed following 9/11.

10 Sep 2023 at 22:27 | Open on mastodon.social