You are so right. Replying is a waste of time and electrons.

The NYPD lies for a fucking living. And given that they're always stalking PoC it's safe to say that they miss white people doing shit right under their goddamn noses. Professional criminals aren't stupid. They want to get away with shit. Do you really think they're sending PoC to use the fraudulent cards they produce…

"Racism doesn't exist in every facet of modern life."

First of all, what proof do you have that it's mostly people of color that are committing fraud at this store? Second of all, how can you speak against racism, and then turn around and say that this girl getting arrested is the best thing that could happen to her? Being discriminated against and getting arrested for a…

You can feel as much disdain as you want, the POINT is the difference in the way people of color are treated when they attempt to purchase them.

black women —women of color period—-experience racism which is often paired with misogyny. not just men of color.

But poor white people can become rich in this country and not have their past impoverished life used against them. Not that I'm saying its easy for white people to become rich, but the ones who do don't have to deal with being taunted about their race or background. Whoever made that argument needs some serious…

That argument always cracks me up. If poor white people and poor POCs are treated *exactly* the same, and there's no such thing as racism anymore, then why do rich POCs still have to deal with shit like this?

Understood......but I can't question it at all......

Everything you said is right on. Black people as a group are being bullied and are America's whipping boys. We're also being scapegoated to a point that is personally making me nervous because history shows us that no good comes when an entire ethnic group is scapegoated. I've actually started considering if I want to…

Have you seen the new security guard Barneys has hired?

You sound incredibly enraged by those who have responded to a pat dismissal of the racism which seems to be key to the treatment of this shopper. Why the rageblood and all of the swears? Why does that incur such extraordinary ire?

Because, sweetie, the story wasn't about expensive handbags. You know how I know that? Because you could have substituted anything else for "handbag" and the thrust of the story would not have changed - to wit, for the second time in a week it's been reported that a black person was accosted by police that the store…

My point is, everyone buys things they don't REALLY need. Unless you live off the bare minimum possible and send every extra dollar you earn to charity, you don't really have the right to criticize.

I suspect that nothing is impossible when you're thoroughly invested in derailing.

Since you left that comment, I'm assuming you own a computer, the cost of which I'm sure could have fed plenty of starving children. HOW DARE YOU

I find it really surprising that someone commenting on Jezebel, a blog that regularly features celebrities wearing thousand-dollar dresses and blinged out jewelry, wasn't aware that expensive handbags exist.

I assume you must live in the cheapest apartment possible, commute using the bus because cars are expensive, and only wear clothing from Goodwill or charity so that you can donate all your hard-earned dollars to people that "die because they don't have a dollar". Otherwise, your critique of what other people choose to…

So because of the misfortunes of others, people shouldn't purchase things that they want and are capable of paying for? Ok.

Its just so stupid to think that white people and black people are perceived in even remotely the same way, even more so if they are poor. I get that for some of us white folks its hard to figure out. It takes time and educating ones self: as a white person, you will never "understand" the ubiquitous difference in…