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October 20, 2002 |
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To the White Couple
FOUND by Emily Long
in Chicago, Illinois
This note was taped to a light pole. I didn't remove the note because it had obviously been placed there for a reason and it needed to remain there.
If only we knew what sort of interaction happened between this guy and the white couple to elicit such a raw, pained, angry, response...
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
Wow, that's powerful. Nice photo too.
Wow, harsh.
I wonder what happened.
Did the white couple get their mace out or something?
From my experience, the couple probably crossed to the other side of the street, and the girl tried to hide her purse/jewelry inside her coat, or something else equally close-minded & stupid.
It should say, "Not all black men are criminals." Last time I checked, every race and ethnicity included criminals. Being overly sensitive to another's race cuts both ways.
"To the Asian couple last night: Latino men are NOT criminals."
Yes, but he gets their point across. Let's not worry a/b being 100% politically correct here. If we were, shouldn't he have said "African Americans" instead of "black men," and "caucasion" instead of "white?"
wow, great picture.
really powerful, and probably my favorite find.
The sentiment is all very well: of course most people everywhere aren't criminals, and shouldn't be treated as prospective attackers. But the chances of something happening to you goes up very sharply when you are on the streets of a city, it is late at night, and you are in a small group (i.e. couple). In that situation, taking any precautions against the still probably small possibility of meeting someone who will give you trouble is just sensible. But we don't know the exact circumstances of course.
love the fact that you took a photo and left the note for the intended recipients. nice...
My thoughts exactly, bg!
This makes me think of that movie "Crash."
BG -> Amen. I love this find...and to think of the stories, I could make up from these pages.
just goes to show that racism still exists! how sad...............
the white people, whatever they said, or did,should be ashamed of themselves!
Now all the criminals
in their coats and their ties
are free to drink martinis
and watch the sun rise.
While Rubin sits like Buddha
in a ten foot cell
an innocent man in a living hell..
"from the white people last night: Why you dressin all gangsta, then, yo?"
To the female couple last night: men are not the enemy.