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YorickTheCat t1_j7z7s28 wrote

How do you know she is white? Did I miss something? I think middle class can be inferred based on job description. I'm assuming (maybe incorrectly) that this is one of the people that they asked to send in tips as part of the Better Baltimore series; follow up maybe?

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megalomike t1_j7zf4no wrote

she's white. there was a picture of her in the story earlier. its been updated. or you can google her. i do not think her transit complaints carry less weight because she's white, i certainly hope mine don't because i'm white, but the basic point - ridership is probably close to 90% black stands. if you hopped on any bus or train to ask someone's thoughts and came away with only the perspective of a white millenial with a graduate level education you fucked up somehow.

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YorickTheCat t1_j7zgcka wrote

Ah, the only pic I see is of people boarding a bus. I read the article and thought "relatable". What color her skin might be didn't really cross my mind because this is an every person who has to ride the bus story (or chooses to as many advocate for in lieu of cars). Google stalking her didn't cross my mind. Edit: because my grammar sucks sometimes.

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