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Does anybody else feel guilty being suspicious of anybody in a black hoodie with the hood up? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by venusaur@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Specifically because I live in a hot climate, I'm always fighting the feeling of being suspicious of anybody I pass in the streets with a hoodie pulled up. I feel guilty because of racial profiling associated with hoodies, but gotta protect myself and my family, especially because in many cases the perpetrators of assault and murder seen in media are somebody with a hood and/or mask on.

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Where I live, people of all degrees of peace come in all colors of hoodies and hood positions. More often than not, the people here who give a hard time just present themselves like everyone else. If I saw someone with a black hoodie with the hood up, I'd be more worried about them being Death.

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I dunno about that. If I saw a man with a white hood that completely covers his face with little eyeholes, I'm out. Because chances are, that dude has a flaming cross somewhere.

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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Hah! What you do if you see Death coming your way?

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (5 children)

I'd run and hope Puss in Boots is nearby.

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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Haha that’s a very specific character. Am I missing something?

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

In the new Puss in Boots movie, the plot centers around him literally escaping Death because he realized before the movie's events that he used up all his other eight lives. So it's currently a meme that Death is envisioned in that context.

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[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

Thanks, Pipey.

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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago

Ah haha nice. Thanks for the context.

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[–] CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

What colour hoodies are you known to wear?

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Grey, white, and red, though I don't prefer them, in fact the grey one is usually to make up a third layer due to it being normal here to wear four layers (bra/underwear, clothes/uniform, grey hoodie, then jacket) and the red which I wear right now goes with my uniform.

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[–] CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

So you look like Miyuri? Not that your avatar helps.

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Give-or-take colorful cosmetics.

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[–] CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh, wow, I was only kidding. Good thing that in real life looking like Miyuri doesn't land you in Miyuri-esque situations.

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Now I feel like you're just teasing me with reconstructions of things I've gone through.

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[–] CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

When looking up your name on here, were the images/videos/audio you posted that are erased via error selfies/self-recordings too? An interesting question when you've said before you have the world record for having signed up for the most websites, if you know what I mean.

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Media having the kind of identity crisis to go against functionality is something that tends to happen locally, so while your hunch is correct, I'll say rely on exporting yourself to any aforementioned other places (look up my name for more) for anything like what you've seen of identically clad/headed me just now.

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