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1. hwoole+Q6[view] [source] 2017-08-02 16:21:56
>>RBBron+(OP)
I love the idea, and I really want your company to succeed. I don't really consider myself very easily offended or PC, but I thought it seemed a little stereotypical that the first two images in the hero were black people. I think that should be changed as quickly as possible if you don't want to get any backlash. My two cents : )
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2. RBBron+Ih[view] [source] 2017-08-02 17:17:51
>>hwoole+Q6
I appreciate this observation, but our prisons are predominately filled with people of color.
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3. hwoole+0q[view] [source] 2017-08-02 18:05:06
>>RBBron+Ih
Really? From what I understand, the number of black inmates in prison is roughly equal to the number of white inmates (about 40%/40%). There is a large disparity in terms of the incarceration rate of people of color, but your above statement is not true.
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4. argleb+zF[view] [source] 2017-08-02 19:57:13
>>hwoole+0q
Yeah, but "people of color" doesn't only refer to black people--the other 20% are also people of color. So 60-40, and it's true that US prisons are predominantly populated with people of color.
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5. hwoole+fu2[view] [source] 2017-08-03 16:30:43
>>argleb+zF
That seems like splitting hairs. Obviously I can do the math, and I'm not saying there aren't more people of color in prison, I'm saying that it's not just black people, as the website would have you believe.
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