tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817954183580932728.post1427749752559526893..comments2023-05-06T00:41:40.669-07:00Comments on Being the Change Since 2007: If By "Entry Error", You Mean "Stereotyping", Then We're Talking...Feminist Catalysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912666027953721874noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817954183580932728.post-40075445134869940022008-06-20T12:38:00.000-07:002008-06-20T12:38:00.000-07:00Every police force, whatever the country's governm...Every police force, whatever the country's government, has their racist aspects...<BR/>Canada might be influenced in their prejudices against black people by their south- and backwards neighbor (hey, even stupidity can be an inspiration) so I'm proud to say here in Germany we don't suspect every black man riding a car to be a carjacker.<BR/>We have the Polish for that.<BR/><BR/>Funny anecdote about how even open-minded people, to which group I sometimes like to count myself, can have unintended racist thoughts: Just about two weeks ago, I got a ride home by a friend of a friend, whose number plates and person happened to be Polish. There were weird transparent plastic installations at the top of the car's windows, looked like small upside-down eaves gutters. When I asked him about those, he said they prevent wind getting in while driving, maybe he even mentioned something about the age of the car, which of course sounds kinda logical, but all I could think about was how this totally looked like it was a method to prevent breaking into the car using those slings you slip into slightly opened windows to lift the lock pegs....Nathanyelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732083481461519548noreply@blogger.com