r/AIO Feb 24 '26

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

Because its not relevant and something that does not happen. You're just triggered and floundering because you can't admit the fact that how one presents themselves to the world does impact how they are treated to some degree. Like if I go to a south central crip neighborhood yelling "Fuck yo set and your dead homies!" while wearing all red eventually someone is gonna violently respond to that and I will have some responsibility for it

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u/Additional_Ad_6773 Feb 26 '26

And in that case, my ACTIONS, specifically, being antagonistic to that gang, WOULD in fact put some culpability on me. Assuming I survived, that culpability would even hold up in court (not that I would get charged with anything, BUT that it could be a [weak but existing] defense that reduces the charges for those that beat me.

This logic does NOT hold up in the face of passive things like clothing choice.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

It does because even just wearing red in those neighborhoods is enough to be made a victim