In Reply to: RE: Man, its 2017. How many black reviewers does S'phile have? How about other hifi mags/e-zines? posted by BubbaMike on November 8, 2017 at 00:01:03:
What a load of downtrodden BS.
If someone walks into said audio shop wearing "Thug" attire, hood pulled up to hide their face, and pants pulled down to show their underwear, then yes, they're likely to be eyed with suspicion. And that's going to be the case no matter what race they are.
There's been plenty of posts over the years by guys who claim they were shunned by some high-end dealer, and they suspect it was because they walked in wearing jeans and a T-shirt. In other words, they didn't smell of money.
Let a black man walk in wearing an expensive suit and a Rolex, and I'll bet the salespeople will fall all over themselves trying to be the first one to kiss his ass. Race has nothing to do with it.
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- Oh please - 1973shovel 11/8/1703:40:12 11/8/17 (17)
- Yeah, but your scenario is kinda extreme. - Rick W 11:17:52 11/8/17 (13)
- Of course it was extreme - 1973shovel 05:17:24 11/9/17 (12)
- RE: Of course it was extreme - Dale Clark 06:55:08 11/9/17 (11)
- C'mon, Dale. - Rick W 07:16:36 11/10/17 (9)
- RE: C'mon, Dale. - Dale Clark 14:49:39 11/10/17 (5)
- You're not Inmate51's brother are ya? - Rick W 21:39:11 11/10/17 (4)
- RE: "making hifi mags better and more interesting and attracting more, more diverse..." - Krav Maga 16:52:06 11/15/17 (1)
- I subscribe to Jazz Times so I know about that. Pretty good mag. nt - Rick W 09:55:25 11/16/17 (0)
- RE: You're not Inmate51's brother are ya? - SpotcheckBilly12345 10:28:32 11/15/17 (0)
- +1 (nt) - Charles Hansen 05:44:39 11/11/17 (0)
- In my opinion... - Charles Hansen 09:34:19 11/10/17 (2)
- RE: "About the only people that do are the minions of the ultra-rich" - 1973shovel 05:56:02 11/11/17 (1)
- RE: "About the only people that do are the minions of the ultra-rich" - Charles Hansen 06:07:43 11/11/17 (0)
- I completely agree - 1973shovel 04:11:32 11/10/17 (0)
- RE: +1000 nt - Eldragon 09:12:01 11/8/17 (0)
- -1 (nt) - John N 05:21:16 11/8/17 (0)
- Agreed - Jack G 04:31:38 11/8/17 (0)