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Originally posted by Nizzle
I've been in plenty of Mexican restaurants and Asian restaurants or stores that have family and friends around. I think it is typical of white suburbanites to perceive threat and intimidation from blacks where none exists. Not to mention, to get into these black-owned stores, you generally need to go into a black neighborhood. This isn't something many people are keen to do for various reasons. Such as the area being extremely poor and ridden with crime and hostility.
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Just to be clear on what I meant about black-owned businesses, I was specifically referring to how all customers are treated, not just non-black customers. I've seen black-owned businesses fail when their entire clientele was from the black community.
First of all, the community won't get behind the black-owned business and help out. Secondly, the customers feel intimidated no matter what color they are simply by the family and friends who hang out in the store.
And for the record, I've encountered throngs of Mexicans in Mexican restaurants and not felt intimidated at all. I've also encountered throngs of Mexicans in an amusement park and felt VERY threatened. The difference is in the attitude they project toward me.
I believe that the shitty attitude that customers encounter from family members in black-owned businesses is what causes them to take their trade elsewhere; not skin color.