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minus-squareshoulderoforion@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·5 days agotwo things that strike me about this photo, the lack of any people of color, and the fact there were fleets of housewives home, just hanging out
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agothe lack of poc is by design. actually this photo could be right after a black person was seen walking down the street.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·5 days agoAnd those surprisingly well dressed kids cleaning some of the steps. Must have been a hired service?
minus-squareshoulderoforion@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up23·5 days agoneighborhood kids, picking up a little extra cash, along with what they made from their newspaper routes, easily paid for 4 years of university education (with room and board and books)
minus-squarePregnenolone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoOf course there are no people of colour, it’s a black and white photo
two things that strike me about this photo, the lack of any people of color, and the fact there were fleets of housewives home, just hanging out
the lack of poc is by design. actually this photo could be right after a black person was seen walking down the street.
And those surprisingly well dressed kids cleaning some of the steps. Must have been a hired service?
neighborhood kids, picking up a little extra cash, along with what they made from their newspaper routes, easily paid for 4 years of university education (with room and board and books)
Of course there are no people of colour, it’s a black and white photo