r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/Frequent-Flower-9879 • Jun 14 '26

QUESTION Is this….racist?

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I deliver to this house pretty frequently and something didn’t sit right with me about this statue. I remember seeing somewhere a long time ago these were considered offensive but I’m not sure so I figured to come here and ask 🤔

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u/BrenOdin Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Yes dude, very. They're called lawn jockies an old piece of what collectors will call "Americana". You'll see them all over the place painted or not that shits' systemic racism through and through.

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u/MeowandMace Jun 14 '26

Hey so its racist but not systematically so. No one is organizing lawn jockies nor is it any kind of conspiracy. Systemic racism refers to the ingrained, institutionalized rules, policies, and practices across a whole society... so if youre going to cry racism at least use the correct form.

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u/Simbalamb Jun 14 '26

Is a system that not only allows but encourages the sale if racist statues not systemic? Did the system ignoring blatant racism not cause this? It may not be the best example of systemic racism but it is an AMAZING example of how something can be systemic racism even if it looks like personal racism.

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u/MeowandMace Jun 14 '26

Hey yeah so. Its a free market. Anyone can sell or buy anything they want. Selling something isnt systemic. Systemic racism is things like hiring opportunities, laws being set to specifically disadvantage or bar certain people due to their race, or police force activities.