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minus-squareshoulderoforion@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·1 day 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-squarePregnenolone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·19 hours agoOf course there are no people of colour, it’s a black and white photo
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 day agoAnd those surprisingly well dressed kids cleaning some of the steps. Must have been a hired service?
minus-squareshoulderoforion@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 day 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-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agothe lack of poc is by design. actually this photo could be right after a black person was seen walking down the street.
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
Of course there are no people of colour, it’s a black and white photo
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)
the lack of poc is by design. actually this photo could be right after a black person was seen walking down the street.