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s Blacks sho By DR. CHARLES W. FAULKNER Syndicated Columnist If you have ever attended a predominantly white school, you know what the word intimidation means. Doors are closed just as you are going through them. People bump into you without excusing themselves. No one says 4'hello,'' "thank you" or "please." It's almnct ac if %/ah v/ ? ?? ;uu uuil l CA1M. I OU sit in a class and feel as if all eyes ace on you. You feel as though you are under a magnifying glass. Soon, even if no one calls you a "nigger,** you still know that you are not wanted. No one tells you to go home, but you want to go anyhow. "They** can be brutal when they want to be. But somehow, you stick it out. You don't really know why. It's almost a challenge, a contest, between you and them. They think that you are inferior, but you'll show them. You'll win or go ^ [/""V JU' Save on s Sal< ? to Casual < and jact Give winter th and stadium j; polyester/nylc two from our < juniors, petite: Misses' down Juniors' down Sale prices effe< October 13th. Does not includ V \mr, MsL ^iCtf^l Hl i JC Wll I T uldcomplai down fighting. Did you read about the seven black professionals who sued Ramada Inn Hotel in Baltimore for $5 million? The seven attempted separately during one evening to visit a discotheque located in the Ramada Inn. While they were asked to produce two pieces of identification, whites were allowed to enter with one piece of identification (and no I.D. in some cases). A Maryland state trooper observed this violation of civil rights. If that shocks you, this will probably floor you: two years ago a well-known disco in Washington, D.C., refused to admit the mayor's wife. Can you imagine that? The mayor's wife unable to enter a disco that operated with a license issued by the city of which her husband is mayor. That club was also sued and is now out of business. The mayor and his wife, incidentally, are black. So what else is new? The ugly head of racism is as ugly today as Deni martly tail* g $59 $ 99 ^ coats W< cets. Sa,e Woe e cold shoulder. The coat attei icket we show here are woo >n quilted to down/ . ta||Q :ollection for misses. p . 5. and women. -f- y coat. Reg. $160 Sale $99 Sa,e jacket, Reg. $99 Sale $59 spor :tlve through Saturday, cord Sale e Halston III.'" dres Poly w in t . _ 4> i f # ~ I HL mg fmm WVi K&'tf WW' n| Jk>:1 x^SH|H /s9 ^mmm^ ^B WS4 Penr rtston-Safon, Hanes Mall 768 ii about sul it ever was. The shrewd way to discriminate now is often subtle and almost hidden. You don't realize that you have been discriminated against until you get home and think about it. Instead of overtly rejecting blacks, the method is often disguised. The double-standard is back: one criteria is used to judge whites, another more difficult (and often unnecessary) criteria is used to judge blacks. Good old Southern Jim Crow has come north. So what else is new? This doublestandard practice is not new and is very widespread. When the discrimination in Baltimore and Washington was publicized, many other blacks began to tell oK/Mlt tU a rllfflai.l.I ?? al-?a uuuui mt uuiituiiicsi uiai incy . had experienced in being admitted to downtown discos and socalled exclusive clubs, which at the time, were found to be insidious. It is similar from city to city and club to club: whites walk right on in while blacks must submit to embarrassing, close rey % * ored sport 15 to 10 off inHmoro11 eonoraW k#w%ai v aivs* 1 69.99 Orig. $100. At left, the idmere'" sportcoat pays close ition to every fashion detail. All I; many with elbow patches^ > 49.99 Orig. $90. At center, the smart" ring of the WoodmereT" blazer, ester/wool in handsome colors. 49.99 Orig. $70. At right, savor the ty look of the WoodmereT" cotton uroy sportcoat. 29.99 Orig $45. The WoodmereT" s slack in go-with-all colors, ester/wool. fc <?3i$ jL* J H jnmu i H ley 2510 J % 3tle intimitis scrutiny. Perhaps the great discovery is that blacks are so often exposed to this form of racism that they often accept it without complaint and return politely to their homes without raising even a whimper. That's one of the reasons these problems exist in the first place. Many blacks think it simply isn't worth the hassle to complain, so they act as if the problem doesn't exist. The Reagan administration has left it up to you to respond to the problem of discriminatipiMo the best of your ability andwith your own resources. They are not going to help you. And if Reagan is re-elected, they are going to make it more difficult to defend i /? f /? i ? yourscn. 11 you ao noi cnauenge it, the monster simply gets bigger and bigger and bolder and bolder. Actually, racism gets worse if you don't complain about it when it happens to you, because racists think of us as weak and begin to enjoy embarrassing us. coats,slacl ? ^ tjm Rg^.a n The Chronicle, Thu ition or exp They must know that every time they even begin to think about discriminating, blacks are going to complain. There seems to be very little inhibition on the part of whites to exclude blacks when they feel threatened, either financially or psychologically, by the participation of blacks in "their" activities. However, blacks seem very reluctant to complain even in the face of obvious discrimination. Perhaps it is the religious tradition that motivates blacks to yield to the dictum, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto EX-LAX? "The I Helps your bod ? 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That's sill ?3! ! mam^rn^i^mm^mmmmmmmmmmm^mm^m?mmmmim?mmammmmmi^mmmmmammmm^Kmmm?mJ * * 0 ale h I 1 ? A j jar, too. . M ile ! .99 - J dmere" dress shirts.. T. At left, the WoodmereT" oxford essential part of your wardrobe :ton-down collar, in easy-toDlids. Of cotton/polyester for zes f. At right, the WoodmereT" dress otton/polyester broadcloth with aedle tailoring. Assorted vn: Fitted oxford shirt in r/cotton, Orig. $17 Sale 11.99 off ties. 9 Orig. $15. Tie on the rich, soft Ik. In stripes or solids that add hing touch for a polished look.
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