Racist Bank

[@seanspartan2023]

Imagine winning a discrimination lawsuit, finally getting your check, and then being discriminated against AGAIN by the bank.

[@circuit10]

That has happened

[@Wolfsbane1100]

That actually has happened. The bank in question tried to hold the check and accused the guy of fraud. He filed a lawsuit against the bank and won.

[@ItzSurge]

@@Wolfsbane1100Then when he tried to cash the check from his lawsuit, a different bank did the same thing. so he sued again and won significantly more than he did the first one

[@OMentertainment]

Dude just found the IRL infinite money hack without being one of the 1%

[@Saicofake]

@@Wolfsbane1100for once being discriminated paid off.

[@madalynnmccarron4590]

Two things I learned in this video, 1, Mike dont tolerate racism, 2, Mike get his clients checks on a REGULAR basis

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Amen

[@mcarr7810]

​. This happened to me with cit**ank upon my deposit of an inheritance

[@peter_420]

I've learned that white people get more checks even though black people are arrested at a higher rate.

[@EdenSophia118]

​@@MikeRafiLawyerThey know those checks are valid. They just love practicing Racism.

[@MrBigspendn]

It's not always racism. Stereotyping is not the same as racism, regardless of what you think. Racism is when you believe your race is superior to another. Is it wrong? Of course it is. But let's call it what it really is.

[@garmo1968]

"I'm sorry I don't know the color of the person standing in front of me"

[@limitlesspursuit]

They don’t see color 😂

[@RichEDMixed]

Color blind racism at its finest

[@DJFlare84]

Bro knew what he was being accused of and could say nothing back. Hope he reflected on it.

[@gorkyd7912]

Funny thing is if you apply for a loan not only are you asked what "race" you are but if you say you do not know or do not answer the bank is LEGALLY REQUIRED to racially profile you in order to do a loan application. So the bank is required by the government to racially profile people, so they definitely know what color of person.

[@eyeknow8009]

​@@DJFlare84hope in one hand and shit in the other see what comes out first

[@maxd361]

This touched a nerve. Thank you for sharing. My bank called the cops on me when I was in college. I wound up detained in handcuffs for over three hours in a glass room on a busy Friday before they finally concluded I wasn’t attempting fraud. It was one of the most embarrassing and traumatic experiences of my life. Twenty years ago, and I’m still mad about it.

[@Milesco]

Did you sue? If not, why not?

[@maxd361]

@Milesco I was young and naive. I took the advice of a former lawyer who was an administrator at my school (perhaps a red flag). He discouraged me from suing. In a nutshell, he believed Atlanta PD and BofA would walk off scot free; that it would be a waste of my time and effort. Eight years later, I was sitting in Torts class in my first year of law school. As the professor taught the elements of false imprisonment, I was overcome. I quickly googled the statute of limitations in Georgia - 2 or 3 years if I recall. It wouldn’t be the last time I had such a, “Hey, wait a minute!” moment over those next few years.

[@An0nymous_L0gic]

The sense of injustice never fades

[@Chris-wp8po]

The most lawyer thing to do would be to charge the bank for an hour of your time as a consultation fee every time they called you.

[@sherei9530]

How does that help the heart, head & stress of the person being doubted?

[@Iya-Falailai.TruthBTold417]

Now that’s a grand idea. I think that would make them think about there colored based actions.

[@armyaj]

@@sherei9530it's an incentive by taxing them for thinking black people all write bad checks and commit crimes eventually the bottom line matters more and the checking frequency evens out between the two

[@jacobsummers2664]

This is race baiting bullcrap. No bank cares at all what color your skin is. Not a single one.

[@JordanWayneBrooks]

@@sherei9530it doesnt but it punishes banks for being discriminatory since every time they would do this they have to pay a fee.

[@LawlessChemistry]

This has absolutely happened many times to black clients of mine. Once, a bank refused to deposit a check for a minor plaintiff of color, despite a court order specifically designating that bank for deposit. I had to file a separate motion to vacate the prior order and for the judge to appoint another bank. The judge was furious, fortunately not at me.

[@bonnie1303]

Like genuinely do we need to give brown and black people fucking permission slips to have any _possible_ assumption of success or stability??

[@bidmcms3]

Statistically, what percent of checks are fake? By race

[@LawlessChemistry]

@@bidmcms3 There aren't any accurate statistics on the distribution of this crime by race, since it has to be reported/recorded by banks and/or police every time it occurs, which is something that is simply not done systematically. Moreover, even if one racial group was somehow overrepresented in committing check fraud, profiling it would still be discriminatory and ineffective at targeting the criminals. If I had to guess, however, it is unlikely that this is a common crime in communities of color.

[@kennyhuber293]

Literally none. Check fraud is virtually not a thing. Fuck off. ​@@bidmcms3

[@bjspeedster7000]

@@bidmcms3instrumental variables ftw

[@ReiAkaris]

I saw a Twitter post regarding a black man filing a racial discrimination suit on a bank for not letting him cash a check. Happened AGAIN on another bank cuz he got more money from the first incident. Real infinite money glitch! [Edit]: This is an edit.

[@joseluismoronta3462]

Or taking advantage of a problem that is happening because other people of the same race are making you look bad… Check cashing fraud (especially in the south) is committed mostly by black people. Pattern recognition isn’t racism. Jumping to accusing racism immediately when something doesn’t go your way before considering why it’s happening isn’t going to fix anything. Figure out the root of the problem then work your way up.

[@richards5855]

@@joseluismoronta3462 And what do you think the root of the problem is, exactly?

[@travishayslip9409]

​@richards5855 obviously the racism. You know, the thing people have been struggling with since before written words and the alphabet

[@JoKrPH]

@@travishayslip9409exactly lol not sure if he was trying to imply something else.

[@Geotpf]

​@@richards5855Fing racist aholes?

[@laurendukes3099]

After my divorce, some friends asked jokingly if I was "going to switch banks?" My ex Mom in law is the CEO. I said "no. Do you realize how nice it is having the clerks not question my checks because my last name matches their boss?" There is still discrimination. I wish everyone would acknowledge like this man & not gaslight.

[@YuSoMadBra]

I used to help people with grants. Some of these checks would be 20-30k. I can confirm that banks way more frequently told my black clients they weren't cashing the check over my white clients. And I mean WAY more frequently. Usually credit unions were good about it, but banks, it's almost like they have an option to cash their OWN checks

[@Votrae]

Makes me feel sick thinking about skeezy crap like that. Too hard to prove small scale discriminations. We gotta do better

[@estarks6480]

Racism never died, the most dangerous among them are the ones in positions that hold power over people’s everyday lives.

[@PythonC]

I ain’t reading allat

[@HeterosexuaI]

@@carrieryan966man i dont like trump either but youre genuinely braindead if you actually think this way

[@KylenKiomaka]

​@@PythonCSkill issue

[@theezenriarinze9203]

Well Fargo is literally going through a class action lawsuit over this similar thing.

[@RCola1217]

When is Wells Fargo NOT going through a lawsuit 🤷‍♀️.

[@AM-yi4qb]

HOW ARE THEY STILL IN BUSINESS!! They're like Michael Meyers in every reboot/ sequel. They make too much money to ever let them die

[@William.Driscoll]

No kidding- That's a hell of a thing to lose time over. I wonder what it's like in other countries. I mean, fraud does happen, but in terms of racial profiling as a means of preventing fraud- There have to be smarter, more-automated ways. If memory serves, my bank for some number of years would put a hold on cheques I'd deposit into bank machines. I accepted that and can't remember having cheques declined.

[@theezenriarinze9203]

@@AM-yi4qb Idk but it was an internal investigation back in like 2020 I think. That found they refused loans to blk borrowers but approved loans to white borrowers who had worse credit.

[@nicoletaylor6648]

Wells Fargo is pretty much going through class actions for just existing these days!

[@Shugo_Flex]

I had this happen to me at Fifth Third bank when I was in HS. I got a paper check from work at McDonalds and needed to set up my bank account for direct deposit. They claimed my check was fraudulent and tried to keep it. My GM had to to come to the bank to prove he gave it to me. What an embarrassment for them. Since he was the franchisee, he ended up closing his business account with them. They went out of business at the location a couple years later.

[@Carlinisalive]

Same when i got a settlement check if you’re black they gonna fuck with you

[@GAYQUEEN.]

tf.. why the hell are they not letting you cash out your salary

[@William.Driscoll]

It's great that you kept your check, despite what I'll infer was a sense of threat, and got support from the GM. And it's great that he took their business elsewhere. I wonder what was said and how it was delivered, in that meeting... Awesome.

[@maryguokas8018]

I am sorry that happened to you, but glad the GM put his money to back you up.

[@erinhuang1563]

It was sad that you had to went through this. Shout outs to your manager who supports you with their actions

[@missaniebananie6473]

Seeing a lawyer talk about this is good and extremely important. Non BIPOC people need to call out racism as soon as we see it. It is 2024, hate and ignorance are so gross and have ZERO place in the modern world.

[@joshuakelly9390]

No I'm good. It's not my job to appease colored people's insecurities

[@JimDean002]

I'll never forget when I was younger. One of my dad's friends was talking about racism. He told me he was absolutely not afraid of any idiot wearing a white sheet. " The only racist that scares me is the one in the corner office wearing a suit and tie" was how he put it. He was dead on the money..

[@bonnie1303]

White sheet is dangerous in the moment, in their little club. Corner office is dangerous to culture, to cities, to legal precedent.. no doubt

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

What is the race of most people in offices wearing suits? Throwing all people in the same bag, aren´t we?

[@remingtonn_]

yeah, it's always the politicians, bankers, and rich folk we need to fear. im not black, but i am a part of a minority i don't particularly care to disclose right now (especially seeing how vaguely racist this comment section seems to be; bigots don't tend to target only one minority). a white nationalist might hurt you, but a politician will fundamentally ruin your life, the lives of your family-and still hide the evidence behind flavorful language until such a day as it becomes impossible to fight back.

[@tophermkr2159]

​@@PROVOCATEURSK dude you need to go back to school and take a reading comprehension class

[@justwingingit8110]

Can I get an explanation? New to the whole human thing and it would be very much appreciated, thanks

[@Helenahandbasket1971]

My Dad switched banks because of this. One of his employees was black, all the guys went to cash their checks, only he was told no. One of the other guys called my dad. Dad went to the bank instead of just calling them, and closed his account. They had to give him cash and cashier's checks. The manager (who was rude to Dad's employee) was trying to say it was a misunderstanding. As this was before cell phones, my dad asked to see security cameras so we could solve this misunderstand. He said the cameras weren't working. What bank doesn't have working cameras?!

[@mjohnson1741]

Your Dad is awesome!

[@montebrodie4086]

I know for a fact that banks have contracts setup with special companies that make sure the video recording system is always working.

[@Helenahandbasket1971]

@montebrodie4086 this was in the late 70s so I'm not sure what they did back then, but I would think it would be the same.

[@montebrodie4086]

@alisambrano in the 70s they had film cameras. Black and white film. Those cameras would only be activated when the alarm went off due to a holdup button or a bait bill removed from the trap. Video recording of CCTV didnt come until 1975 or so.

[@Helenahandbasket1971]

@@montebrodie4086 it was like 78/79. But yeah, they were just racists.

[@MsAwesome6814]

Happened to me with a $700 check for nannying, the client was a rich grandma, I was 18. She was so angry at what they were insinuating when they called her.

[@firemage8874]

Probably more to do with an 18 year old than you being black lol

[@rhondapatterson1]

I hear you, BUT someone stole checks out of my purse and I wasn’t aware of it. The bank checked with me before cashing the almost $1,000 check that she was trying to cash. I don’t know what color she was and I don’t care. I am just so grateful that my bank checked with me.

[@rhondapatterson1]

I’m always grateful if someone is trying to protect me.

[@berk7888]

@@rhondapatterson1based on your picture one would assume you are white. This is why people like you just don't get what he was saying in the video. Making this about you I stead of seeing the problem

[@lightkira4119]

​@@rhondapatterson1honestly I like your idea, banks should check most big checks. Imagine letting 100s of checks through over several months and 1 person who is a minority has to be checked? The policy should be a standard amount; maybe 25% or 50% checks verified or at most first time transactions for new checks. A white employer paid his Mexican employees and they couldn't deposit their checks. He went to the bank and yelled at all of them for not allowing them to deposit their checks. They wouldn't even take it and verify with the employer. Racism might not exist anymore but privilege still exists. Race shouldn't matter in any transactions. Just check all of them.

[@prettycat6056]

“To be black in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost all of the time.” James Baldwin

[@WhitesplainTheWorld]

They have their racial reputation, just as all races do, and must deal with it... again, as all races must do. Their reputation is deserved, and is based on their BEHAVIOR. Not our fault. Theirs.

[@sherei9530]

​@@WhitesplainTheWorldask yourself why they would do such things. When black people tried to take care of themselves and stay away from whites, Renaissance Period, what was the result. Black people have tried to dress nicely, speak nicely, follow all the rules but were still met with disdain. Now they don't give af. Leave these people alone and they'll leave you alone I have to believe they are not really vicious because they are many and could really cause you big problems if they want.

[@leckercidre160]

This justifies me excluding you then.

[@claudettefranklin]

Never mind ​@@WhitesplainTheWorld

[@bmblafamilia7761]

​@WhitesplainTheWorld Reputation is perception and perception is fiction masquerading as fact.

[@Elomac5]

As a black woman I appreciate you acknowledging this shit. It’s this and other forms of harassment that constantly beats us down financially and emotionally.

[@paulathistleton1339]

stay strong & old your head high!

[@redjcmarie2]

I promise if this happens to anyone in front of me I will not be silent. And I will not keep my voice low. Promise.

[@paulamitchell1653]

Don't confront every time because you will lose your mind!

[@winstonwilliams821]

​@@redjcmarie2jhi

[@lolaosawe2358]

I'm first gen American and Nigerian and don't give two for racism, laugh it off and keep crushing it. You don't need acceptance from anyone to be American and successful. Keep your head up

[@shizzam33]

As a BLACK MAN THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HONEST AND HAVING INTEGRITY ON THIS TOPIC AND IF YOUR WHITE I LOVE YOU BECAUSE ITS PPL LIKE YOU THAT STAND FOR SOMETHING

[@Rosskles]

This BS infuriates me, those people need to be called out.

[@ghostnoodle9721]

poor people will always have each other's backs Eat the rich, they contribute nothing to society but new excuses of how they deserve two out of the three beans on our plates

[@zekova]

​@@redactedredacted1818 You are so very dumb. Congrats! 👏🏻 🎉

[@Bigchannel34]

@@redactedredacted1818 it's not living up to a stereotype. It's called racial bias. I'm a criminal justice major and it's sad to say racial bias actually exists. White criminals when faced with a white judge in some cases get lighter sentences. And there has been studies on this.

[@dougsfriendskeeter]

Maybe police your own crappy community and stop blaming white people for your screw ups. Ya know why white people have more than you? Because we actually buckle down and stop complaining about other people holding us back 😂😂😂

[@BigJohn-k2d]

Yeah PNC called the cops on me for trying to make a withdrawal to purchase a car? I told the police I wasn’t leaving until I closed my account. Both police felt the bank should have closed my account after giving me all of my money. I had my check book and ID I opened the account with so they closed the bank and refused to serve me? The person I opened the account with was working? I withdrew my money from another branch the next morning and never returned. I will never understand how these obviously wrong practices are acceptable!

[@carbine090909]

Just because it happened doesn't mean it's acceptable. It's not. It's racist. I'm not black, but I'm a woman, and we get treated as though we're stupid, or available for sex, or entitled, pretty regularly. It sucks. But the vindication is honestly kinda fun, lol.

[@BigJohn-k2d]

@@carbine090909 Yeah I thought that as a younger man, however time is undefeated? I have watched these patterns repeat themselves throughout my life! At 53 divorced and my mortgage being a direct deposit I am greatful automation has removed me physically from lots of processes. Because having a credit score of over 700 and 20% financing a home was still an issue and I shudder to think I’m wrong?

[@chaty9903]

Wtf? So everything checked out and you had receipts, coming in for a large withdrawal but they STILL said no? That's criminal. This is so wrong.

[@bonnie1303]

@@chaty9903I work in the financial world and this shit is unrepentant and vile. But also.. the industry is so regulated that people acting in bad faith can cover their ass with the multiple layers of rules and regulations, picking the one that keeps a black man from his money when they let it slide for the white grandpa yesterday. Industries with lots of regulations seem to attract people who like rules AND are willing to bend rules for their purpose… so stuff like this should only be increasing as you move up the financial chain (mortgages, business loans) and as we move along in time (that racist teller becomes the manager becomes the loan officer)

[@BentleyGadget]

Because ignorant white people do not believe that black people have it that bad. "You're just playing the race card to gain money." I cannot tell you the number of "friends" I've never spoken to again because of their racism.

[@meleekharley972]

Appreciate the acknowledgement... can you imagine being the client? Every single day??

[@TRDwKingBlu]

Thank you for ACKNOWLEDGING this.

[@brittking3990]

I hate racism, it’s so bad and has been in human history since the dawn of time. It’s nothing to be proud of for damn sure.

[@ziraprod6090]

Boo Hoo.

[@thegreatmcnugget429]

If this is true then sue you'll win because it is illegal. This is why I don't believe you

[@nunook5522]

@@thegreatmcnugget429 Because it hasn't happened to you, doesn't mean it's not true.

[@peterweicker77]

If we don't experience it ourselves we have no idea how many ways racist people have invented to be racist. It's their creative outlet.

[@pwilliam255]

Same with the white privilege. I’m white, I struggled immensely after the Army. I barely had gas to get to class. But I know I still had white privilege. I drove a beater car and got pulled over more than I ever had in any other car. Every time, the cop looked surprised when he saw me and I never got a ticket. My life was hard, but it would have been harder if I had gotten one ticket out of the dozens of times I got pulled over. I know why they pulled me over and I know why they always let me off with a warning for speeding.

[@heathertulip2389]

@@pwilliam255that’s the thing people don’t get about privilege. Having privilege doesn’t mean you didn’t struggle, or didn’t work hard. And everyone’s got a combination of privileges and disadvantages in life. I’m privileged to be white and grow up in a developed nation and have family to rely on when shit gets hard. I’m disadvantaged by being poor and disabled and the discrimination that comes with being queer and afab. Some people have more privileges, some have more disadvantages; it’s a mixed bag.

[@heathertulip2389]

True. It took me till an embarrassing age to realize that RACISM-racism still happened today. I learned about racism for the first time in first grade, when the teacher talked about MLKjr. Unfortunately, she only spoke in past tense, and so I thought racism was one of those demented horrors of bygone eras, like witch burnings and slavery and human sacrifices. I never experienced racism firsthand, my family was all white and I never had many friends, and looking back most of them were white or white-passing. So I just had no idea it was still a thing. I had figured it out by high school, but I still thought it was JUST systemic and triple K types were a VERY rare minority. I think it was Charlottesville that made it click for me. When I saw crowds of white supremacists marching the streets with tiki torches, attacking people, that I realized that direct violence racism was very much still a thing and there were plenty of people who acted on it. There were just. So many of them. Just watching it on TV was a horror show. They killed a white woman, Heather, driving a car into a crowd, just for being against racism. Just daring to associate with POC. Death sentence. And then the BLM marches after that, the names of Black teenagers that all bled together, being usurped by a new one before we even got used to saying their name, until George Floyd and Breanna Taylor… the video, the begging… I had had no idea. Because I never saw it. If it weren’t for the access of knowledge we have in the modern day from tv and the internet, I still wouldn’t know, and many others wouldn’t either.

[@jonathanberry1111]

Are you saying it is racist to use valid data on prevalence (differences between ethnicities) as a basis for anything and everything? So the truth is racist? The best ways to do things are racist? Is reality racist? If the truth is racist is racism wrong? IMO we should focus on hatred and bigotry not calling people or things racist just because there is either a racial basis or a possible racist motivation when non-racist motivation is valid?!

[@weakamna]

I will do a minor devils advocate here and say that a lot of this is subconscious for many people. It makes it worse IMO because now you have to fight people who _think they aren't racist_ and first convince them that yes, you are behaving in a way that is racist. Systematic racism is fucked up =/

[@l.joyhartwell3764]

RECENTLY, happened to a student in Pennsylvania with a College check at a WF bank. Written from their bank. It's real . . . ! It speaks of their heart: JEALOUS biases/racism/etc.!

[@tradslnd9872]

🎯

[@ablaze861]

Wellsfargo is not a good bank. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid!

[@MC-cw5ph]

My dude, way to stand up for the culture. 👏

[@captaintony1227]

but it doesn't! it speaks for pattern recognition of who is cashing bad checks. it's the same reason that the stuff stolen the most at Walmart gets locked in cases. i know it's unfair to the innocent but sometimes that's just how it goes. not every man that follows a woman down a dark road at 3am is a bad guy but she would be a fool to think otherwise!

[@PrinzII]

I HATE Wells Fargo with a golden passion.

[@ElizabethRollins-r6j]

Facts! Happened to me just two weeks ago. My bank; regular deposits into ATM. But this time, I went in to the teller; WM asked for my license and typed in ALL my details for a deposit. Last week, made a deposit again; WF asked for nothing but my account information.

[@blakerobinson4854]

Greatest lawsuit story I know. A black man recently got into a car accident. Got really mangled up. Won thousands of dollars. He goes to the bank to cash out. The bank declines the check. He sues for defamation. Wins. He goes to a different bank with a big check from both lawsuits. The bank declines both of them. Sues that bank for defamation and wins again.

[@deathbloom27]

It would be discrimination, not defamation. But yes, that's both a sad and great story because he shouldn't be treated the way, but at least he got his justice. An infinite loop of "the wrong one."

[@klee8526]

​@@deathbloom27 I am about to quit my job and do that full time hahaha

[@lionessallen5893]

@@klee8526 😉😂

[@Lil1kv]

Infinite money glitch (REAL)

[@mr.vincenzo5494]

@@deathbloom27I love happy endings! Seldomly do we have a good one.🧐😃🤨😆🤔🫡🤑

[@knielsen50]

There's a viral video of Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and his kids nanny getting detained because he tried to withdraw money from his own account, with ID.

[@BobfromSydney]

Thanks I looked that up, pretty disappointing.

[@knielsen50]

​@@BobfromSydneyWorst part for me was when the officer is copsplaining to him while he's still in cuffs, and he has to bottle his anger and very patiently ask the cop to take these cuffs off first. Second worst part is the heartbroken look he gets on his face when he realizes his nanny has also been cuffed. He complained to Bank of America and said he got a satisfactory outcome, so hopefully at least the clerk and the manager got fired.

[@HumilityListens]

They got yall in a trance

[@Kateria1864]

I can understand being wary about a masked man sliding a note across the counter. At least read the note first! What if he was deaf?

[@sherei9530]

​@@knielsen50an everyday occurrence

[@autumnspells]

Now add this experience to healthcare, housing, education, the grocery store, the workplace day in and day out and tell me you wouldn’t start to crack under the pressure.

[@royalpriesthood100]

Thank you.

[@maxspeed57]

But CRT is fake news. /s

[@lissaNP]

Restaurants, resorts, etc… it’s frustrating

[@tayriobravo6204]

Exactly, it’s in every aspect of day to day life! That’s what seems to be missed in the conversation typically. We don’t know what it’s like to not have to be aware , even when there is nothing we can do about it.

[@Debgirl27]

Where ever they are there is a problem

[@ejconnolly3177]

I worked 1099 doing IT work, every week the bank would call him to make sure I didn’t steal his checks before cashing

[@kellibrenneke2253]

😢😢😢

[@faithm2535]

Thank you for addressing it because Black people are not allowed to cite such racist treatment without immediately being labeled as ‘playing the race card’.

[@thedarkestkinghtstar]

Or the "I had that happen to me, my grandma, the neighborhood frog, etc; and I heroically solved it, and I heroically dealt with it. So, it can't be about race"

[@joevuzekaz2030]

It’s the same thing for Hispanic people.

[@aaronshruby2915]

AMEN!!!

[@ThundacokSoulPuncher]

If the shoe fits

[@lorisalim4598]

Irish dad and Hispanic mom, but I look totally white. I get to hear white people's true thoughts. I hear all kinds of racist stuff from them that they wouldn't normally dare say out loud! They think because our 'outsides' match, that we 'think' the same. Nope, you f'n racist, not even close! Skin color is the ONLY thing we have in common.

[@lorijackson872]

This is how to be anti-racist. Call it out. Every single time.

[@israelalarid6247]

Thank you for sharing something that gives a result. I appreciate everyone sharing their stories but I keep hearing what happened as opposed to giving a solution. You are not the problem you are part of the solution. Thank you

[@stephaniel6867]

​@israelalarid6247 the video itself already told everyone what to do

[@cedricdellafaille1361]

that sounds like a great idea! see kids for example. kids mindset is blank, they say their friend is steven, hes big and has brown skin. the mother would say something like OMG!! dont say that thats racist!!! what is racist? that he has a brown skin and he needs to feel victimized and use the slave card and other "victim mentalities"? or we will politicians like joe biden saying "ur not black" if you dont vote for the democratic party... see how they are slurring racism indirectly? maybe instead of making the people aware of black people all the time making it a big thing perhaps just say ... ok so what he's black and?

[@cedricdellafaille1361]

​ @israelalarid6247 so you want to have people being aware of black people 24/7? instead of saying so what , he's black and blue eyes what do i care? or we can go a step further, we can say like "ur not black if..." you dont vote for the democratis - joe biden (if that ain racist) i dont know the big deal of being black, in europe we dont give one F about your skin color but the black people love the attention and trying to victimize themselves non stop. a good example is the "history" and the "slave victim card"

[@cedricdellafaille1361]

​ @israelalarid6247 so you want to have people being aware of black people 24/7? instead of saying so what , he's black and blue eyes what do i care? or we can go a step further, we can say like "ur not black if..." you dont vote for the democratis - joe biden (if that ain racist) i dont know the big deal of being black, in europe we dont give one F about your skin color but the black people love the attention and trying to victimize themselves non stop. a good example is the "history" and the "slave victim card"

[@RoofingFacts]

We've actually had quite a few times when i ran a large roofing company they get a big check after a heavy week, say making 70 hours DBA with maybe a bonus attached or some reimbursements, and the bank rejects them. The same bank that they go to every week all of a sudden flags them. And it's our bank that the checks are written from, it's ridiculous. And it's always the exact same thing, every single time in 14 years that we got a call like that it was when one of our Mexican staff members tried to put in a large check. Never had it happen to anyone else, even for checks 10x that size from our salesman. Literally send out 75 checks a week minimum, 3900 checks a year in payroll alone. Over 50,000 checks and direct deposit. And it only ever happens to the Mexicans.

[@terrifictomm]

Mexicans? That's understandable. #sarcasm

[@mynewalias1926]

I'd say to change banks but we all know it'll happen somewhere else too.

[@albertstephen2426]

And you still have assholes who say the only way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it. Hmmmm.

[@latincat4263]

@@terrifictommthat’s not sarcasm that’s just racism bruh, sarcasm is supposed to be FUNNY

[@terrifictomm]

@@latincat4263 Who told you racism wasn't funny? It's hilarious. Go back to sleep. Being woke makes people both annoying and boring. You obviously weren't bullied enough as a kid. "That's racism, man! I love to racism, Bro!" What's two miles long and travels just 3mph? A Mexican weddings procession with only one set of jumper cables. Why do low riders all have little steering wheels on their cars? So they can drive handcuffed. I hope you were as offended by my jokes as much as I was trying to offend you. Now tell me about your mother. She's too polite to speak when her mouth is full and your wife is always too busy counting my money.

[@Inga912]

Thank you for standing up for your clients and calling out these people's racial bias to their face. I hope it helps them be better

[@jonanderson4280]

I lost my mother in 2021 so I wanted to get cash before traveling to Africa for burial. Knowing that usually banks don't keep large amounts of cash in their branches, I called Chase ahead of time to arrange a 20K withdraw and they told me It'd be available the next morning. The next day I walked into that branch but had to wait about 5 minutes in line because there were two clients ahead of me. Before I got to the teller, a cop shows up and demands to see my 🆔. No other person was asked to identify. A month later I did a FOIA with that police department and found out the teller had pressed the panic button on me.

[@stinky-smelly]

Fucking vile. I kinda understand as an indigenous person. They tried to keep my first check from my first job at a smoothie place because it "looked fishy," like someone else in the comments section my boss literally had to come up and vouch for me. I was 15 lmfao. There needs to be more interracial direct action and organizing, specifically between black and native people. We share a lot of systemic problems, from police violence to poverty to worse healthcare outcomes.

[@claudes48]

😮

[@alexreid1173]

I could maybe understand being concerned because it’s an abnormal request, but they really should have been prepared for that if you called in advance. That’s awful

[@bigfloppaz8394]

​@alexreid1173 abnormal request? So you're saying that it's abnormal now to request your bank to give you your own money back? 20k is not a huge amount of money anyways.

[@alexreid1173]

@@bigfloppaz8394 I don’t mean abnormal as in bad... I mean abnormal as in “most people don’t withdraw 20K in cash on a single day.” You should absolutely be able to withdraw your money, but it’s also very reasonable to be checking and double checking IDs for something like that. It’s NOT reasonable to call the police right off the bat.

[@rockysquirrel4776]

I dare you to follow your next black client to the bank, and stand in an out of the way place to watch the show. Walk up to the manager while your phone is ringing.

[@RLucas3000]

That would be profound. Can you imagine if he then said to the manager “Racist says what?”

[@tsirakura1684]

Honestly it’d be really supportive for the black client who has to deal with this bs

[@cornchips007]

I'm not from America. What's the reasoning for the phone ringing? I understood up until the part where we walk up to the manager.

[@jacksycz]

@@cornchips007 discrimination.

[@cctmsp13]

@@cornchips007 It means the bank manager tried calling him to confirm the check was real.

[@kamanama3671]

I just went through Sam’s Club, and they checked the two African-Americans in front of me and the African-American checking the carts let me go without checking me. It startled me. It doesn’t make me feel privileged. It makes me feel confused.

[@Random_UserName4269]

I notice I always get checked when I buy alcohol or I have more than the average shopper. Were either of those two things the case for those gentleman in front of you?

[@crystalrage]

@@Random_UserName4269 this is an actual thing. I am mixed half black half white. When I used to go shopping by myself I always had the receipt out cause I knew Id be checked, even in my military uniform. When I started shopping with my white boyfriend, we were never stopped again. Its actually a thing many black people joke about because it happens so often. Also in certain stores employees will literally follow you around. Not because youre acting suspicious or have a large bag etc. Just because you are a darker skin color and therefore suspicious.

[@Random_UserName4269]

@@crystalrage I’ve straight up had a black girl working at Walgreens in a lower income area tell me I was cool to use the bathroom because I obviously wasn’t from around there so she didn’t assume I’d create any problems hahaha. (I’m white, but I think it was more that I was obviously not a heroin addict rather than a race thing 🤷‍♂️) But I was just saying, it’s always possible, given one event, there was something else happening that wasn’t thought of. Obviously, when given a large sample size, that becomes less and less realistic to explain all of that away.

[@PatientPerspective]

Yes. During the pandemic Walmart greeters only reinforced masks with Hispanics but let the rest of us "looking" Americans go by without say.

[@BlueDauntless]

Does your Sam’s club have the exit scanners? It’s an arch you walk through? It’ll scan the basket so you don’t have to show the receipt? When our local Sam’s first got them, they didn’t work very well. Or depending on the contents of the cart, they still had to manually check receipts. Some people walked through and others had to show their receipts.

[@ketolorabaltimore1843]

This man come to the cookout and should run for president cuz he knows , cuz literally my lawyer had to do the same for me as well. They keep it real and help, thank you for being transparent. I remember my 75 yr old blk dad, ( who still looks about 50) but certainly not 25. But he was driving his Truck, he was pulled over, told to get out of his truck, and put his face in the dirt, for no reason. He told him he was a minister going to see a sick church member and that he owned his own transportation company. After they proved he was telling the truth they let him go but it was hard for him to get up and he was embarrassed especially if some of the church members saw the exchange. We reported it but nothing changed the hurt and disrespect he felt from the police that night. Thank you

[@kellibrenneke2253]

😢 I'm sorry 😢

[@beverlywilkinson5773]

If this upsets you, imagine how we feel

[@gqg741]

Remember, it’s the race card. So they say.

[@nicolejohnson2671]

💯

[@kytsunman8592]

On the flip, if I walk down MLK Blvd with a gold watch, am I making it to the other end of the street? 😂

[@ApostateApostrophe42276]

Lies, lies, lies. Checks, over a certain amount, are all verified. Get over it. If you see "racism" everywhere, you're the one focused on race; you're the problem.

[@Sketchy--]

Yeah, as a white who use to lived in Baltimore, I feel yall. Black's were always giving me the second hand treatment. Let's not pretend, that's not how it works.

[@MellonCollie82]

You are right about that. Despite having banked at the same bank over 25 years, I had to wait two weeks to have access to funds even though they called my attorneys' office who verified the checks.

[@stevewasco8859]

Banks no longer cash checks and hand cash to people. To much fraud these days. I moved money from one huge institution to another, and I had no access for 2 weeks to my money go figure.

[@timdudovich7362]

That's normal banking practice. You weren't singled out.

[@mynewalias1926]

​@@timdudovich73622 weeks is not normal. It's been a while since I've been in retail banking but the maximum an out of state check can be held pending verification is 5 business days.

[@dreamervanroom]

I don’t know what to say except I’m really sorry. That’s not fair that’s not right. And it doesn’t take two weeks for the check to clear. I wish I knew what the alternative was because I’m sure there is one. They probably didn’t tell you either until they had the check in their hand

[@maisanascimento5441]

​@@timdudovich7362 came to an intelligent conversation unarmed, eh?

[@rodneymclin3130]

But yet I continue to be told this type of racism doesn't exist!!

[@daemok4752]

because it's not the system itself, it's the people in it. No one ever said racist people don't exist. Why do banks refuse big cheques from black people ? Could it be that they are higher risk of being fraudulent ? they don't do it only for blacks but anyone where the history doesn't match, poor whites also get that treatment. but let's ask the question, why would Blacks represent a higher risk than other races in the United States of America ??? totally nothing to do with drug dealings and other crimes being higher per capita in the black communities than elsewhere...

[@christopherbenning]

I was looking for a comment like dis, all the ppl who say shit like dis don't happen reap quiet

[@selfdo]

It doesn't. The only color that matters to a bank is GREEN.

[@Guardian179]

@@selfdo except it does, as evidenced by this video. The bank employees automatically assuming a check is fake because a black person is trying to cash/deposit it, is pretty much the definition of systemic racism. How can black people get ahead, or even get to equal footing, if the institutions that manage money in our society won't trust them. They are likely getting higher interest rates on loans and mortgages, getting approved for less, etc. as well if this is happening when they try to cash a check.

[@captainfloopiedoops8438]

@@Guardian179no one getting good loans or able to get houses or cars . Fk quit crying you little racist . lol you think every white person out there just has it all don’t you ?

[@gloriajohnson1122]

It’s called unconscious bias. Thank you so much for bringing it to the light. I just want to say, I Love your heart ❤😢Thank you

[@darrellwilliams1714]

I appreciate someone else saying this. When black people say it, we're just playing victim.

[@tcoyle440]

we gotta learn to be more fair with each other, support each other, and stop fixating on externals. but i guess it's easier to say than do

[@Phantazmay]

Why do you think the bankers are so skeptical when it comes to the black community?

[@dlpbuildingservices2086]

​@@Phantazmayeasy answer racist

[@mukalazimtume7046]

Even a five year old with a normal IQ would guess correctly.​@@Phantazmay

[@Phantazmay]

@@dlpbuildingservices2086 why would a banker be racist? Money is green and that's all they care about. That can't be it.

[@Ilikefrogs..]

As a Canadian, banks over here get sued for this ALL THE TIME. At this point, I have no idea how they can afford to stay open.

[@seekingserenity2973]

Because its Not their money

[@notreal5265]

i’m canadian but tbh idk our system that well, doesn’t the canadian government just bail out banks when they make mistakes like the american government does?

[@cheri31]

Insurance and litigation funds. Big companies often set aside funds for litigation or pay an insurance company to handle legal dispute. It’s apart of operation costs.

[@notreal5265]

@@cheri31 ah i see

[@rydoogie]

It’s the fact that everyone focused on the part of your comment about banks staying open after being sued and that multiple banks are discriminating against black people that gets me. Lol

[@cydnicolquitt3429]

As a black person this is not news to me, but some others need to hear this.

[@shonthedivinediva8462]

I came to say this also.

[@JulioSanchez-l7o]

Maybe its because other blacks are committing fraud at a high rate.

[@AviMarie21]

Me too!!! Gaslighting is since the beginning… don’t even have the energy to get mad

[@thechoosentwice1312]

So, explain to me the problem here exactly. You don't like the idea that a bank wants to confirm that a transaction is valid and not fradulent?

[@ryanbrady467]

I'm white but I'm from a lower income area, this is a regular thing where I'm from. This is a Monday afternoon, nothing new or unusual.... That's the issue.....

[@ericacabbagestalk6712]

Thank you for acknowledging the problem exists. This is how we change thing.

[@winst2000]

In 2022, Ryan Coogler, the famous director of Marvel Black Panther and Creed movies, was briefly arrested because he wanted to withdraw cash from the bank during a movie production. The bank teller did not recognize him and thought he was robbing the bank.

[@HumilityListens]

It's fake you absolute imbecile

[@ralphhinckley4417]

I remember the story she a black teller who was pregnant didn’t know what to do and ask her manager who said to her to call the police, even though he produced not only his card and put in the account information. He was briefly held that .0 my God, I never followed up after that. Just curious though.

[@YouTube_Video_Space]

He wrote the number of money he wanted to get on a piece of paper and handed it to the staff Who does that in a bank?

[@ciabatta7538]

@@KZbin_Video_SpaceIf I would like to make a withdrawal of $700k + and I’m not speaking to my personal banker at my local branch because I’m out of town . I would be wary of saying the amount out loud in front of people I don’t know . I have my ID and Debit card + pin, what’s the problem?

[@superzockertvyt9630]

​@@ciabatta7538"the problem is your skin color"

[@douglynch7285]

This is actually true. He should start a class action lawsuit.

[@Shrimp-ov8jz]

This happens daily to black people in every system. It's called systemic racism and is legally protected

[@baruchbarendregt3610]

that is way more trouble than it is worth

[@cameron858]

For what exactly? The bank recognizing a pattern and protecting their clients?

[@komitetgosudarstvennoybezo5097]

It’s pattern recognition. Whether you like it or not it is here to stay because it is useful

[@GreenSharder]

There’s no class action lawsuit to be had most likely. It’s discrimination but at the end of the day it doesn’t actually break any laws, the same way it doesn’t break the law to verify ID or stop and search even if a group is disproportionately affected.

[@KingdomMindedMinistry]

Now imagine this, in every aspect of your life. Then being told to get over things.

[@goodtroublemaker143]

This old white lady was thinking the same thing.

[@leonhenry4861]

Or to suck it up

[@latindoggy8059]

I’m Hispanic when I won my lawsuit, my lawyer had to make the same call because of racism and ever since he has they’ve never stopped me cashing in all my fraudulent checks

[@vivianlewis6119]

I'm black and a lot of my neighbors are Hispanic. They have been just wonderful, helping me learn Spanish. The kids are great too, and very polite. I love learning about different cultures and when you hear about the hardships other people have gone through in their lives, you want to do nice things for them , no matter how small the gesture may appear, we can all afford a smile handshake or hug.

[@sherei9530]

Not funny

[@sherei9530]

​@@vivianlewis6119did you read the post?

[@latindoggy8059]

@@sherei9530 did you read the post why are you stating the obvious?!?! It’s not supposed to be funny it just proves that minorities do take advantage of their privileges just like everyone else and we always will use the race card in our favor because our ancestors were sneaky savages and it’s kinda in our blood

[@deewms1236]

@@sherei9530my thoughts exactly.

[@Ladycrafty6]

And people say “pull yourself up by your bootstraps”! 😡 When they’ve not only cut the straps but taken the darn boots! It’s sickening!

[@Spacemongerr]

Originally, "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" was an ironic saying, because it is quite literally impossible to use your bootstraps to pull yourself up. Then hateful right-wingers started using it unironically, not even realizing how stupid that is.

[@conanscomputer]

Fun fact- that phrase comes from a textbook which asks “why is it impossible to pull yourself by the bootstraps”. It’s literally physically impossible. Think about it- you can lift yourself from your feet. ITS IMPOSSIBLE WHY ARENT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS

[@sicilianr1]

🤣😂 tell that to all the multi millionaire and billion black people in the USA. This guys full of shit, happens to everyone at the same rate. Next he’ll have you believe unarmed blacks get killed more by the cops then whites.

[@InappropriateShorts]

you have your knickers in a twist

[@toneywilliams8454]

​@@InappropriateShorts you do for us seeing the hypocrisy

[@Healerslightnlove]

This has happened to my son three times. He won a settlement and his bank account was frozen, it was a mess. My son is 23, works hard and won a case involving a car accident. I had to literally walk into the branch with him, speak for him and request manager to come assist or I would contact the corporate office and make a complaint with all involved with another attorney. All problems solved. However, once his check was submitted and he closed the account I walked him into a credit union, adding him proper connections to life insurance policy and retirement fund for himself

[@ladkatta]

How and why was his bank account frozen?

[@supersonic20121]

I had won a settlement through a car accident as well and they froze my account then deactivated my debit card without even telling me. I had to call them and get a whole new card sent to me because them. I work for the bank as well and told them I needed some funds early to pay my bills as I had been out of work for months due to injuries from the accident. They still made me wait two weeks for the funds to clear. Other white clients barely have any issues. They get their funds stopped because they fuck up the ppwk or instructions never because hmmm it’s suspicious

[@supersonic20121]

@@ladkattabanks freeze accounts if it looks like there is fraudulent activity on them or if just large sums of money come in. They are supposed to verify with you but some blatantly ignore those guidelines and move as they please

[@Healerslightnlove]

@@supersonic20121 I believe at some point ppl of color will file a class action lawsuit as a et al. This is concerning and just ridiculous.

[@koinijikoimizu]

@@supersonic20121 Hope you're doing better and I'm glad you have a parent willing to fight for you. ...I honestly wish I knew what that felt like these days.

[@HungryOrca]

I’ve always wondered why my local banks make a big deal about advertising that they are “equal opportunity” and do not discriminate based on race, etc. I’ve thought “well duh, it’s 2024, why is that even a question?” But apparently it is.

[@kungfoochicken08]

It’s not an issue. Banks are just more suspicious when someone who doesn’t have an account is trying to cash a big check. If they had an account there, they could have just deposited the check like normal. When you deposit the check, there’s a lot less risk for bank so they aren’t as suspicious. The equal opportunity nonsense is all just marketing required by the federal government.

[@propogandalf]

​@@kungfoochicken08Yeah, because you know all the personal banking details of everyone who came in his office those few weeks to know whether your BS logic applies. Not to mention Rafi said "their bank".

[@kungfoochicken08]

@@propogandalf I’m a black guy in real estate. I routinely deposit 6 figure checks into my personal account at the ATM. There’s no reason to go to the teller unless you’re cashing the check. The reason they have to go to the attorney’s bank is because banks have limits on how big of checks they will cash if the check isn’t drawn on one of their accounts. This really isn’t that complicated.

[@danielmorris7648]

​@propogandalf and you do? You're just assuming this person isn't lying you know that's all that you racists do to push division

[@Melaeyn]

Sure but, while some are malicious in their intent. There's also the very likely case that it's based statistics. And an increase of risk/loss to the bank due to such factors if they don't verify it. Just as I don't find it fair that my clean driving record of 20+ years grants me the privilege to pay more in insurance than my younger female sibling with a dui... It's not fair, but the numbers show my gender is a higher risk.

[@taphyspencer]

This actually happened to me. And I had 4 accounts with the bank, including 2 business accounts spanning back to 1998. I could feel the racism so very strongly.

[@lacesout8292]

@taphyspencer "Feel"? Could U be any more vague, lol

[@defensivetackle1]

Bank teller told me once “we don’t keep that much money in the bank” it was $6,000.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

That's probably true these days seeing as most people generally pay for things with a card and all that cash does is attract potential bank robbers.

[@jefferson7097]

​@@unconventionalideas5683 See there you go assuming he was trying to rob the bank just because he wanted cash. ....and no I don't really mean that. Just showing how easy and quick it is to distort a scenario.

[@timb6755]

@@unconventionalideas5683😂😂😂😂 man banks hold way more than 6k tf you talkin bout

[@readingwithfrenchy]

As someone who worked for a bank, very likely they were right. I was in a grocery location and we were drastically limited to what we carried compared to traditional branch. Also, certain banks are going cashless so no, they cant so that.

[@ratiounkn3210]

@@timb6755tf you talking about? Don’t you remember when we bailed out all the big banks bc they were out of money? If you don’t remember it’s bc you are too young, which really means you don’t know what you are talking about.

[@sirius.cypher]

Thank you Sir, because I had to have MY ATTORNEY vouch for me to cash a check based on money that I gave him. Thank you noticing some of what we go through. RESPECT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@cookingediblesdragon4570]

I live in backwoods Oregon and I watched white person after white person go through the exit without looking at their receipt. Then an older black man mind you with a VETERAN hat on got stopped and harassed. He was polite and a gracious man who is obviously used to the disrespect. This country is a mess

[@zeeqq105]

People don’t realize racism happens daily in our lives. Just doing our everyday things. My children 5 and 8 were accused of stealing because they were in an isle where a bag of candy was opened. They claimed they saw them opened it. I asked my kids they said they didn’t open it. They continued to harass us and sent a black worker over to explain as though I needed a “black interpreter” To make a long story short someone had the smart idea to go look at the surveillance video. They apologized and offered us 50 dollars each in a voucher. I was so upset I just left. Too upset my children went though this so young. I wish I had sued. It was Staples too.

[@melhopkins9640]

Omg I hate hear that he's used to being harassed

[@williamroberts8853]

In North Carolina those receipt checkers only check white people because they won't risk catching a hate crime based on alleged discrimination for doing their job on checking receipts. Self checkouts are to blame for the store putting their employees in the position to silently accuse every single person they stop of being a potential thief.

[@KonohazFinest]

Dont you know according to maga psychos and fox news,ben shapiro etc racism doesn't exist anymore 😮‍💨

[@VictorMorales-rc2fq]

Cap

[@joyceoleru8182]

Happens to everything I try to deposit my business cheque. Always. Thanks for being so true.

[@rickseiden1]

Thank you for standing up for this. Casual racism is still racism. Plus, I'd think that if you send that bank that much business in big checks, they'd be used to it an not question it.

[@Agent4077]

your comment implies "competitive racism"

[@rickseiden1]

@@Agent4077 Not competitive so much as overt. Maybe I should have said subtle racism is still racism.

[@Anna-Thea7173]

casual racism is a pretty mild description for what's here tbh

[@queent3343]

There is nothing casual about racism. it's always on purpose.

[@rickseiden1]

@@queent3343 Subtle would have been a better choice of words.

[@kennethhille6039]

i worked for a Bank for almost thirty years. We attended multiple educational, enlightenment courses. We learned something about human interactions, banking history, etc... One of the things I learned were, Red Lines in the mortgage business. Basically, where people of color could and could not buy homes. These laws were in effect until the 1970s. How many people know about those laws?

[@kristenchristopher9143]

Several banks have recently had to pay fines for violating redlining laws and it’s not their first fines for doing so. They know the laws and still willingly violate them.

[@Boxygirl96]

@@kristenchristopher9143when the punishment is a fine that’s just the price of doing business

[@kristenchristopher9143]

@@Boxygirl96 you can’t jail a system. That’s why systemic racism is hard to stop

[@LordTelperion]

At least in the South they're blatant about their evil. The North tries to hide it with things like Red Lines.

[@Fallen.Angles]

It's taught in 8th Grade in Manhattan

[@MariaDiaz-vc9bi]

It also happens in the medical field, educational institutions, and financial institutions. Yet they say systemic racism doesn't exist 😢

[@barbarawillis]

Those are people who knows it exists but don't want to address it so they say we shouldn't address it but if it was in reverse they would scream and go to all kinda of courts

[@PharaohofKemet]

Job markets too

[@4evaMe]

But we all know that it does but just refuse to acknowledge it and instead gaslight people of color as if their being ridiculous!

[@4evaMe]

@@rachaelpenny5733 r u stupid?...it is absolutely called systemic racism because numerous tellers at numerous banks discriminate against black people for the same reasons....who do you think the system is set up by?...I tell ya...it's made up by people like the people working in banks and other forms of financial institutions, the educational system, home ownership programs, jobs etc...its why racism still exist in this country and its precisely why it will always exist!

[@Clairemont7893]

And in the media for years, that's why this has been planted in their head over the decades. Years ago.

[@marjoryyilmaz5910]

Thank you for confirming that we are not paranoid!!! You are frustrated so you can imagine how we feel to deal with this BS!!

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

As the saying goes, white privilege doesn't mean your life isn't hard; it just means the colour of your skin isn't one of the things actively making it harder.

[@trinafrazier2650]

Thank you for explaining that PERFECTLY.

[@dreamervanroom]

Of course that’s true.

[@mayawhite447]

It 100% makes it harder if you live in a none- white area

[@fulalbatross]

​@@mayawhite447 There are banks in black majority areas that refuse to cash white people's checks?

[@SupHapCak]

Okay but that doesn’t give other people the right to be racist toward white people Also you saying white people aren’t allowed to complain because of their skin color, is racist Also the tons of people who think like you invalidating this logic by going out of their way to be racist to white people means white privilege still doesn’t exist.

[@bajankurt]

If he’s frustrated imagine how Black people feel dealing with the same micro Aggressive gaslighting BS constantly 😡

[@mikesmith6893]

Trauma

[@IsNuma]

@@Duo-wb”Stereotypes exist for a reason” this may be true, but choosing to treat others negatively due to your prejudices is largely avoidable.

[@Briganer]

​@IsNuma is it that or is it simple pattern recognition? Stereotypes are usually earned.

[@Hisgr8fulpickney]

​@@Duo-wb many stereotypes are false / meant to deliberately vilify, demean & disenfranchise or a gross over-generalization. Yet we seem committed to perpetuating them. And then there's the blaming of minority races in their entirety for the actions of individuals. If five black persons out of five million do some particular thing - it's because "they" (collectively / entire community) tend to this behavior. If five white persons out of five million do some particular thing - it's five individuals. It's a mere 0.0001%. It's an anomaly.

[@chinwenduchinwe586]

​@@Duo-wb Says the #1 ◽thief on all levels, in every area of life. It's you that need to step into reality like yesterday. Your gaslighting...failed.

[@FairLady822]

My tax refund came in the form of a hard check from the U.S. TREASURY and the teller still acted like it was fake. Head Teller knew me from Church. I never saw that teller again.

[@renim2974]

As someone who worked in bank fraud, US Treasury check fraud is a very real thing. A lot of those checks are really high dollar amount too, which makes them a massive liability for a bank.

[@glow1815]

Your tex refund Checks doesn't apply to the video.

[@amandaloel1782]

My tax refund was direct deposited into my bank account by the Australian Taxation Office, less than 2 weeks after I lodged my return on their app. I've already spent it via ordering my groceries online over the subsequent months 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@fayebaynes4736]

We've been saying this was happening since forever. Maybe now that someone who looks like them says it, we'll be believed

[@Momma_Gee]

Bear with me. There is a point. I'm 53, and yt, soccer mom presenting. I have MS, and some days I can't drive. My sons, dil, and my sons' lifelong friend will help me out during these times if I have somewhere I desperately need to be. Their friend has a very nice Honda civic. Twice now, in the past 3 years that I've needed transportation help, we've been pulled over for no other reason than he " met description" for something or the other. He's a young black man driving a nice car in the south. That's the description. Period. Once they see my shriveled old yt a$$ in the passenger seat, the BS dries up quickly, and that just infuriates me more. He is very calm and monotone about the whole thing while I get to rant and bit** at the officers because again, I'm yt. He tells me "mamma calm down, this happens all the time." 🤬😡🤬😠 That don't make it right. POC mommas, you amaze me. How do you send your babies out of the house each day??? I was blessed and befriended by a handful of beautiful black girls in first grade(shoutout to the Hightowers and Merriweathers) that had a huge extended family, so I grew up witnessing the casual dehumanizing of POC. But I also witnessed the unyielding community, love, and soul of POC. I'm rambling now, but the point is back there somewhere.

[@LeeBenford-c8g]

Some of your comments are of awesome Experiences yet some of these comments try to cover up the racism we still haven’t overcome in this country by sharing experiences that just don’t compare … really .. we can’t solve the problem until we admit there’s a problem Shameful …. 😢

[@Nianderson1127]

Momma_Gee we send our babies out into this mean that thinks it’s open season with prayers, and some self defense. All we can do is pray for their safety. It’s hard at times but we can’t keep them in bubbles for the rest of their lives. They have to live. No matter how much this society wants to beat us down we’ll forever rise up.

[@eastmeetswest8371]

We're terrified to send our babies out into the world each day. The anxiety level is so high , even the second you find out you're pregnant to be honest.

[@sherei9530]

Thank you

[@Momma_Gee]

@Nianderson1127 I'm close to my sons' friend's mother to and she once told me "what you would say to your boys to send them to war, I have to say to my son's everytime they leave my sight. In their own country." I can never understand, but I will bear witness.❤️‍🔥

[@ybfake9]

Wow. Same thing happened to me. I took a check I got from a law firm to the bank that was on the check. The bank manager wouldn’t cash the check because in his words “they didn’t have a relationship with me “. I walked outside and immediately called the law firm and spoke with someone from accounting. About 10 minutes later the law firm called me back and said go back to the bank and they will cash it. Nothing was more satisfying than walking back in the bank and seeing the look on the branch managers face when he had to cash that check. The crazy thing is the accountant told me they new the check was authentic because it has a code on it that the bank checks that tells them it’s legit and who the person is that’s cashing it.

[@Tom6567my]

@markdotson7470You obviously didn't read the whole comment​. Had you, you would have not bother to respond 😂

[@ybfake9]

@markdotson7470 Chase Bank

[@cynthiatucker2147]

Wow

[@cynthiatucker2147]

@markdotson7470your comment is not talking about the context. No one’s going to a small bank. Did you hear about trying to make a deposit and that was refused by the bank? Sometimes it’s frustrating for blacks bc it’s not right and branch managers know that.

[@goopat7009]

​@@Tom6567my 😅 it was from that bank

[@AM-yi4qb]

I'll always remember the bank calling the police on that famous Hollywood director, Ryan Coogler, despite him handing the teller his ID and account information.

[@luckydapirate]

theres a reason banks react this way. i wonder what it could possible be...

[@leticiaportlock1062]

This happened to me a few times at BOA and the check was written from their bank the third time the manager told them when the check is written from our bank you don't have to verify.

[@sea2475]

I’m a property owner but I’m a full time artist (acrylics & oils) I dress like a artist that just left his studio most of the time. My bank always checks my money orders when I bring them in, they overly scan my checks, & are always curious when I make withdrawals.. but I never see it with the other guest. I don’t trip & assumed what was said in this video. Sucks this is the world we live in. This dude in a legend for correcting his staff appropriately

[@switchgear100]

not his staff, his bank

[@e-curb]

When your bank acct balance is always near zero, banks question every attempt to cash checks. My bank never questions my withdrawals because I do it at the machine.

[@rachelmckeeman248]

I promise the bank tellers do not care, but we have to follow the regulations for our jobs that the fed places on us. Maybe you’re NSF often. I’m betting it’s based on your account history, warnings posted on your account, and we have to ask questions when people withdraw large sums of money for money laundering regulations & currency transaction reporting to the government.

[@SuperChad1313]

im a musician and i have the same issue....

[@SuperChad1313]

@@e-curb good idea

[@champpayne83]

I learned this lesson at 18 yrs old; gave a black friend a check for $150 for a PS2. I had written checks for other friends and family much larger and never heard a peep. But with Omar they had to verify; I apologize to him but he told me the scoop. I wish we as a society could get passed this but sadly I don't think it'll be anytime soon 😢

[@domcrisco]

I'll take "that never happened for $200, alex"

[@travisking9895]

What reason would he have for making it up?

[@lauriemeyer7030]

Years ago my dad was repairing my Pop's house after he passed. My dad (white) gave the guy (not white) a $100 bill for some work he did (he owed him $50). Dad suggested he get change at his bank. Guy comes back, they won't change it because they thought it was fake/stolen. My dad had to go to the bank for the change. He was pissed. This was in 1970s Los Angelas. It is still wrong. The man honestly earned money, but was mistreated. This will always be wrong.😢

[@wholetyouinhere]

I've gotten two fakes bills in my entire life. Guess who gave them to me?

[@bamjackson2530]

​@wholetyouinhere I also received two fake bils, guess who gave them to me.

[@deed8915]

This isn't new for us. It's not easy being black in America.

[@TheSprinkler]

I'm pretty sure you shouldn't make someone go get your change

[@ThePqueen1]

Yet Amerikka is NOT racist🙄

[@Zan.Evan.Dawson1243]

BWB: Banking While Black. IT'S REAL!!!

[@CouncilEstateRach]

Also try banking whilst poor

[@FLANG3265]

Checks are electronic. Ethnicity is irrelevant.

[@gilernt]

​@@FLANG3265 you're irrelevant

[@shakinbottles]

Really I'm a poor white hillbilly and I feel like everything yall think is racism is really just them assuming your to poor to do anything about it

[@lynch42o]

Starting holding your own accountable

[@mikevignola4213]

Why would this be a common occurance at a bank that knows you're a civil attorney? You wouldn't think this would be a common thing.

[@varsea7393]

It's because the client is depositing their checks after the case has settled. The bank just thinks that the client is faking the check.

[@MacVellion]

​@@varsea7393watch the short again. Fuck, you didn't listen

[@capitalist4life]

Because he’s oversimplifying the situation. If a lawsuit were possible he would be on it.

[@brianwelch9492]

That's the whole point.....

[@Lolspeak_brez]

​@@capitalist4lifethank your for your input Capitalist4life!

[@sharonlee6314]

He’s telling the truth because it happened to me and I knew exactly what they were doing!! They are rotten to the core!!

[@FulKounter]

Thank you … the problem with this type of racism is how ppl deny it exists even tho thousands go through it every day in many different ways and because of it innocent ppl get harassed and actual suspects get away with it so easily with not one question or even realizing

[@amandasasmr2466]

as a banker, this is absolutely horrifying. i can’t imagine doing this, but unfortunately i have seen it done before.

[@strigoiu13]

No, it is not. It is based on statistical data. Still a science 😂😂😂 not for long in america, though...

[@Glenwood751]

What did you do when you saw it happening? Did you stop the situation or just watch?

[@the_ccCreator]

This has happened to me. Complete with being asked to come into a back office accompanied by a security guard.

[@T____W____7777]

I’ve had a couple of people I know argue with me about how there’s not nearly as much systematic racism as people claim, and this and that about how the public doesn’t understand the systems and the police, etc. This vid is a breath of fresh air and reminds me that there is a problem and we have to work to address it.

[@SarahJohnson-bv2sh]

Thanks for saying that. Also thanks for confronting the banker in a manner which is most likely for them to understand and with the best chance for them to change their behavior

[@zacharyjackson3132]

From being murdered by police. To real-estate red lining and voting rights, racism is exhausting.

[@adammuncy8475]

Black people are infinitely more likely to be murdered by another black person than an officer. In fact, WE ALL ARE.

[@tonyortiz1890]

Add medical care to that I see that every day, our pain isn’t addressed, but if it’s a Caucasian person they’re believed and given everything they need to feel better. That’s why Blacks have a high rate mother, baby mortality rate.

[@cooky_2076]

Life threatening.

[@cooky_2076]

Life threatening.

[@cooky_2076]

Life threatening

[@arewecrazyyet]

Friction is friction. Over time it wears you out and slows you down.

[@cynthiaiaquinta4267]

I am a bookkeeper for a contractor. I just had another bank call me again to verify a check being real for one of our subcontractors he just happens to be from Ecuador, I write big checks to all of our other subcontractors, but he is the only one I get phone calls about

[@Vitobandito434]

I’m a lawyer. You can never tell a lawyer racism doesn’t exist. We know it does because we see it.

[@wholetyouinhere]

Group of people who profit off of seeing a problem everywhere magically see that problem everywhere. News at 11. Lawyers are among the most despised demo on the planet, and for good reason.

[@Vitobandito434]

@@wholetyouinhere of course they are despised by racists.

[@616Regis]

​@@Vitobandito434 Why would racists despise lawyers? They are usually their biggest defence when it comes to protecting their cosy bigoted life.

[@paulussturm6572]

@@wholetyouinhereIf you don’t see a problem where there is a problem it’s not the lawyer’s fault

[@dianay.washington-collins3244]

And banks routinely put holds on large checks of Black clients. Very frustrating!

[@ThomasL12.]

banks have to put a hold on all large checks, it’s routine

[@caralho5237]

Guess what kind of people most frequently come to the bank with fake checks?

[@Casey-Jones-i1y]

That’s like having to stop at an intersection because of a red light and say, “this 💩 only happens to me!”.

[@woa7402]

Lol yea every large check I’ve ever had has been held, I can’t cash it same day, and I’m not black

[@doomfanboy9413]

I am as pale as a sheet of paper but a lot of the time when I cash a random check not related to my job at the bank I've been at for 6+ years they always hold it to make sure it's not fake, it's 2034 it's time to stop pretending to be a victim and realize they're just doing their jobs

[@uhsaywhat]

The reason why our grandparents only kept cash in the house to avoid things like this…we had to go through shoe boxes and mattresses to find money

[@Judith-p2o]

Now we can understand why the lawyer who was given flack by Trump's lawyers had cash. People of color get this more often than we would like to admit.

[@erjohns2014]

It’s so frustrating! Every month we endure this.

[@HiddenGemindasunshine]

I remember the mortgage company calling me and questioned me about my payrolls direct deposit of my weekly pay. They didn't believe a single black woman was making these figures (over 6 figures) l. On top of the paystubs and W2 to prove it all is legitimate numbers. So sickening 💔

[@Fr3doskin]

Word.. word.. So speaking of sugar babies, you want any?

[@wendyclarke4103]

I hope since you have had time to consider another option rather than dealing with them 😌😌

[@rosemarycrane5137]

Sorry that happened to you. This situation is now being highlighted and maybe the banks will clean up their acts. Maybe is the operative word here because we know.

[@juanasmith1901]

Same. I guess it’s beyond reason we could possibly have well paying jobs. Before I had an accountant a few yrs ago I went to an well known tax preparation business and the lady looked at my W-2s, looked at me and asked if I had any additional identification and asked me what my occupation was because she’d worked all her life and had never made that kind of money.

[@ThatGuy-qg4ww]

You're sickening. It's the banks job to see if the money coming in is legitimate, as they are the custodians of that money and don't want to get involved in crime. Race baiting trash

[@onlymediocre7476]

Good on you for calling them out on their shit, man.

[@noturavgMeg]

I’m a sickly person and in the hospital aloooot! I am an African American female and I have a son! The amount of times I get asked “WHERE IS HIS DAD?” “ARE YOU AND HIS DAD STILL CLOSE?” “DO YOU TALK TO HIS DAD?” And other questions alike! Let me tell you….THEY WOULDNT DARE ASK THESE TYPE OF QUESTIONS TO A WHITE FEMALE!! Racism is so exhausting especially in the healthcare field smh I politely give the answers and let them know my ex-fiancé is in his son’s life and that we have a wonderful coparenting relationship and that I go visit and sit with his grandparents and the rest of his family all the time! It gets old that we get asked questions just based off of old stereotypes played out in society just b/c of our skin color! Don’t let anyone tell you that racism is dead because IT DEFINITELY IS NOT 🤦🏾‍♀️🙍🏾‍♀️🙄😑

[@johnlanes9621]

Ms... you are not an African American

[@echanlynneighbors-richmond794]

To me the funniest aspect of racism is when folks say they're tired of hearing about racism, and I read not too long ago, just think we're tired of talking about it...😅😂😂😎

[@janetleegreen8891]

Its just more in the open... sad thing is too many ppl ares still blind to this shit

[@WhitesplainTheWorld]

You have your racial reputation, just as all races do, and must deal with it... again, as all races must do. Your reputation is deserved, and is based on your BEHAVIOR. Not our fault. Yours.

[@johnlanes9621]

@@WhitesplainTheWorld that figures coming from a white person who's race is born racist

[@TG_Sponge]

This feels like an infinite money glitch you can take advantage of

[@amadddd0]

Mike Rafi is a real one for this! We all remember when Ryan Coogler, Black Panther director, Literally had cops called on him too when he wanted to make a large deposit or withdrawal. Racism is alive and well in lots of micro aggressions

[@carlosandzs]

They made sure that video stayed out of the algorithm.

[@leoxd7029]

No, it isn’t. It was dead before the Woke mob and BLM came along.

[@shaunbeckett9475]

I mean that's probably because the black panthers have been linked to terrorism several times it might be illegal money 😅

[@Etherdayparade]

Craziest part was It wasn’t even that large 10k cash lol , ive walked into dealerships with 20 in a backpack. But the craziest part of that story was it was in Oakland. like really brah? Stop playing

[@haroldford5120]

Nah it was in Atlanta and he was withdrawing money from his own account

[@KimothyBrown]

Thank you for doing this sir. People need to be made aware of their prejudice.

[@saulspanco854]

Nah 😂

[@SurelyNotABot]

prejudice don't just come in existence, it's based on history and patterns

[@jstarr2k4]

Thank you for saying this. When we address these issues people scream about playing the race card not realizing this mess happens all the time to so many of us. Its infuriating when you know exactly what it is.

[@Sirenhound]

"What colour is the person standing in front of you right now?" should not be a hard question

[@MoniqueSpeakman]

My mom sold her house in NJ moved to KY had established banking with PNC years before. She called customer service to advise them she was moving and to put notes on her account. She sold her house in NJ they would not release her funds for weeks. I had to ask for the "policy" in writing before they would release them in KY.

[@MsBjbanks]

This happen to me YESTERDAY at a 5th Third bank branch. I had proper ID, I am a 75 year old black woman who was told that because it was a Saturday they wouldn't be able to approve it. I didn't argue, I just left and took it to my bank and deposited it.

[@deltagregg4554]

I'm sorry you had to deal with a bad,petty person...

[@michaelmerck7576]

I've always thought that was an odd name for a bank ,every time I see that sign I always see it as 3 fifths referring to slaves being counted as 3 fifths of a person to keep them from having as much value in deciding delegates and congress representation

[@bahamut12th]

so it had nothing to do with you being black and was instead the day of the week...got it

[@bahamut12th]

@@michaelmerck7576 no...just no, its the opposite really, the northern states imposed the 3 5ths rule on the south to limit the power of the south, to prevent them from using their higher population numbers to brute force laws to favor them

[@ojikenichols6523]

@@bahamut12thAgain you missed it!! Proves the point she made about being black.. the banks rules don’t change because it’s Saturday!

[@Mrofficer2u]

As a business owner I have faced this many times until I speak to a bank manager and they pull my business account I have had several employees checks just flat out get denied even when I confirmed it cause they ain't believe I was the owner of the company till they check our websites it's ridiculous how much this happens

[@nikitaw1982]

Its not racism its math

[@facestheband]

@@nikitaw1982spoken like someone who has never had to deal with this… I had a bank say they won’t even deposit the check, said it was too large

[@makethemcringe]

@@nikitaw1982so I guess what the man commented and what the video is talking about flew over your head. This is why people need to stop talking in spaces they can’t understand

[@nikitaw1982]

@@makethemcringe doesn't mean what u say. U saying that proves y banks should be credible. Most black guys aren't going to have a cheque and more likely to rob u

[@Sammyoleguy]

@@nikitaw1982 yeah go touch some grass

[@modernwar2ghostrp]

This has not aged well after my study of the demographics that used the chase bank free money glitch. Or as everyone else called it "check fraud".

[@erickshunn8498]

....poor people? Because that's what the ACTUAL common thread is. Go back and look at that demographic and you'll find it holds regardless of skin color. Poor people are more likely to commit crime because they have no money. Black people are more likely to be poor because of many different reasons almost all of which come directly back to slavery and racism. If you control for poverty then all races commit the same amount of crime. You aren't "studying demographics", you're just uninformed at best and overtly racist at worst.

[@SirKickz]

Lol bro watching tiktoks is not a "study." stfu