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One thing I hate about the underground is the blatant racism to deny service, and then having to pretend that this is not a reflection of the general society but not being able to talk about it.

From forgers to illegal sex workers. Even the rationales are flimsy.

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This seems like an interesting comment, but I don't really understand it, probably from lack of context. Are you saying darknet sellers discriminate based on race for reasons that don't make a lot of sense? Or am I misunderstanding?

some darknet sellers and illicit marketplaces discriminate against certain races, while I never see other certain races singled out at all.

there are easy rebuttals to help justify why different kinds of service providers discriminate in those specific trades if I elaborated at all, but the rationales behind them still don't make sense.

I only posted as it might be a shared experience for some people passing through here, and insightful to people that haven't experienced it. If you are in the habit of questioning the validity of a reality you personally haven't perceived, then this comment just isn't for you.

Not questioning the validity but saying they don't understand and requesting further detail.

yeah its not going to happen, sorry. if there are people with a shared experience here then go ahead and talk about it.

I'm probably missing something here, but I don't really understand how service providers in an anonymous marketplace can discriminate based on race - how would they know the race, gender or any other attribute of their buyer?

well in the two examples I mentioned, you would get some kinds of forgeries to use in person, whereas an illicit sex worker would also require being in person.

these are not merchant consumer relationships, these are service providers that have to follow instructions with clients and deliver the service requested.

Allow me to decode: I believe they're talking about how some sex workers have a blanket policy against black men.

Ah right, I didn't realise we'd moved from the darkweb to the real world - comment makes more sense in that context, thanks.

This is one of the most bizarre comments I have ever seen. Mind boggling. Are you going to start a petition to get the Crips to let white people join or the Aryan Brotherhood to let in PoC? lol

Which is the most sheltered comment I've ever seen. We are talking about online marketplaces, not gangs and terror groups, I know the narrative is media driven but you should be able to tell the difference.

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