Comments on: Why Black Men are Wearing Prison Jumpsuits in Chinatown

By: Nonotmiketoo

Nonotmiketoo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Remember, the guy selling weed to your kid from his right hand will be selling him rocks and blows from his left.

By: Nonotmiketoo

Nonotmiketoo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Remember, the guy selling weed to your kid from his right hand will be selling him rocks and blows from his left.

By: Andi Banks

Andi Banks — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:14:00 +0000

The crime is the “genius” who came up with the idea in the first place.

By: Robertryan51

Robertryan51 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:25:00 +0000

What is the fascinating of us being exploit in these odd attractions,as if it’s our culture.So we are suppose to display “what,the glory or gory of crime.Yes it’s really bogus,Because everyday we have copycat crime makers,whether it’s murder,rape or robbery.The reality of it all,we see and hear the real deal everyday.I’am curious,as to how up to date their attraction or theme of such an “crime to display this undocumented side show.Also,It would probably be better to put people out there posing as “judges,policemen or lawyers,than glorifying prisoners for doing crime.What a stupid marketing plan.fire that thoughtless person,let them do carnivals.

By: EconHead

EconHead — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:48:00 +0000

Wrong. Black men are more likely than whites to be pursued, arrested, tried, convicted, and receive prison sentences, for the same offenses. To rely on statistics requires an objective interpretation of said statistics.

By: Conscious9676

Conscious9676 — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:44:00 +0000

At its worse, this gimmick is racist; at its best it shows cultural INcompetence on management’s behalf. Frankly, DCentric is the race-baiting arm of WAMU, whose raison d’etre is to keep the cauldron of racial tension simmering.

By: Perry Redd

Perry Redd — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:42:00 +0000

This is sickening…and exploitative. I’ve been monitoring NPR for eight months now, and it’s not ironic how NPR can find the most degrading of stories to cover about Blacks in this city–and consistent too! The Black people the Crime and Punishment museum used, of course, need work and have no inkling of the legacy of prisons and those who profit off of them–even in this venue. I vistised that sorry museum with my grandson to warn him of how human beings in American can allow themselves to be slaves to money (i.e., capitalism). DCentric is the tool of DC’s gentry and a sorry excuse for opening race relations. Thank you for sharing.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:44:00 +0000

And here I was thinking that it was giving black men an image of being friendly, hard-working people. Thanks Elahe for explaining the true meaning of this.

By: Thegeneralstoreinc

Thegeneralstoreinc — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:37:00 +0000

Thanks for bringing this to light. It doesn’t matter if they are scrubs. When you first see them you’re not dissecting whether their “uniforms” are a one piece or a set. The orange color alone sends the message. It’s sad because people were literally dodging them and not taking their promo materials. Sad because they were doing what they were supposed to do. Maybe they could of just worn the shirts and different bottom. Also was the skully on the one gentleman a requirement?

By: Hotmamma

Hotmamma — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:12:00 +0000

A rack of people are in jail for weed. They said that more black men get arrested for weed than white men even though usage amongst the races is the same. If we legalized weed, I wonder how many people would be out of jail. Yes, you go to jail for weed. That is just ridiculous. I hope all these people complaining about these jump suits are doing everything in their power to help as many inner city kids as possible. Probably not. I used to tutor at Bald Eagle Rec, and with all the ads for help, there was nobody helping. I love how people talk about the plight and hardships of black people and yes, there are hardships, and do nothing. They blog and complain about stupid orange jumps suits that people wear who work at the CRIME MUSEUM and it says that people of other races wear them with pictures to prove it. So maybe the Museum should only hire white people to wear them. That would go over really well.