Jann, I had exactly the same reaction to that photo. It was not about race for me at all. I saw all the pimps and pimp-mobiles around Uptown back in the day ... and that is what this guy reminded me of. I have a very bad feeling about what might have happened to that little girl and her mother. I hope I'm wrong.

Shelley

On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 1:27 PM, <LAURELCG@aol.com> wrote:

I'm grateful to Shelley for sharing this. Now I realize how little I really got out into the neighborhood

These pictures are amazing and so is the text, written by a good-hearted man with an artist's eye.

I want to make one comment. The author called both white and black people's visceral reaction to the image of the black man hugging the little white girl racist. I disagree. The creep factor isn't racism. The expression on the girl's face makes me think he was a pimp. The picture nauseated me. Learning how much trafficking goes on has made me more aware.

There are many stories in those pictures,aren't there?

Thank you again, Shelley.

Blessings,

Jann McGuire

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