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Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captures the intricacies of daily life.

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Graffiti written with an ink pen on a seat on WMATA railcar 3175. The message makes disparaging remarks about black women in reference to their perceived attractiveness to black men.

I feel like there is a lot to unpack with this message, and I feel unqualified to analyze or discuss it myself. While I feel like I can't entirely wrap my own mind around the message, the sentiment expressed here does make me a bit uncomfortable.

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