My friend who is white and I are shopping in an upscale clothing store in a racially mixed area in Oakland, California. We are looking through a rack of blouses. Noticing the high prices on the tags I say to my friend, “I don’t see how black people can afford to shop here."

Question for the reader: What assumption is the white woman making here?

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