Why is it that some brown people are always randomly selected for security checks and some are never...

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

100

Why is it that some brown people are always randomly selected for security checks and some are never?

Post Flair (click to view more posts with a particular flair)

DISCUSSION

Post Body

My bf is Indian. 45 yo and quite established. He's always selected for random security checks even when flying locally.

I'm Pakistani. 26 yo and in grad school. I have never been selected. Even when flying internationally and even when I didn't have a passport and was a Pakistani on paper.

We both look very desi but have very different skin tones (South Indian vs Pathan).

We often joke about it and make theories on why it happens, but we're genuinely curious too.

We're a gay couple so we're the same gender if that matters.

Oh, and I'm literally named Osama.

Comments

Glittering-Fan-6642

I've lived in the US for 30 years and never had a random security check. Could gender play a role? I'm a woman. Do men get checked for frequently?

Author

Account Strength

100%

Account Age

1 year

Verified Email

Yes

Verified Flair

Total Karma

15,964

Link Karma

8,266

Comment Karma

7,688

Profile updated: 3 days ago

Posts updated: 1 month ago

Salahuddin_Ayyubi_1

Subreddit

r/ABCDesis

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.

Posted: 8 months ago
Reddit URL: View post on reddit.com
External URL: reddit.com/r/ABCDesis/co...