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WHITE WALKS

People want to walk through pretty, safe neighborhoods. Google says that's racist

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Amber Duke
Nov 12, 2026
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WHITE WALKS

Want to take a pleasant stroll past parks and greenery?

Not so fast, bigot.

A woman on X yesterday shared a lovely story: she had recently discovered a new walking route that was just two minutes longer than her normal path but takes her by a “park, beautiful architecture, and a street full of cafés and life.”

“Such a huge upgrade to a journey I make every morning,” she said.

She even mocked up a proposal for an app called “Alive Maps,” which would prioritize beauty, serendipity and interesting surroundings over getting from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible.

Sounds nice, right?

Except a number of other users explained why this apparently revolutionary technology doesn’t already exist.

It would be racist!

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