I don't know maybe it has to do with perceptions and stereotypes.
The ones like Black men don't marry their women; don't take care of their children; Black women are easy and promiscuous; etc.
Perhaps instead of the white privileged male impregnating a married Black woman while her Black husband is, stereotypically incarcerated, he could have hired him as the super/building manager -- since he cares so much about the plight of Black men and their families. Ha.
Funny how he runs away until the Black man is gone and no longer a threat; and then proceeds to knock up the guy's wife. But that's nothing to get upset over...HA! It's not like he was purposely trying to destroy a Black family.
But hey, at least, the white privileged protagonist got what he wanted and was able to say whatever he wanted without repercussions.
I think a better ending would have been him getting his ass beat within an inch of his life.
Oh and by the way; Park Slope was still gentrified in the end.
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