How can someone be born and raised in the DC area yet still be racist?

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Anonymous wrote:I would say one would have had plenty of positive and negative interactions with people of all shades, creeds, races in this region.

Honest question, how can someone still have such views when the area is so diverse?

Unfortunate realization: virtually 99% of all crime in DC is committed by youngish black males. I returned here after college fully woke and somewhat strident about it, but over the last many years, I've reached the point where I can't reconcile the progressive dogma with the realty of DC's crime statistics. And I really have no patience left for street criminals and shooters.

I don't think noticing this makes me racist, but I'm sure others disagree.

You aren't wrong to notice aa crime but the problem is that the crime stems from economic inequality stemming from systemic slavery stemming from slavery. So pointing out aa crime comes off racist to some as it does nothing to acknowledge/address/solve the continued issues still existing today- it only victim blames. Yes criminals are victims too- just not always tragic or sympathetic figures. Hard to feel sorry for someone when they rob you/assault you. I know this has turned some of my coworkers very racist- the things they say would NEVER have come out of their mouths before they too were victimized.

Except poor people of other races don't commit violent crimes at the rate of black Americans. The numbers aren't even close.

How inconvenient. Saying slavery causes poverty, which caused that guy to rape and kill that girl is such a cop out. This isn't "The Bicycle Thief" or some other leftist fantasy where all crime is about stealing a crust of bread to feed your children.

It also removes agency form poor black people.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say one would have had plenty of positive and negative interactions with people of all shades, creeds, races in this region.

Honest question, how can someone still have such views when the area is so diverse?

Unfortunate realization: virtually 99% of all crime in DC is committed by youngish black males. I returned here after college fully woke and somewhat strident about it, but over the last many years, I've reached the point where I can't reconcile the progressive dogma with the realty of DC's crime statistics. And I really have no patience left for street criminals and shooters.

I don't think noticing this makes me racist, but I'm sure others disagree.

I always wonder where yall live. I am 50, black, have lived in DC (the city, not the DMV) for almost 20 years and have never been a victim of a crime of any kind -- never mugged, no car break-ins, no home break-ins, nothing. But to hear other people tell it, they are living in an apocalyptic war zone.

White upper class culture has a low tolerance level for perceived discomfort. White people have been socialized to expect a life without road blocks. So if a white person even witnesses a crime, they freak out and plot moving to the suburbs where they believe they will be safer. There was a thread a couple months ago asking why people moved to suburbs. I was surprised how many people said they moved because of "crime". This drives opposition to affordable housing, transportation equity and desegregating schools. Also white people know how to work the system and reap rewards from it.

“Low tolerance level for perceived discomfort?” I think many of you are new to DC. Even pp who moved here after 2000 doesn’t know what it used to be like. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, I lived in three different houses in Cleveland Park that were all burgled, and I was mugged at Union Station. When I lived in DuPont Circle before that, there were three people shot within a block of my apartment in one month. It wasn’t the only reason we moved to the burbs, but it was certainly one. It’s twenty five years later, and I have not been the victim of a crime since. This was not that long ago, and it is not as far to get back to those times as you think. The city government seems determined to go there.

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I went to McLean HS in the 90s. Tons of cliques of white kids. If you don’t socialize with anyone outside your race, it’s easy to see how that happens.

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I don’t think proximity to other races decreases racism at all. Sometimes it can just serve to remind us how very different we are.

In the case of low-income AA’s in DC: the world has treated them badly, so by and large they treat the world badly.

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Everybody in DC fake as shit anyway.
1/2 the folks smiling at you shooting daggers in your back the minute you turn away.

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In the case of low-income AA’s in DC: the world has treated them badly, so by and large they treat the world badly.

I agree this is the crux of it. But it cases so much more self inflicted harm. after generations of cutting off the nose to spite the face, why hasn’t anyone called for a change of approach? Why is it so verboten to call this out?

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Anonymous wrote:
In the case of low-income AA’s in DC: the world has treated them badly, so by and large they treat the world badly.

I agree this is the crux of it. But it cases so much more self inflicted harm. after generations of cutting off the nose to spite the face, why hasn’t anyone called for a change of approach? Why is it so verboten to call this out?

Because they aren’t able to. When you have no opportunity for your neighborhood school to improve, you do not have the level of education to get hired to provide a better life for your family. There is no generational wealth to rely on. There is poverty and drug abuse and being jailed.

How would one be able to rise above? There are too many employers judging based on race, names and personal bias as shown in this thread to make it happen 9/10 times.

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Anonymous wrote:I was not a racist until i got to DC. We are diplomats family who’s embassy unfortunately wont pay for private schools and we have to put my white kid into the public predominantly black DC school. After my child was physically beaten three times and bullied numerous times by black kids and black administrations didnt do anything, black mayor didnt do anything and a black (then) President didnt do anything, I became a racist. And i am proudly stand by my opinion in my experience. If any black person can stand up and change it, i will gladly listen. But so far, i have not heard any single voice. I treat their silence as support of violence.

I’m sorry your child was hurt and the school was unresponsive to the attacks and bullying.

And I’m sorry he or she is growing up with a racist parent who is perpetuating the system.

What a mealy-mouthed response. Useless.

You’re right.

How about this: PP is racist trash and should head back to his/her home country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was not a racist until i got to DC. We are diplomats family who’s embassy unfortunately wont pay for private schools and we have to put my white kid into the public predominantly black DC school. After my child was physically beaten three times and bullied numerous times by black kids and black administrations didnt do anything, black mayor didnt do anything and a black (then) President didnt do anything, I became a racist. And i am proudly stand by my opinion in my experience. If any black person can stand up and change it, i will gladly listen. But so far, i have not heard any single voice. I treat their silence as support of violence.

I’m sorry your child was hurt and the school was unresponsive to the attacks and bullying.

And I’m sorry he or she is growing up with a racist parent who is perpetuating the system.

What a mealy-mouthed response. Useless.

You’re right.

Don’t see why. She fits in well here.

How about this: PP is racist trash and should head back to his/her home country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
In the case of low-income AA’s in DC: the world has treated them badly, so by and large they treat the world badly.

I agree this is the crux of it. But it cases so much more self inflicted harm. after generations of cutting off the nose to spite the face, why hasn’t anyone called for a change of approach? Why is it so verboten to call this out?

Because they aren’t able to. When you have no opportunity for your neighborhood school to improve, you do not have the level of education to get hired to provide a better life for your family. There is no generational wealth to rely on. There is poverty and drug abuse and being jailed.

How would one be able to rise above? There are too many employers judging based on race, names and personal bias as shown in this thread to make it happen 9/10 times.

A lot of jobs that many have are low wage and unstable. There are constant stresses like evictions. Our society needs to really invest in black communities with free or affordable housing, free transportation and better wages with more job stability. That is what true reparations look like. I am surprised by some the attitudes towards low income black people on thread. Go back to the 90s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was not a racist until i got to DC. We are diplomats family who’s embassy unfortunately wont pay for private schools and we have to put my white kid into the public predominantly black DC school. After my child was physically beaten three times and bullied numerous times by black kids and black administrations didnt do anything, black mayor didnt do anything and a black (then) President didnt do anything, I became a racist. And i am proudly stand by my opinion in my experience. If any black person can stand up and change it, i will gladly listen. But so far, i have not heard any single voice. I treat their silence as support of violence.

I’m sorry your child was hurt and the school was unresponsive to the attacks and bullying.

And I’m sorry he or she is growing up with a racist parent who is perpetuating the system.

More like the DC school is perpetuating a system that creates racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everybody in DC fake as shit anyway.
1/2 the folks smiling at you shooting daggers in your back the minute you turn away.

Out of the mouths of babes come words of wisdom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was not a racist until i got to DC. We are diplomats family who’s embassy unfortunately wont pay for private schools and we have to put my white kid into the public predominantly black DC school. After my child was physically beaten three times and bullied numerous times by black kids and black administrations didnt do anything, black mayor didnt do anything and a black (then) President didnt do anything, I became a racist. And i am proudly stand by my opinion in my experience. If any black person can stand up and change it, i will gladly listen. But so far, i have not heard any single voice. I treat their silence as support of violence.

I’m sorry your child was hurt and the school was unresponsive to the attacks and bullying.

And I’m sorry he or she is growing up with a racist parent who is perpetuating the system.

What a mealy-mouthed response. Useless.

You’re right.

How about this: PP is racist trash and should head back to his/her home country.

How about this. You condone schools that allow children to be beaten and bullied but would never send your child to that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say one would have had plenty of positive and negative interactions with people of all shades, creeds, races in this region.

Honest question, how can someone still have such views when the area is so diverse?

Unfortunate realization: virtually 99% of all crime in DC is committed by youngish black males. I returned here after college fully woke and somewhat strident about it, but over the last many years, I've reached the point where I can't reconcile the progressive dogma with the realty of DC's crime statistics. And I really have no patience left for street criminals and shooters.

I don't think noticing this makes me racist, but I'm sure others disagree.

Similar experience here. I took many hours of critical race theory and civil rights law in college, but living in DC has led me to some uncomfortable realizations. There honestly are some differences between urban Black culture and the predominant culture that make it hard for the two to coexist. I’m not saying either is right or wrong, just that they’re different and they sometimes clash.

Similar view here as well. I

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Military families.