Alexandria vs Arlington, McLean or Bethesda

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Or go to TC Williams in Alexandria, named after a white supremacist, which has a "2" rating on Great Schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or go to TC Williams in Alexandria, named after a white supremacist, which has a "2" rating on Great Schools.

Not much longer. They are renaming it. When will DC rename Wilson High School?

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Anonymous wrote:Our family moved to Alexandria 20 years ago. Most of the friends we met when we first moved here are still here, and we are still close. The community here is warm and welcoming: . It is like a small town where everybody is well educated, interesting and friendly . Our kids attended both Public and private schools depending on their needs. Lyles Crouch Elementary in Old Town was the best educational experience of them all. If you are outgoing, friendly, and want to be part of a welcoming community where families and neighbors support each other Alexandria is a fabulous place.

And WHITE. You forgot to mention WHITE.

Because the areas of Arlington, McLean and Bethesda the OP is interested in are not WHITE?

Not so much. It is that they don't pretend to be what they aren't. In Alexandria they talk like they are not racist and not bigots but their actions don't follow.

Someone on another page said "But we're changing the name of our schools!!!" when the reality is that the black community has been pushing for that name change for years. It was only with the advent of the BLM movement and racial unrest this summer that changing the names of the Alexandria schools from known racists and white supremacists to something else became attractive. Until then there was no plan at all. They like to watch the movie Remember the Titans but they don't understand the message of the movie.

I would much rather face blatant racism and bigotry in other places than the cloak and veil racism and bigotry that exists in Alexandria. If OP is okay with going along with the white crowd and playing the "I don't walk my talk" game then OP will love it in Alexandria.

Like there isn’t closeted racism in McClean, Bethesda, or Arlington? Wherever there are a bunch of white and wealthy people—which these places have a high density of compared to Alexandria—there is plenty of NIMBYism and pearl clutching about Black and Latinx moving in. I’m not saying Alexandria is a better place to live if you are a Black or Latinx, but certainly neither is McClean, Bethesda, or Arlington.