Bowie rocks! Why isn't it more popular?

[Anonymous]

My colleague's brother lives in Bowie. He's Jewish, FWIW.

[Anonymous]

I live in PG and I am the only black person on my block soooo idk what that poster is talking about. And FWIW I grew up in Montgomery County All of these pressed transplants with their misinformation and ignorance about the state go back to Nebraska

[Anonymous]

I live in a newer development in Lanham, and I gotta say, I feel like I hit the jackpot. I bought my house for 300k at the bottom of the crash and it's gained about 100k in value in just a few years, which I was not really betting on anyway. My commute to the capitol hill area via marc train is 35-50 minutes door to door, and it's relaxed with no driving or metro. My neighborhood is quiet and we have never had an issue with crime, and there's a pool! My house has absolutely everything that *I* wanted. I never have to worry about "moving up" or a crushing mortgage. DH and I are maxing out our 401k. Both our public elementary and the nearest catholic school are really good.

Why someone would think I am jealous of some poor schmuck in Silver Spring (where I lived for 5 years btw), I have no idea.

[Anonymous]

I think it's sad that ppl think if you don't live the same life as them, you're not living a life as good as they are.

[Anonymous]

Too many minorities and increased crime as well as lower performing schools. Besides no one wants to Admit they are from PG

[Anonymous]

So much racism on this threa! Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too many minorities and increased crime as well as lower performing schools. Besides no one wants to Admit they are from PG

A yes, another bigot who skips the entire discussion to come and chime in on a topic that already been dismissed.

There are many of us that regularly admit to being from PG. I'm not black and I proudly claim that I live in PG county and have for almost 25 years. If you're not going to bother to read the discussion, why bother to come on here to throw in a comment that just highlights how much of a bigot you are?

[Anonymous]

Lots of limousine liberals on DCUM who will claim not to be racist but would never want their snowflake in a majority-minority school or live in a majority minority neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of limousine liberals on DCUM who will claim not to be racist but would never want their snowflake in a majority-minority school or live in a majority minority neighborhood.

And then when they do move to a majority minority neighborhood, they are hypocritical gentrifiers, displacing poor people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Posturing aside, Bowie only currently appeals in mass to middle class black people. There are simply not enough of them to drive up prices when balanced to the supply at hand in the area. Bowie is a fine area and if the demand side increased or the supply side were to shrink then prices would reflect that. The problem for Bowie's demand is symptomatic of some of our country's deepest ongoing issues and not likely to change anytime soon.

The residents arguing logistics and quality of life stats as if they induce color blindness are naïve and often a little envious of the neighboring county's price gains that they feel are due locally. The posters who insinuate that any black majority area is the same to the south side of Chicago are guilty of racial stereotyping at best and more than a little afraid that they will lose the premium they paid to avoid black people on their home if they resale post racial divide if that were to happen.

There is also a little bit of by keeping PG cheap it becomes a vacuum for the people who can't afford better which typically is minorities and immigrants statistically. If PG got expensive then the people they want avoid might come to them. People jump at the opportunity to keep the status quo for PG's perception problem in that regard.

We can chat on why those situations are as they are but that is basically the truth of the matter.

Can you be any more condescending or racist? Not likely.

I happen to know dozens of middle class white families that live and love living in Bowie. We work for a nearby federal agency. Even though I live in Laurel, I participate in several social activities in the Bowie area and know a lot of families that love it there. None of us have any interest in paying triple a reasonable amount of money to live in a tiny little 60 year old house that needs renovations just so that we can avoid living near black families. PG County is far more color blind than Montgomery County will ever be and it's refreshing to actually be around people who actually really treat each other color blindly unlike so many MoCo residents.

There are thousands of white families that CHOOSE to live in PG County rather than only live there because that's what they could afford. I work with them, shop with them, play with them, and socialize with them. We talk about how much we love our communities and the good aspects of our communities.

And no, most of us are not "envious" of anything in MoCo, not even the price gains. I would not deal with the traffic, the higher COL, the attitudes (the number of people who shop at Whole Paycheck and look down their noses at those who don't) and who protect white privilege. Gag. You couldn't pay me to move to MoCo.

You may know dozens of anecdotal white people but most of the population gains are overwhelming AA adding to the already AA majority. The rest of your post reeks of sour grapes, not that you would have wanted them but you could have had them if you wanted of course . You choose to live there but you are not a trend or anything more than the exception, not the rule. If more white people wanted to live there, more white people would live there.

Stating the facts isn't condescending or racist, it is a realist observation of the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
You may know dozens of anecdotal white people but most of the population gains are overwhelming AA adding to the already AA majority. The rest of your post reeks of sour grapes, not that you would have wanted them but you could have had them if you wanted of course . You choose to live there but you are not a trend or anything more than the exception, not the rule. If more white people wanted to live there, more white people would live there.

Stating the facts isn't condescending or racist, it is a realist observation of the situation.

Psst... PG county resident here. There are almost no other white people in my neighborhood, and I could not care less. The people saying that they are white residents of PG are pointing out that they are doing just fine, not that they are part of a larger trend. We don't actually lay awake at night wondering if white people will ever move to PG. I can enjoy my home without white people. I don't care whether white people ever move here or not. Imagine that! I think half the people who have responded to this thread simply cannot believe this.

[Anonymous]

I am so confused by people who are like there are too many colored ppl in PG who act like DC wasnt majority black until like 2 years ago. It's like when they denounce PG county schools but ignore the really shitty dc schools [no charters do not count]. It's a weird cognitive dissonance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You may know dozens of anecdotal white people but most of the population gains are overwhelming AA adding to the already AA majority. The rest of your post reeks of sour grapes, not that you would have wanted them but you could have had them if you wanted of course . You choose to live there but you are not a trend or anything more than the exception, not the rule. If more white people wanted to live there, more white people would live there.

Stating the facts isn't condescending or racist, it is a realist observation of the situation.

Psst... PG county resident here. There are almost no other white people in my neighborhood, and I could not care less. The people saying that they are white residents of PG are pointing out that they are doing just fine, not that they are part of a larger trend. We don't actually lay awake at night wondering if white people will ever move to PG. I can enjoy my home without white people. I don't care whether white people ever move here or not. Imagine that! I think half the people who have responded to this thread simply cannot believe this.

And this is why we can say categorically that racism is the reason people avoid PG. we know. Because we have been you before. And then confront our own latent racism when we come here and realize how much whiteness is used as an indicator of neighborhood quality. Bowie is just like any other suburb in America...except for its demographic makeup.

And to the PP, what you are saying is not exactly true. My part of the county, close to the city, is in fact became whiter between 2010 and 2014. Bowie may not be, but this nonetheless mirrors overall, nationwide trends whereby the suburbs and urban areas are reversing in their demographic makeup. Whites are depopulating the suburbs everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Posturing aside, Bowie only currently appeals in mass to middle class black people. There are simply not enough of them to drive up prices when balanced to the supply at hand in the area. Bowie is a fine area and if the demand side increased or the supply side were to shrink then prices would reflect that. The problem for Bowie's demand is symptomatic of some of our country's deepest ongoing issues and not likely to change anytime soon.

The residents arguing logistics and quality of life stats as if they induce color blindness are naïve and often a little envious of the neighboring county's price gains that they feel are due locally. The posters who insinuate that any black majority area is the same to the south side of Chicago are guilty of racial stereotyping at best and more than a little afraid that they will lose the premium they paid to avoid black people on their home if they resale post racial divide if that were to happen.

There is also a little bit of by keeping PG cheap it becomes a vacuum for the people who can't afford better which typically is minorities and immigrants statistically. If PG got expensive then the people they want avoid might come to them. People jump at the opportunity to keep the status quo for PG's perception problem in that regard.

We can chat on why those situations are as they are but that is basically the truth of the matter.

Strange....I know more white ppl who live in Bowie. Are they crazy?

[Anonymous]

This thread is so misleading. I just went to the last federal census for Bowie, MD and it states that as of 2010, Bowie was 48% Black, 41% white, and 4% Asian. Did all those white folks move out of Bowie in the last 6 years? I doubt it.