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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jeez, people.  Such hate toward your fellow residents.

I always assumed that those new condos were there so the workaholic singles could eventually pair off and move to Arlington.  Are some of them actually considering having children BEFORE they move to the burbs?  None of those towers look very child-friendly (although having the now high-end liquor store in such proximity is no doubt helpful to the having of children, if not the raising of them).

Face it.  Those condos are the high-rise version of Clarendon, without the national chains but with better Metro service.

And yes I know there are (lots of) kids in the CQ townhouses, and I know some of those house owners console themselves with the thought that their neighborhood is diverse because of those few corner rental units (which fool no one, BTW).

Please.  An $800K townhouse is middleclass in exactly no one's world...

If you were really amenable to "diverse", you would be welcoming the kids from James Creek and Syphax, trying to boost them, and using them to broaden your snowflake's experiences -- not trying to keep them out.

You moved to SE for a reason.

What was it again?

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"If you were really amenable to "diverse", you would be welcoming the kids from James Creek and Syphax, trying to boost them, and using them to broaden your snowflake's experiences -- not trying to keep them out."

People use the word "diverse" to mean a lot of different things.   You have economic diversity and racial diversity.   Far too often those two terms are used interchangeably when they shouldn't.  Black does not equal poor and White does not equal rich.   I live in the Capitol Riverfront, and I welcome racial diversity.  Yet, I will not allow my children to go to a school with a high FARM rate.  The reality is that most children in DC who come from households living in public housing come from families that do not put a high value on education.   I would not want to have my children be surrounded by that in school.  My children benefit from being surrounded by children who come from families emphasize the importance of education, regardless of race.  This way my children will see for themselves that Black does not equal poor and White does not equal rich.[/quote]

In other words, you're fine with rich people regardless of their skin color. How open-minded of you! [/quote]

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