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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m confused here . Wasn’t it racism that caused whites to flee? Now the grandkids of those whites are moving back and that’s racist too?[/quote]

The mass exodus of whites from the cities to the suburbs in the '60s was indeed motivated by race, specifically the desegregation of schools and neighborhoods.  
White folks wadn't trying to have their kids going to school with [i]them[/i] so they fled.  White folks wadn't thrilled with the idea of [i]them [/i]moving in next door so they fled.  
Now the script has flipped as far as the migration is concerned.  Whites are fleeing the suburbs and moving into the cities because it's more expensive.  
So when you take into consideration the huge contrast in wealth disparity between whites and blacks you may as well say that ain't a damn thing changed cause whites still don't want their kids going to school with [i]them [/i] (unless they're pulling in 6-figures) and whites still aren't thrilled about the idea of [i]them [/i]living next door (unless they're pulling in 6-figures).
The more things change the more they stay the same I guess.[/quote]

no one wants to be around ghetto people (of all races) including and most importantly middle class+ blacks who want a more positive future for their children[/quote]

Yeah but ghetto is effectively synonymous with blacks and Latinos.  Poor whites aren’t considered ghetto they’re called rural and they too have a subconscious (and sometimes overt) affinity for the age-old tradition of segregation.  Rural whites don't want their kids going to school with [i]them[/i] and they too aren't thrilled about the idea of [i]them [/i]living next door either.  Plus rural has a nice nostalgic tone to it, but ghetto has such negative connotations so it’s more fitting for [i]them[/i], right?[/quote]

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