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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG your neighbors are racists, fabulous.
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I read OPs post and thought it must be a joke. People still talk about 'the blacks' lowering their property values? Is this 1950?[/quote]

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This is certainly not a joke. I really have a hard to comprehending the thought process though (hence the question)[/quote]

op, you said you were Canadian? this is classic American 21st century racism. Very few white Americans think THEY are ever the problem--it's everyone else who's racist and would make decisions based on race. This is a pretty common cognitive bias (the fundamental attribution error, google it).  This amazing recent article may also help you understand the American white perspective: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-metta/i-racist_b_7770652.html

I think one appropriate response would have been to say just what you said in your OP: "I'm surprised to hear you say that. It sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy." Saying nothing indicates your agreement, while calling their POV racist results in defensiveness and them not trusting you with such confidences. [/quote]

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