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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously - don't clutter up the neighborhood with signs, it lowers property values.[/quote]

I did ask our neighbor to take down her BLM sign when our house went on the market and she refused.  At closing the buyer said "we know who to avoid in the neighborhood".   The buyers and I are black.  The neighbor is white. [/quote]

Can you explain this to me PP? I am neither white nor black (Asian American) but don't really understand why you would both avoid the neighbor because of her sign. Because she is obstinate and disrespected your request or because her sign signals something to you as black people that is offensive?[/quote]

I asked her to take down the sign because I thought it signaled to people looking at my home that there was a neighbor who is pushing a political agenda which  might make potential buyers uncomfortable.  The buyers mentioned the BLM sign at closing and made the comment that they would avoid the neigbot because they did not want to be caught up in her views. [/quote]

If find that extremely hard to believe. [/quote]

I believe it. I would not want to live next door to a house with signs in favor of a polarizing political view (whatever it may be). I want quiet, no drama, laid back people living next to me. If you're that crazy about something that you put a big ugly sign in your yard about it, no thanks. I certainly don't think it's silly to think lots of people would feel like this. [/quote]

As a black woman, I call bullshit on this.  Clearly you are not "woke", but whatever.  [/quote]

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