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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Black dude here.  
My neighborhood in NW is steadily getting paler with each year and its all good.  
A lot of the new white neighbors have rainbow flags and the Kindness Is Everything signs mentioned above and, yes, BLM signs.
For me its all good.  Doesn't bother me that white people have a BLM sign and doesn't endear them toward me any more or less either.  
At the end of the day it is what it is - a yard sign.
Still going to end up coming down to their actions that matter most when making my appraisal of them, not the aesthetics of their lawn. [/quote]

I agree with this guy.[/quote]

I am a black woman who has a sign and I love when I see white people with a sign. [b] It tells me that they are safe and that my children are safe walking past their house.[/b][/quote]

OP here - this is it entirely.  I find virtue signaling obnoxious, am not trying to push an agenda on my neighbors, or think that a sign is "enough" action.  However, if a sign makes my POC neighbors feel more confident or comfortable having me as their neighbor, then mission accomplished.  I make an effort to be a good, genuine neighbor, and think I am one based on my actions, not choice of yard signs.  However, lots of people can be nice on the surface and I don't expect trust because I say hi and know your name.  Trust is a continuous process and I think a sign can help that.[/quote]

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