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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Charleston where we obviously have lots of plantations and weddings at these venues happen daily.

The thing is, so do other events.  They are where oyster festivals happen, where you take the kids to the pumpkin patch or for hayrides, where there are concerts and Spartan races and color runs, and forth.

In a way I think it's kind of nice that places with awful histories have been transformed into important parts of the community and local culture.  But at the same time, these things are all expensive and [b]we're an area that's horribly racially segregated as a consequence of being socioeconomically segregated[/b].   There's some conversation to be had about how while the plantations have taken on a "new" role, it's mainly the privileged Whites who attend things at them. I feel conflicted. [/quote]

“We’re not racist any more we’re just socioeconomically segregated” is...quite a take. [/quote]

That's not at all what pp said, and you're not doing your cause any favors by twisting pa's words.  It's interactions like this that make people think there's no point in trying to have a discussion.  [/quote]

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