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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Darien's demographics - 96% white. Both Darien and Greenwich are very expensive places to live. On DCUM, it's okay to want to live in such a segregated area; but the folks in more diverse areas are racists for any signs of segregation by SES and/or race within schools, towns, etc.  :roll:  [/quote]

It is not a "segregated area" you need to look up what that actually means in the dictionary before you start throwing it around.[/quote]

It is in no way a diverse population.[/quote]

You still have not looked up "segregated" obviously.[/quote]

PP here. "Segregation" can occur as people from certain groups and with the financial means live in certain areas. That's a form of segregation. [/quote]

There is no official segregation in those towns. And if you look at the minority numbers for Greenwich schools which serve those towns and which have already been posted up thread, you'll see minority students account for almost 40% of the population.

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When a place like Darien has a median family income of almost $200,000 and its residents are approximately 96% white, that's not a diverse community. At all.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/connecticut-has-an-opportunity-to-tackle-housing-segregation-it-appears-to-be-taking-a-pass/ar-BB16g7CP

https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Activist-gives-talk-on-segregation-in-Connecticut-15510567.php
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Correct. That is not "diverse" at all. It is also not remotely "segregated". [/quote]

Darien is part of Fairfield County - If Fairfield County isn't segregated, then I don't know what is.

When I was a kid in the 90s, I had a friend whose parents wanted to buy a house in Darien.  The mom had brown curly hair and their realtor kept trying to gently steer them away from Darien and towards Westport "where they might feel more comfortable" and where the homes would be a "better fit." Finally my friend's mom realized what was going on... the realtor had assumed they were Jewish (they weren't Jewish).  [/quote]

Sigh. "segregation" is illegal it was outlawed with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
If you mean "self-segratated" then you are referring to a community where there are distinctive racial pockets - streets where only white people live and then streets where only Asian or AA people live.
I don't think you mean either of these really and therefore you need to brush up on your vocabulary and understanding of language generally.[/quote]

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