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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone alive in the 1980s people of different races and religions and income levels really only interacted at work.

And even white people the Jews, Italians, Catholics, Wasps, Rich or Poor all lived in different neighborhoods.

My 1,000 person HS had 8-9 black kids. Meanwhile a HS around 7 miles away had only 8-9 white kids.

Bars I went to were often 100 percent white. There were black bars, gay bars, heck Greek bars. Divorcée bars, college bars. We did not interact [/quote]

Where did you grow up?  I was in HS in the 1980/ as a white Irish Catholic kid.  My best friends were a jew, two Asians and a Mexican.  We mixed!  And it wasn’t like this was NYC—this was a small city that is not near either coast.  I would say there was more segregation of various types in the 80s—god forbid the athletes mixed with the nerds.  (Well, it did happen but it was more like a funny story when it did.  Look—he’s on the basketball team but he also takes calculus!  Isn’t that hilarious?)
I’m not saying it was some racial shangrila but the idea that people didn’t mix at all is really weird.  [/quote]

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