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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There must be a conversation. Ignoring the issue will never solve anything. [/quote]

What has DEI done to solve racism? Or move the needle at all?[/quote]

When many laws were created by white people to exclude all POC at one time or another, and most white people to this day still self-segregate their home lives at least to some degree, how do white people expect things to change? Current DEI policies might not be the answer, but can we discuss some type of other solution that will improve the SES and opportunities of all POC, which will actually solve these inequalities? [/quote]

[b]Hold on there, cowboy.  You are blaming all this self-segregation on only one race.  I dare you to find a designated whites-only dorm like the Chocolate City at MIT for blacks only.  Here in the DMV, PG is very self-segregated as a M/M wealthy black county.  
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I don't know what the answer is, but DEI isn't it.  I would say that experiment caused hate to ramp up.  [/quote]

Wait, are you acting like there are no extremely wealthy, extremely white suburbs in the US? How many black families live in Bethesda? How many black families live in Greenwich, CT? The reason affluent black families like living in places like PG, is because it has a high standard of living and they won't be stared at by their nervous neighbors. Plenty of rich black families have horror stories of their white neighbors calling the cops on them upon sight, saying they suspect a "criminal is in the neighborhood."

Chocolate City is not for "blacks only." Anyone can apply to live there if they'd like. It embraces "black culture." However, the descendants of American slavery certainly do have a specific unified culture. Black Americans are more of an ethnic group rather than a racial group Can you explain what "white culture" is in the US? Plus, there are plenty of clubs or organizations that celebrate European heritage and traditions. [/quote]

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