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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our neighborhood has almost no diversity- ethnic or economic.  It would probably be a good thing if more non-whites moved in; as it is now, minorities don't want to consider our neighborhood out of fear their kid would be the only non-white kid in his class.

That said, I admit that when my daughter and I checked out a park in the next neighborhood over last week, [b]we were literally the only white people there and it made me a little nervous.  Nothing happened, of course, and I'm not sure my daughter even noticed, but I did think, "wow, so this is what it's like.  This must suck on a daily basis!"[/b][/quote]

This is why I persuaded my husband *not* to buy in an all-white neighborhood in MoCo.  We are a well-educated black family (two doctoral degrees) that wants the same things for our children that everyone else does--good schools, green space, welcoming neighbors.  We wouldn't want to be scorned or viewed suspiciously in our own neighborhood.  [/quote]

PP here.  Reread your post.  Sorry for the hasty comment.  I think you're saying that being the only one of a particular racial/ethnic must suck because of how conspicuous and self-conscious one feels in this context (not that being in a minority-dominant neighborhood sucks).  If this is the correct reading of your post, then yes, I agree with you.

Having been the "only" in many educational and work settings (in addition to being one of few females), I wouldn't say that it outright sucks, but it's definitely not ideal in terms of one's comfort level.  You're often peripherally aware of it, even if not always at the forefront of your mind.  I didn't want that experience for our kids, if we could help it.  So we bought in a more diverse neighborhood.[/quote]

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