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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're not white, Boston must be removed from this list.

If you are white, but support diverse communities, Boston loses a lot of points. I wouldn’t pick Boston mostly because I wouldn’t want to raise kids in a place with such thinly veiled racism.

So then between DC and NY I think it's just your preferences and personality. I pick close in suburbs of DC because its the easiest to navigate, decent commute to the city and also large houses with yards. Good public schools but also private options nearby. Lots of families. I also prefer government and politics gossip to entertainment and beauty gossip.[/quote]

Someone been watching movies from the 1970’s or 1990’s.

Do you know Boston history?  Have you lived there?

How are the DC high schools with their 90% minority population any different than Boston’s high schools that are 85% minority?

DC has more violent crime than any other state.   812 per 100,000 people. 
Massachusetts had 322 violent crimes per 100,000 people.  Boston was listed as 2nd safest city in the country.  DC on the other hand has seen crime increased quite a bit with a 36% increase in homicides.

DC and Boston are similar when it comes to size, income, education and population.   Boston and all of Massachusetts is safe from groups trying to crush people’s civil rights.  It’s virtually 100% democrat and right to choose is safe her.

You ned to be current on this “thinly veiled” racism claim and how it’s different from anywhere else.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/200445/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-us-states/[/quote]

Im the PP here. I've had 2 people tell me that Boston is the only place they have ever been called the N word to their face. And both were within the last 10 years.

I have never lived there but have spent a lot of time for work. If you pay attention you will notice how white centric the entire city is. And how uncomfortable people who arent white are made to feel. I was there for work last month. A black colleague told me he wasnt willing to eat at a restaurant alone because he couldn't get any service. He just got ignored.

If youre used to a place like DC with lots of culture and ethnicities, Boston is very different in the wrong way imo. Of course there are lots of other places like this in America, Boston isnt the only one, but on this list of DC, NYC, Boston it stands out for being the most racist. And I wouldn't raise my family there for that reason.[/quote]

My sister in law has a similar story but is Asian and it occured in NYC. Is that not racist to you?[/quote]

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