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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that Shepherd is finally starting to get a little bit of love (or hate, as it were) on DCUM makes me even more interested to see the upcoming lottery results--wondering if the convergence of the still newish IB curriculum, the new PK3 class, and the rising in-boundary % will mean more lottery interest.  Would love to have even more engaged, involved families interested in joining us at Shepherd.  I guess we'll find out later this week![/quote]

Who on this thread said that they hate Shepherd? Don't be so sensitive just because someone asks about demographics and people comment on that.[/quote]

I think she was just referring to the hateful comments (not directly aimed at Shepherd).[/quote]

You mean the racist comments brushing NW as Upper Caucasia?[/quote]

It was a joke.  Jesus!  Ward 3 is Upper Caucasia.  What's the beef??  OMG - racist comments?  Coming from the good white people at Living Social?  Be mad at them.[/quote]

NP here. Meaning is always in the context. I'm not born in this country, but my impression is that the term "Upper Caucasia" is frequently used in a derogatory way, insinuating that the people who move there do so because they don't like being around black people, and that the neighborhood is racially homogenous and people there live in a bubble. I believe that's how it was thrown around on this thread as well. If anyone had a comparable term for the AA neighborhoods in this city, I'm sure it would be completely unacceptable and considered racist.[/quote]

It is a bubble!  It's like 95% white in a black city.  I never get the impression that they don't want black people there now.  The reason that it is so white is because of redlining.  Shepherd Park is diverse because the white neighbors stood against the banks because they did not want to keep black people out.  I think that's why Shepherd Park is so progressive.  After a while, black people could not afford to live in Ward 3.  Generational housing wealth.  That's been documented.

Look at the history of DC.  It is what it is.  [/quote]

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