Anonymous wrote:Posturing aside, Bowie only currently appeals in mass to middle class black people. There are simply not enough of them to drive up prices when balanced to the supply at hand in the area. Bowie is a fine area and if the demand side increased or the supply side were to shrink then prices would reflect that. The problem for Bowie's demand is symptomatic of some of our country's deepest ongoing issues and not likely to change anytime soon.

The residents arguing logistics and quality of life stats as if they induce color blindness are naïve and often a little envious of the neighboring county's price gains that they feel are due locally. The posters who insinuate that any black majority area is the same to the south side of Chicago are guilty of racial stereotyping at best and more than a little afraid that they will lose the premium they paid to avoid black people on their home if they resale post racial divide if that were to happen.

There is also a little bit of by keeping PG cheap it becomes a vacuum for the people who can't afford better which typically is minorities and immigrants statistically. If PG got expensive then the people they want avoid might come to them. People jump at the opportunity to keep the status quo for PG's perception problem in that regard.

We can chat on why those situations are as they are but that is basically the truth of the matter.

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You may know dozens of anecdotal white people but most of the population gains are overwhelming AA adding to the already AA majority. The rest of your post reeks of sour grapes, not that you would have wanted them but you could have had them if you wanted of course . You choose to live there but you are not a trend or anything more than the exception, not the rule. If more white people wanted to live there, more white people would live there.

Stating the facts isn't condescending or racist, it is a realist observation of the situation.

Psst... PG county resident here. There are almost no other white people in my neighborhood, and I could not care less. The people saying that they are white residents of PG are pointing out that they are doing just fine, not that they are part of a larger trend. We don't actually lay awake at night wondering if white people will ever move to PG. I can enjoy my home without white people. I don't care whether white people ever move here or not. Imagine that! I think half the people who have responded to this thread simply cannot believe this.

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You may know dozens of anecdotal white people but most of the population gains are overwhelming AA adding to the already AA majority. The rest of your post reeks of sour grapes, not that you would have wanted them but you could have had them if you wanted of course . You choose to live there but you are not a trend or anything more than the exception, not the rule. If more white people wanted to live there, more white people would live there.

Stating the facts isn't condescending or racist, it is a realist observation of the situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Posturing aside, Bowie only currently appeals in mass to middle class black people. There are simply not enough of them to drive up prices when balanced to the supply at hand in the area. Bowie is a fine area and if the demand side increased or the supply side were to shrink then prices would reflect that. The problem for Bowie's demand is symptomatic of some of our country's deepest ongoing issues and not likely to change anytime soon.

The residents arguing logistics and quality of life stats as if they induce color blindness are naïve and often a little envious of the neighboring county's price gains that they feel are due locally. The posters who insinuate that any black majority area is the same to the south side of Chicago are guilty of racial stereotyping at best and more than a little afraid that they will lose the premium they paid to avoid black people on their home if they resale post racial divide if that were to happen.

There is also a little bit of by keeping PG cheap it becomes a vacuum for the people who can't afford better which typically is minorities and immigrants statistically. If PG got expensive then the people they want avoid might come to them. People jump at the opportunity to keep the status quo for PG's perception problem in that regard.

We can chat on why those situations are as they are but that is basically the truth of the matter.

Can you be any more condescending or racist? Not likely.

I happen to know dozens of middle class white families that live and love living in Bowie. We work for a nearby federal agency. Even though I live in Laurel, I participate in several social activities in the Bowie area and know a lot of families that love it there. None of us have any interest in paying triple a reasonable amount of money to live in a tiny little 60 year old house that needs renovations just so that we can avoid living near black families. PG County is far more color blind than Montgomery County will ever be and it's refreshing to actually be around people who actually really treat each other color blindly unlike so many MoCo residents.

There are thousands of white families that CHOOSE to live in PG County rather than only live there because that's what they could afford. I work with them, shop with them, play with them, and socialize with them. We talk about how much we love our communities and the good aspects of our communities.

And no, most of us are not "envious" of anything in MoCo, not even the price gains. I would not deal with the traffic, the higher COL, the attitudes (the number of people who shop at Whole Paycheck and look down their noses at those who don't) and who protect white privilege. Gag. You couldn't pay me to move to MoCo.

Anonymous wrote:Lots of limousine liberals on DCUM who will claim not to be racist but would never want their snowflake in a majority-minority school or live in a majority minority neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:Too many minorities and increased crime as well as lower performing schools. Besides no one wants to Admit they are from PG