Anonymous wrote:Born in Korea, naturalized US citizen, Springfield, VA.

Me too except I live in downtown DC.

Anonymous wrote:White, Jewish (Eastern Euro variety), live in Mt. Pleasant.

Hey, me too! Hi there, similar neighbor!

White, Jewish, living in Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in NW DC and am a non-white foreigner. If I give anymore specifics my neighbors (they are also on DCUM) will know who I am.

Australian Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander?

Close, so glad I did not give specifics.

French-Japanese (French citizen) living in Bethesda.
Married to Vietnamese (also a French citizen).
There is a small community of Japanese and French in downtown Bethesda, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:What's up with some of the AA posters thinking whites won't answer?

Of the responders who identified their ethnicity so far, 8 are white and 12 are not. Does that seem representative to you? The issue isn't that no whites will answer, it is that more nonwhites will answer, and many whites will not even read the thread.

I think you are making silly assumptions and it sounds a little racist to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Cone Head, Spring Valley.

Why the hate?

I don't know the term "Cone Head" except for Saturday Night Live back in the 80s. Is there something I'm missing? I assumed the poster was just being funny.

I didn't find anything offensive or hateful about the term "Cone Head". Especially when used to describe oneself. The "Why the hate?" comment must have been extra sensitive today.

AA Avondale, Maryland

Anonymous wrote:I assume everyone on here is white, American and lives in Bethesda but know that can't be true. So, please tell me.

I'll go first - I am black, African and West Indian and live in Rockville.

Why would you assume that everyone on here is white? Haven't you been reading the posts? It's obvious to me that there is a pretty good representation of all races/ethnicities and locations. I've been on DCUM for 2 years and have a totally different assumption than you do.

AA-Male-Fairfax County

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with some of the AA posters thinking whites won't answer?

Of the responders who identified their ethnicity so far, 8 are white and 12 are not. Does that seem representative to you? The issue isn't that no whites will answer, it is that more nonwhites will answer, and many whites will not even read the thread.

Because?

Assumption of white as the cultural norm, so less of a desire to stand up and be counted, assuming there are so many white that it won't matter if they don't chime in, less overall thought of or comfort with discussing race issues, etc. Any number of reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with some of the AA posters thinking whites won't answer?

Of the responders who identified their ethnicity so far, 8 are white and 12 are not. Does that seem representative to you? The issue isn't that no whites will answer, it is that more nonwhites will answer, and many whites will not even read the thread.

Because?

Because everyone doesn't read and respond to every thread. No matter how important it might be to you.

AA Male - NOVA

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Anonymous wrote:What's up with some of the AA posters thinking whites won't answer?

Of the responders who identified their ethnicity so far, 8 are white and 12 are not. Does that seem representative to you? The issue isn't that no whites will answer, it is that more nonwhites will answer, and many whites will not even read the thread.

Because?

Hispanic, naturalized citizen, Rockville

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cone Head, Spring Valley.

Why the hate?

I don't know the term "Cone Head" except for Saturday Night Live back in the 80s. Is there something I'm missing? I assumed the poster was just being funny.

Anonymous wrote:What's up with some of the AA posters thinking whites won't answer?

Of the responders who identified their ethnicity so far, 8 are white and 12 are not. Does that seem representative to you? The issue isn't that no whites will answer, it is that more nonwhites will answer, and many whites will not even read the thread.