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Originally Posted by SummerChild
Also, here in Cali, most women wear a press. When I heard that upon my arrival last summer, I was like ?? b/c with so much water all around, if you're not wearing your hair natural, why would you maintain a press? Well, I soon found out that I was one of the few AA women who actually was going to get in the water anyway so it didn't matter to them. I say that to say that perhaps getting in the water is not perceived as an AA thing? I'm not sure.
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So the history of most of Southern California is why most AA do not swim at the beach...
Historically, there was extreme racial segregation at almost all the prime locations on SoCal beaches. If found there pre-1970's, AA's were either beaten or killed for being on the beach or near the beach. That kind of history is hidden about SoCal and only older native Californians know this kind of history.
Also, there have always been the police officers on the beach or near the beach ready to arrest "suspicious characters". Yeah, there are billion dollar homes near the SoCal beaches, that is the price most folks pay for while living in Cali... But, there is no reason to go Sylmar Rodney King style on a brotha while he's just enjoying himself at the beach with his Nicole girlfriend... That happenend ALOT on most SoCal beaches...
Then other less desirable beaches have crap in the water, like sewage, condoms, needles, you name it, you'll find it... Those are forgotten areas... And there is rough water, or undertows that make the beaches unsafe.
I would say that most SoCal beaches rules and goers have been unbelievably racist and bigotted in the past and a lot of that has not much changed...
And I am a native California who resides in Pacific Northwest now...