Your "Blackness" Questioned?????

[Dionysus]

I hear about so much racist crap happening in California (and in New York). Things that almost never happen here in STL, a city well known for its racial tensions. Yet some people claim that those places are some sort of racial utopias or something. Why is that? Where do they get that from?

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

I hear about so much racist crap happening in California (and in New York). Things that almost never happen here in STL, a city well known for its racial tensions. Yet some people claim that those places are some sort of racial utopias or something. Why is that? Where do they get that from?

You know I wonder the same thing up where I am...

[Munchkin03]

I feel like STL (the ex is from there, so I used to visit a lot) is really racially/class segregated, but the different groups don't really interact that much. In California, and especially here in NYC, groups that classically "don't get along" end up in the same neighborhoods. Plus, here there are a ton of recent immigrants, who bring up the same issues here that they dealt with in their homelands. Does STL have a huge New American population?

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I feel like STL (the ex is from there, so I used to visit a lot) is really racially/class segregated, but the different groups don't really interact that much. In California, and especially here in NYC, groups that classically "don't get along" end up in the same neighborhoods. Plus, here there are a ton of recent immigrants, who bring up the same issues here that they dealt with in their homelands. Does STL have a huge New American population?

Yes, there's a lot of Hispanics and Southeast Asians in STL. There hasn't been that many problems that I know of. You're right, the different groups tend to stay to themselves. I've always found it interesting that people in the more diverse places like certain areas in NY and CA, can't get along with each other. I would think they would learn to accept, or at least tolerate, each other because of increased exposure. I guess if you have deep-seated hatred lurking inside or have had too many bad experiences with other groups, exposure won't change how you feel.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

I hear about so much racist crap happening in California (and in New York). Things that almost never happen here in STL, a city well known for its racial tensions.

Definitely not my experience growing up in the Lou. I was subjected to racist crap on the daily, even to the point of physical violence.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Definitely not my experience growing up in the Lou. I was subjected to racist crap on the daily, even to the point of physical violence.

If I'm not mistaken, you're around my parents age. Do you think it was because the certain time period you grew up in? Or, do you think it is still here, do you see the same amount of tension when you visit STL now?