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Old 02-10-2009, 03:42 PM
 
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I care because we've lived through racism and people's views being different from ours. We want to make our lives as worry free as possible for us and our daughter. Unless you've been in a relationship where race is a factor, I don't think your opinion counts as much (sorry). Once you've lived it, and experienced the positive and negative, you can understand better.

Of course, no matter where we live, I'm sure we will face some issues. We would just like to keep them at a minimum. That's why I'm doing research.
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Old 02-10-2009, 04:00 PM
 
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Of course, no matter where we live, I'm sure we will face some issues. We would just like to keep them at a minimum. That's why I'm doing research.
I wouldn't worry about it too much then. Most of CO has plenty of open-minded folks who would welcome friends of different ethnicity and culture. Unless of course you happen to be from CA, which just means you'll have to put up with a few unfunny jokes about being one of 'them'.
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Old 02-10-2009, 05:48 PM
 
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I understand your comment about "unless you have lived it...". I wish I could refer you to website where active duty military/retired military post often. We have so many military families here who are mixed (including retired) that could answer that better. Does anyone know of a site like this were this question can be asked?
If there are a lot of mixed families in the area, does that necessarily mean that they aren't welcomed? just tolerating the area? hate it here?

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Old 02-10-2009, 06:05 PM
 
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Unless you've been in a relationship where race is a factor, I don't think your opinion counts...
Why'd you post to an open forum if you weren't interested in hearing the opinions of those whose familial situation differs from yours?
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:06 PM
 
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As a public school teacher in D11, I'd estimate that about 20% of my students are multiracial.
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:42 PM
 
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Teaching in D8 on base, I could easily say the same if not more. When I was in D20, I would say that I recall having one kiddo.
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:49 PM
 
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You are going to find people are tolerant for the most part around town. There are few out there who are frightened by anyone who looks different from them... A general rule that can be applied to just about any city over 50,000 people is the closer that you are to a downtown or central business district, the less that race matters, the further you move out from the center of town you get closer to a large amount of the population who moved out there for their own "utopia" where people are very much the same, therefore anyone of any other race does not feel accepted.

To sum up, move closer to downtown. You owe it to yourself.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:26 PM
 
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the further you move out from the center of town you get closer to a large amount of the population who moved out there for their own "utopia" where people are very much the same...
You see - that's exactly the sort of judgemental attitude that you're accusing them of. You have no way of knowing why people choose to move further away from town, nor what their attitudes are toward ethnicity.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:48 PM
 
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I do know the statistics about the suburbs though and the makeup of cities very well...

It applies in the same way that generally speaking in cities democrats are more concentrated in the center of cities and republicans along the outer edges. Look at a statistical map of any city over 50,000 people.
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Old 02-11-2009, 02:04 AM
 
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You are going to find people are tolerant for the most part around town. There are few out there who are frightened by anyone who looks different from them... A general rule that can be applied to just about any city over 50,000 people is the closer that you are to a downtown or central business district, the less that race matters, the further you move out from the center of town you get closer to a large amount of the population who moved out there for their own "utopia" where people are very much the same, therefore anyone of any other race does not feel accepted.

To sum up, move closer to downtown. You owe it to yourself.
I disagree. I find that the suburbs in Colorado Springs have large amounts of military retirees as well as mixed-race couples. I personally know black/white, phillipino/white, and korean/white couples in the Briargate area who enjoy living here very much (also know mixed culture couples in the area American/German and North American/South American). I have not seen that 'race matters' in the suburbs or Colorado Springs. The only disadvantage would be a slightly higher white population if that makes you feel uncomfortable.
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