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I disagree, while it's like asking who's the slimmest sumo wrestler at times, there are some places in the US that, more or less since they don't have a history as deep, are better off than others.
Racism is either present or not present. There's no way to determine if an area is more or less racist because your experiences are going to be majorly impacted by those who are racist, no matter how often or rare it occurs.
Plus, with media today and how information travels, it doesn't really make that much of a difference what the racial history of an area is. It's completely possible that any place that hasn't had a history of racial strife and is racially homogeneous could suddenly have it tomorrow because an in-migration other races disrupts that homogeneity.
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Racism is either present or not present. There's no way to determine if an area is more or less racist because your experiences are going to be majorly impacted by those who are racist, no matter how often or rare it occurs.
Plus, with media today and how information travels, it doesn't really make that much of a difference what the racial history of an area is. It's completely possible that any place that hasn't had a history of racial strife and is racially homogeneous could suddenly have it tomorrow because an in-migration other races disrupts that homogeneity.
Maybe if one's paying attention, they wouldn't based how biased an area is on just their own experiences. I doubt if any black person would say (hypothetical situation) Anchorage is more racist than Birmingham, since one was called the N word one time in Anchorage and never in Birmingham. Look at the past history of Birmingham vs the past history of Anchorage about that kind of stuff.
The thing with Minneapolis is it really depends on where you are.
There are times when I'm driving around Calhoun or SLP and truly
forget that I'm in an extremely white midwestern city. The people
that you come across are extremely progressive, almost a mini Boston
if you will. Acting ignorant is really frowned upon in these parts.
It isn't until I venture about 10 miles away from the city-which I don't do often,
that I'm reminded that I do live in an area that is still "figuring things out."
I can't comment on Seattle, but I doubt few metro areas are as different from
city to suburb as Minneapolis is.
I can't comment on Seattle, but I doubt few metro areas are as different from
city to suburb as Minneapolis is.
I would argue that most cities in the US will differ greatly from its core, to its suburbs, and even further out. I'm sure there are several metrics out there that would prove that (voting patterns, policy/planning, etc.), Minneapolis hardly has the market cornered regarding that phenomenon.
I would argue that most cities in the US will differ greatly from its core, to its suburbs, and even further out. I'm sure there are several metrics out there that would prove that (voting patterns, policy/planning, etc.), Minneapolis hardly has the market cornered regarding that phenomenon.
Minneapolis is not very different from her suburbs, in fact it's one of the least extreme differences from the city and the suburbs. A good example of polarized cities are Detroit and her suburbs, Atlanta and her suburbs.
Minneapolis is not very different from her suburbs, in fact it's one of the least extreme differences from the city and the suburbs. A good example of polarized cities are Detroit and her suburbs, Atlanta and her suburbs.
Minneapolis is not very different from her suburbs, in fact it's one of the least extreme differences from the city and the suburbs. A good example of polarized cities are Detroit and her suburbs, Atlanta and her suburbs.
Well, it's easy when the vast majority of your metro is white and most of the minorities live in the city itself. Atlanta's metro is literally 34% Black...that's extremely high for metro of it's size.
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