Why are there so many women "in power" in Minneapolis? .... (living in, moving)

[LowTune]

The last several mayors, the police chief, much of the police force, the CEO's.... I'm all for equal rights, but it just doesn't seem very equal in Minneapolis. Minneapolis doesn't have that much higher of a female population than any other metro, so the fact that women are the face of every in government has to be something that's being done on purpose.

For the African American males in this forum, how do you like living in Minneapolis? Does it seem as though you're afforded the same opportunities as other cities you've lived in?

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by LowTune

The last several mayors, the police chief, much of the police force, the CEO's.... I'm all for equal rights, but it just doesn't seem very equal in Minneapolis. Minneapolis doesn't have that much higher of a female population than any other metro, so the fact that women are the face of every in government has to be something that's being done on purpose.

For the African American males in this forum, how do you like living in Minneapolis? Does it seem as though you're afforded the same opportunities as other cities you've lived in?

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[ElectronicOverlord]

I lived in the Cities for a year and liked it (or at least wanted to), since I'm from small-town MN, but job-wise I was just banging my head against the wall while rents climbed higher. I got somewhat soured to the idea of being a white-collar worker and decided to chart my own course, but that's just me.

One problem with Minneapolis was the strong link between poorness and blackness, so if you're black and not wearing something nice, you'll probably be viewed as poor. And overall, there's more separation between black people and non-blacks. With 3 mil people, of course there are black people in the middle and upper class, but by comparison I was a little shocked moving south, where there's a reasonable proportion of non-black poor people, and there's a considerable number of black people as supervisors, small business owners, etc.

I mention the previous paragraph because, while in the T.C. it's not proper to look down on black people, looking down on poor people is ok. Well, it's not but it is, if you know what I mean. Of course this happens everywhere, so it's a matter of degree, but my sense has been that the Cities lag places like OKC in this regard; then again, I hang with fewer middle/upper class people these days, so my perspective might be limited.

As for the female thing, I don't have a particular problem with it, though I could believe that being a young female is worth a good amount of points on job applications in the Cities (as well as many other places). As far as the higher levels go, one could view it as unfair, but historically women practically couldn't get such positions. Accordingly, I can't say a few years of unfairness in the other direction is the worst, even if there's a chance it could affect me negatively on the small scale.

[Thedosius]

Originally Posted by LowTune

Minneapolis doesn't have that much higher of a female population than any other metro, so the fact that women are the face of every in government has to be something that's being done on purpose.

I think you're right- I do believe people are voting for women on purpose rather than accidently voting for them. Seeing as how voting is done by individuals and there is nothing like affirmative action for mayor or council members I'm not sure what kind of plot could possibly be afoot.

[LowTune]

Originally Posted by Thedosius

I think you're right- I do believe people are voting for women on purpose rather than accidently voting for them. Seeing as how voting is done by individuals and there is nothing like affirmative action for mayor or council members I'm not sure what kind of plot could possibly be afoot.

Purposefully keeping women in positions of power and voting for them regardless of their qualifications... Sorry, I'll try to be more specific and spell things out more in the future for you...

[Thedosius]

Originally Posted by LowTune

Purposefully keeping women in positions of power and voting for them regardless of their qualifications... Sorry, I'll try to be more specific and spell things out more in the future for you...

Why do you assume women are being put into positions of power regardless of their qualifications? Do you have any specifics? Do you consider the current mayor unqualified? If so, what qualification does she lack that the male mayors we've elected have?

Also, I'm curious what women CEO's you're referring to- can you expand on that?

[TwinbrookNine]

Minneapolis has has emerged as a "little Frisco." Far lefties have taken over - years ago. My last visit there was downright scary. A white male "center" has no business there.

[Glenfield]

We are being transformed into a matriarchal society. Get used to it.

[LowTune]

Originally Posted by Thedosius

Why do you assume women are being put into positions of power regardless of their qualifications? Do you have any specifics? Do you consider the current mayor unqualified? If so, what qualification does she lack that the male mayors we've elected have?

Also, I'm curious what women CEO's you're referring to- can you expand on that?

All the aforementioned positions I mentioned in Minneapolis are and have been filled predominately by women, that can't be a coincidence. Please don't act ignorant, it's being done intentionally per Minneapolis's whole feminist movement...

[Thedosius]

Originally Posted by LowTune

All the aforementioned positions I mentioned in Minneapolis are and have been filled predominately by women, that can't be a coincidence. Please don't act ignorant, it's being done intentionally per Minneapolis's whole feminist movement...

"All the aforementioned positions I mentioned in Minneapolis are and have been filled predominately by women"


"last several mayors, the police chief, much of the police force, the CEO's.... "

Are currently AND have been predominately filled by women
last several mayors - false, previous mayor (two term) was RT Rybak
police chief - false- we've had 1 female police chief
much of the police force - wildly false, women make up about 15% of the police force
CEO's - you can't name one, can you? Women make up, again, roughly 15% of all CEO's


It is you who are acting ignorant, and your facts are wrong. I'll never understand the psychology of people who feel they have a right to spout nonsense here and not be challenged on it. Your biases and prejudices are not precious, they're not enlightening, and if someone pops your balloon they have more right to do that than you do to talk trash.