Pittsuburgh racist to who? (Pittsburgh, York: middle-class, house, schools)

[chicknpotpie]

Originally Posted by MissShona

Actually, a good number of young professional people I know in Pittsburgh have no hang-ups dating outside of their race. I myself am not "ghetto", and I date outside of my race (although this is mainly due to religious reasons). In fact, I find that the more educated the people, the less they are against interracial dating/marriage. That is, unless they have some personal insecurity issues!

Are these young professionals that you know caucasians or minorities? I know a lot of minorities have no problem dating outside their race because there's no other choice really, especially in a city with such limited diversity. I'm not sure if the caucasians, who have plenty of their own race to select from, feel the same way though.

[MissShona]

Originally Posted by chicknpotpie

Are these young professionals that you know caucasians or minorities? I know a lot of minorities have no problem dating outside their race because there's no other choice really, especially in a city with such limited diversity. I'm not sure if the caucasians, who have plenty of their own race to select from, feel the same way though.

They are caucasians.

[simetime]

I have read all of these post and what I have noticed is that no one took into consideration what it is to be of another race. As an African American in the healthcare field (government) I have seen and experienced suttle racism that with education/backbone I refuse to buckle down under. Because of my position I'm normally the only black male in my area surrounded by white females, some are threaten by me and others are attracted/curious because they have grown up segregated from blacks and other races. Know what I do know is that the closer that you get to West Virginia the more blatten the racism becomes. Ther are also some pockets of racist in the surrounding counties. The closer to the Universities that you are the more tolerant the people are. I still remember going into a bar off of route 22 and everyone in the bar stopped doing what they were doing and stared at me. I got my wife's wine coolers and left without incident, this was only 20 minutes away from the city. I don't think anyone in this post can really tell you just how people would react to you if you were in the same situation because they are not Asian or dating outside of their race in an area where it is rarely seen. The only advice that I can give you is to go out and enjoy yourself and don't worry about it, but be aware of your surroundings and the people you hang with.

[PeterRabbit]

> As an African American <

Was your experience different when you lived in Africa?

[tmorrisn]

Originally Posted by PeterRabbit

> As an African American <

Was your experience different when you lived in Africa?

You do know that you don't have to have lived in Africa to be an African American. Just like you don't have to have lived in Korea to be a Korean American.

[tmorrisn]

Originally Posted by MissShona

Actually, a good number of young professional people I know in Pittsburgh have no hang-ups dating outside of their race. I myself am not "ghetto", and I date outside of my race (although this is mainly due to religious reasons). In fact, I find that the more educated the people, the less they are against interracial dating/marriage. That is, unless they have some personal insecurity issues!

I definitely agree with you and disagree with the person who said something about ghetto people dating outside their race.
I wasn't saying that young professionals do not date outside their race - I just said the people I knew do/did not. Some of these people are from here, some are transplants. That's just who I happen to know here. I am myself a transplant from a city where most of my friends did date outside their race. But that city had a high proportions of other races to date. My husband is a different race that me, so I don't think it's who I choose to interact with - more that I haven't lived here that long.
There are some interracial couples that I know here, but these are older people (professors at CMU and Pitt), so I didn't include them.

[chicknpotpie]

Originally Posted by PeterRabbit

> As an African American <

Was your experience different when you lived in Africa?

Did this person really just say this? lol.

[MarqueseGilmore]

Originally Posted by PeterRabbit

> As an African American <

Was your experience different when you lived in Africa?

Ignorant pittsburgh at its best.

[MarqueseGilmore]

Originally Posted by MissShona

Actually, a good number of young professional people I know in Pittsburgh have no hang-ups dating outside of their race. I myself am not "ghetto", and I date outside of my race (although this is mainly due to religious reasons). In fact, I find that the more educated the people, the less they are against interracial dating/marriage. That is, unless they have some personal insecurity issues!

Also, when it comes to families, you may be surprised. My boyfriend is White (an Ashkenazi Jew) and is one of 3 boys (he's in the middle). His older brother married a Black woman and his parents don't like here at all. But she also works at a bartender and he works in the entertainment industry. I don't know them well, but I know there is a lot of instability in their lives. Also she is not Jewish. When I first found out about this, I was a little worried that his family was racist. But it turns out they like me just fine -- even though I'm Black. I'm Jewish, college educated, and more motivated by family life and maintaining good relationships. So you see, their dislike had little, if anything to do with race, and more to do with positive vs. negative personalities.

I hate the word "ghetto" being used incorrectly. Actually "Ghetto" was a place where jewish people were forced to live until they went to concentration camps. Your jewish so you should know that,right? I feel thats a word to label and control,not only some black people but poor people aswell.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by MarqueseGilmore

I hate the word "ghetto" being used incorrectly. Actually "Ghetto" was a place where jewish people were forced to live until they went to concentration camps. Your jewish so you should know that,right? I feel thats a word to label and control,not only some black people but poor people aswell.

Ghetto is an Italian word. It means "section". Makes sense because in Venice,Italy, the Jews were forced to live in a "ghetto" of town away from everyone. Ghettoes were used long before the holocaust, before Hitler was even a born.