Wondering how racist Pittsburgh is (Washington, Turtle Creek: buy, calculated, eat)

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

There was racial harmony in the early 1950s? More like everyone should know their place and stay in it.

I also found that an extremely odd comment. At the time, we still had de jure (by law) segregation, laws prohibiting interracial marriages, lynchings, and so on. To me those are not the conditions of racial harmony.

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by Angorlee

Whatever racial harmony that existed in the U.S. back in the early 1950s and before has pretty much gone out the window.

Count me in as saying

It was segregation, not harmony. Anyone here old enough to remember the Inkwell?

[Little Mizz Pittsburgh]

Originally Posted by COPANUT

What, all the bigots are in the Mt.Lebo/USC area? What a crock, I lived out that way for 10 years and I'm hardly racist. Grew up in the East, now that area is definitely racist.

Well, that may be YOUR experience, but as a black woman, it certainly isn't mine...

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by Little Mizz Pittsburgh

Well, that may be YOUR experience, but as a black woman, it certainly isn't mine...

My point, LMP, is racism is everywhere, not just in the South. I recall getting my haircut back in the late 60's listening to the Pirate game at the barbershop. One of the guys waiting made the comment that he doesn't go to the games anymore, Too many spooks on the team. That happened in the Greater Turtle Creek Valley Area.

[Little Mizz Pittsburgh]

Originally Posted by COPANUT

My point, LMP, is racism is everywhere, not just in the South. I recall getting my haircut back in the late 60's listening to the Pirate game at the barbershop. One of the guys waiting made the comment that he doesn't go to the games anymore, Too many spooks on the team. That happened in the Greater Turtle Creek Valley Area.

When I said "EASTERN" suburbs, I certainly was NOT referring to Turtle Creek...

Personally, I just find the East side of the city and its Eastern suburbs such as Monroeville, Church Hill, Penn Hills, Plum, etc...to be more tolerate when it comes to inter-racial couples. Tis' all.

[Copanut]

I don't want to quibble, LMP, but racism is everywhere, even in the places you mentioned.

[Little Mizz Pittsburgh]

Originally Posted by COPANUT

I don't want to quibble, LMP, but racism is everywhere, even in the places you mentioned.

I agree, but like I said, in my experience, in THIS town, the East side and Eastern suburbs are more tolerant of inter-racial couples. The OP mentioned that she is married to a black/mexican, and I simply stated my opinion as to where to move and where not to. You seem to have taken offense just because you lived in the South suburbs. My intent was not to offend you.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

And it depends on which southern suburbs, there are little pockets of South Asian and Latino culture in places like Greentree and Scott Township and Carnegie, so it's not entirely lily white.

Not really. Most of the South Asians all live in one apartment complex on Green Tree Road; I have friends out there who say all the people of that group live in the same building and nowhere else. And I don't see anymore Latinos in the South Hills than I do here in the North Hills. (When I say see, no more than the 2 I see on my 6 hour shift at work). And from my experience I would hardly consider Green Tree and Scott to be anything but Europeans.

[fleetiebelle]

Maybe, but your experience doesn't equal a rule. I usually grocery shop at the Kuhn's on Banksville Road, and about a week or so ago pretty much everyone else in the checkout area as I was waiting was South Asian. There are a lot of Indian families in that area.

And I live in Beechview, where a second Hispanic grocery store/bodega just opened on Broadway. So there.

[Benzman66]

I have to disagree with the "South Hills" comment. I pass thru the Green Meadows Development which I think is now called Leland Point every so often in my commutes. From what I see, probably 90% of the residents are black, so South Hills would be obviously ok to live.