NYC --> Portland? (Diversity, hipsters)

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Originally Posted by RipCity503

man Im so fed up with the white people crying "diversity" and ex-brooklynites like jgee making assumptions about "portlanders" and "oregonians" off of hanging out in the inner-core of the city with a bunch of fools who I bet aren't even from here (yep, most folks who grew up here have the joy of living east of 82nd or deep in Beav/hilsboro or Gresham)...I was born brown in the Portland area and have since lived in the Willamette valley and Hood River, I have visited a lot of places in this country and its honestly no more racist or 'accepting' of diversity than anywhere else (aka theres racist idiots everywhere unfortunately) I don't understand why white folks talk about diversity like it's some kind of scorecard, I don't know if you realize, but that sort of attitude is racist in itself. It treats ethnic communities like a freakin tourist attraction where you sample "exotic" cuisine and leave with a sense that your white guilt has been assuaged...as for the guy whose gf is spanish...there isn't much caribbean culture here (aside from pambiche, where you can get desayuno tipico con platanos y frijoles) but there's plenty of latin american/spanish speaking people and events around town, especially in the outlying areas. For example, the burb Beaverton is actually around 50% white non-foreign born with sizable Latino, SE asian, Arab, African and Russian/Ukranian immigrant communities.anyway, despite what some haters might be saying TRUE PORTLANDERS, OREGONIANS and all her allies are in general are good, laid back people who are down to grab a beer, smoke an L, watch the clouds roll by and scream like fools at the tv during Blazers games when BRoy slices another dagger...

Thank you.