The Bay Area Being "Integrated" and "Diverse" is Largely a Myth (Oakland: 2014, neighborhood)

[LoriBee62]

I don't know about the rest of you, but when someone says, "Don't drink the kool-aid" all I hear is "I think your view is biased. You should believe my biased views instead."

[jade408]

I think it is pretty unreasonable to think the Bay Area would be exempt from nationwide structural issues.

I think the Bay Area has historically been a place that is a bit more meritocracy than other places. I think there is actually space to succeed, comparatively. Where the Bay Area differs than most of the US is that in most of the country your place is defined and there is no getting out of it. In the Bay Area if you ascend you'll be accepted in the new place. Well it used to be a lot more like that.

Things have been less progressive in recent years, but this also matches the change in our country. Our country has become a lot more segregated. And I am not sure why.

But in m experience, if you have diverse friends, and your friends want to overturn some of the structural issues, at least you can impact that in your spheres of influence.

[mysticaltyger]

Originally Posted by BayDude

I'll take it you didn't get the sarcasm.

No, I guess not.

[West of Encino]

But aren't whites and yellows integrated in the Bay Area? I would think they get along just fine there.

[Dean Trails]

Originally Posted by MikeNigh

Indians, who can be black not just brown, are racist against african americans. Not sure why african americans need to make this a white vs black issue. It's embarrassing when I see a black guy hit on an indian girl and she snub him and him wonder wtf we're the same skin color.

You must understand. This skin colour thing is all wrong. It is the differing CULTURES! The Indians don't identify with the cultural norms of the Blacks.

[SocSciProf]

Originally Posted by LoriBee62

I don't know about the rest of you, but when someone says, "Don't drink the kool-aid" all I hear is "I think your view is biased. You should believe my biased views instead."

Then you would have died in Jonestown.

[04kL4nD]

Originally Posted by BayDude

It's "he said she said". I'm not interested in going back and forth over your claims and the article. That gets us nowhere. You're going to claim what you want or what you feel is true.

The issue really, is not whether or not the south is racist (not the focus of the discussion) but whether the bay area deserves its "integrated" reputation. The answer is probably 'no'. And the evidence in the article is pretty convincing.

I'm not a person of color, but I've lived in various places around the country, and I've never seen the type of diversity that's present in the Bay Area anywhere else. As I mentioned earlier, racism exists everywhere and it will continue to exist indefinitely, but to suggest that the Bay Area isn't a diverse and integrated place flies in the face of research. If you want to actually discuss scientific research, why don't you read this article:

The Most Diverse Cities Are Often The Most Segregated | FiveThirtyEight

I tend to value science more than anecdotes, but that's just me. You are free to believe whatever you want.

[bmw335xi]

Racism exists everywhere and within every race.

[04kL4nD]

Yes, and water is wet

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by 04kL4nD

Yes, and water is wet

BayDude and Bisaro seem to think only non-Blacks can be racist. I'd also add a large amount of BLM too.