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Old 03-28-2010, 06:54 PM
 
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I am seriously thinking about moving to St. Charles. I lived in Stl county for 6 years and moved back to Texas after the divorce. I have ahd enough racism to last 3 lifetimes and just sick of it. Im a Pharmacy Technician about to have an 'empty nest' and looked at some land in St Charles last summer. But, then I heard some things from a white employee that was very disturbing. I'm old and single, too old to be chased or chasing; live a clean, quiet, peaceful life and make a pretty decent living. I would hate to come back from vacation and see a cross and my home burned to ashes because of some antiquated beliefs based on fear and ignorance. PLEASE--BE HONEST WHEN YOU RESPOND!!! I can take it--believe me, I can..........

 
Old 03-28-2010, 07:00 PM
 
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I am seriously thinking about moving to St. Charles. I lived in Stl county for 6 years and moved back to Texas after the divorce. I have ahd enough racism to last 3 lifetimes and just sick of it. Im a Pharmacy Technician about to have an 'empty nest' and looked at some land in St Charles last summer. But, then I heard some things from a white employee that was very disturbing. I'm old and single, too old to be chased or chasing; live a clean, quiet, peaceful life and make a pretty decent living. I would hate to come back from vacation and see a cross and my home burned to ashes because of some antiquated beliefs based on fear and ignorance. PLEASE--BE HONEST WHEN YOU RESPOND!!! I can take it--believe me, I can..........
As far as I know, while the number isn't large, there are some Black folks in St. Charles. It might not be too bad there.
 
Old 03-28-2010, 07:27 PM
 
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Yes; I viewed the city info and saw that there's only 3.5% Black population there. A single Black woman and living alone in St. Charles--- is that a recipe for the typical racism/stereotyping/profiling and such?
 
Old 03-28-2010, 07:47 PM
 
Location: Saint Louis City
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I'm probably going to get reamed for this, but many of the people have have settled in St Charles County were part of the major "white flight" from North County in the 90's-00's. So, you can judge from there. I am sure you can find an area that you would fit in just fine. However, I have several friends that live out in St Charles county and aren't the least bit racist. If you are looking in St Louis, I would go with: City, Brentwood, University City, Richmond Heights, Maplewood, Kirkwood, Webster Groves or Creve Couer. I would even choose Chesterfield over St Charles County.
 
Old 03-28-2010, 10:33 PM
 
Location: Shaw Neighborhood, St. Louis City
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I doubt it will be the cross burning kind of racism, more that oh-so subtle, underhanded racism that "polite people" are so good at.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 04:48 AM
 
Location: Edwardsville, IL
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As a mixed race couple, we have encountered racism - from both black and white people - in all areas of metro St. Louis. Don't let this stop you from living where you want to - we just dismiss the racist overtones as poorly educated , simpleton ignorance. Believe me, 100 percent of the individuals who look down their nose at others have nothing to be elitist about.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 05:53 AM
 
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I doubt it will be the cross burning kind of racism, more that oh-so subtle, underhanded racism that "polite people" are so good at.
I bet your definition of "racism" is when a White cop gives a Black driver a speeding ticket. "Oh the horror I just got a speeding ticket, I think I am getting flashbacks of slavery".
 
Old 03-29-2010, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Shaw Neighborhood, St. Louis City
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I bet your definition of "racism" is when a White cop gives a Black driver a speeding ticket. "Oh the horror I just got a speeding ticket, I think I am getting flashbacks of slavery".
[sarcasm]Wow! It's just like you can read my mind![/sarcasm]
 
Old 03-29-2010, 08:06 AM
 
Location: St Louis County (63117)
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The bottom line is there is a possibility for racism anywhere. Even in the most liberal and diverse areas there are bound to be people with some racist thoughts here and there, although there they know to keep their thoughts to themselves when "those people" might hear them. Having said that, I would say the concentration of people with racist thoughts does vary from place to place in the St. Louis area, and does tend to be lowest where the diversity is highest. We are another mixed race family who has experienced racism occasionally in the area, although much of it is "reverse prejudice" which can be just as bad when people just assume you are well educated and affluent because you are of a certain ethnicity. It's funny when people think it is okay to stereotype people and tell it to their faces because "you people are the good ones".
 
Old 05-20-2010, 06:25 AM
 
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I've lived in St.Charles about 5yrs. ago. We moved because, I lost my job. My husband and I liked it, and our children loved it and want to move back. They made lots of friends, the two situations we did have out there, one was the fault of my childs bad choice, which kids make sometimes, and the other was due to miscommunication among buddies, that did get handled after my husband put the parents in their place. I had a guy look at me funny pumping gas one time, but hone that didn't bother me at all. We are decent people, who keeps to ourselves and do our best to monitor our children, as any good parent should. Our stay was comfortable, we were in the Francis Howell District at the time. Looking to go Fort Zumwalt first then Francis Howell as second. We actually found a house in Fort Zumwalt, but someone beat us to it. You have to right to peace, quiet, and happiness, I say GO FOR IT. There are some nice white people in the world, more than people give credit for, just like there are nice black people all over the world including Missouri. Why does everything have to be black and white? there are so many other races involved in the makeup of our society and there's go and bad in every one of them. CAN'T WE ALL JUST TRY TO LIKE ONE ANOTHER AND TRY TO GET ALONG, AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LIKE SOMEONE, JUST LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE AND LET THEM LIVE THEIR LIVES, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT AFFECTING YOUR PIECE OF THE WORLD, TRY TO LIVE IN HARMONY.
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