Need Friendly Town that's Racially Tolerant (Milwaukee, Madison: crimes, how much, incomes)

[shadowmatrix0101]

Originally Posted by katreese

Did the voices in your computer tell you to write this?

Well, he rambled on and on, and this is totally off subject, but for clarification the "committee" or "committees" (since he starts off talking about one and later refers to there being more than one), is the New World Order. Not sure what he means by the May 23rd, 1913 date since nothing happened on that date in history, but in December 1913 the Federal Reserve Act was signed during the Great Depression. Rumor has it the Depression was caused due to the ruling elite in charge of five major banks pulling out all their interests from American banks to fund WWI to make even more money, leaving our banks high and dry.

Basically, the conspiracy theory is the five major world banks have an underground shadow government pulling the strings. Only factual truth that can be substantiated is that the Federal Reserve really isn't a part of our government at all, despite the word Federal in it. It's owned by the five world banks. The New World Order supposedly is going to make one global economy under one government. The part about killing ppl off by 2050 I have no clue where that comes from, but the rest is an actual conspiracy theory shared by a lot of people.

[GladYou'reHere]

To the original poster:
The answer to you question is diverse. As adoptive parents of non-white children, you need tolerance of that aspect as well. Will people stare or say rude things when you're out. That happens in strongly divided communities with BOTH sides.

Stevens Point seems okay with it, especially in the university circles. You would find a lot of company with other parents like you. Finding them? I don't know how.

However, Wausau is far more racially diverse nowadays. It has changed immensely over the past 10 years. Further north (and also around Marshfield), your kids might struggle. I remember one night at a Wal-Mart in Marshfield, some blonde-haired, blue-eyed (redneck) boys were circling an African-American gentleman. I was sure they were going to attack him, so I started to talk to him. What a sweet man he was! Willie focused only on me and ignored the stares. He lived in a rural area and said he hated to come into town. He said he would've moved, but he wanted to stay near his (biracial) kids. Very good man.

However, I've yet to see crosses burned on doorsteps..yeesh. It's not that dramatic, just mainly annoying. It's stares and remarks. We've all been through discrimination in some form. In your case, once they spend time around you and your kids, they start to see themselves in you, and it calms down.

Racism is what you let it define you to be. In Willie's case, he chose to turn his back on it. He let it define him as a better man who could rise above it.

[GladYou'reHere]

Originally Posted by fanaraj

Any thoughts on the Waukesha area for tolerance of bi-racial couples?

Waukesha might be very good. A lot of places in Wisconsin, though, are very at ease with that nowadays.

I've had a south Asian fiance. The only thing that made me go hmmm... was when we were driving somewhere at 1 a.m. and he went into the back seat to take a nap. I was stopped by a police cruiser for a made-up reason because he saw my boyfriend climb into the back seat at a gas station. He checked my boyfriend's passport and then let us go.

Yes, I know he was just trying to protect me. It was interesting that the assumption was that we weren't a couple. However, that was very harmless. Bi-racial couples are a very common site in Stevens Point now, so it probably wouldn't even lift an eyebrow.

[Alt Dach]

Get real people,no small town in WI is racially tolerent.I was in barbershop yesterday in
Appleton area (at 175,000 not small) The 4 other guys in there were going on and on
about not voting for any N....word.
I told them what they were,sure no one had ever before.
Madison is only place 4 sure.Maybe,just maybe you might get in EauClaire or LaCrosse.
Probaly could in Racine but thats not very nice place in general.

[JMadison]

Originally Posted by momof6cuties

We are thinking of moving to Waupun and we are a white family with two adopted girls from Uganda. Can anyone tell me if Waupun would be a place where we would be accepted.

Were there no U.S. children that needed adoption?

Just curious how this happens.

[Alt Dach]

Originally Posted by Trabbz

. People seem to forget that the variety of people that this country holds is exactly what it was indirectly intended to be, based on our founding fathers principles. The US is one of the most diverse countries in the world. People seem to forget that native americans were here first. This was their land first, and it was stolen from them. So lets not complain about who is here as unless you are 100% native american.

The end.

HUH? Our founding fathers thought slavery was a good idea-most owned
quite a few.

[phoebe bird]

I've been reading this thread with great interest b/c I'm thinking about moving to WI. I am tired of living in the city & need room to stretch my legs. I happen to be biracial & certainly would not like to live anywhere that would be uncomfortable.

So, Quickdraw, where do YOU live? I want to be sure NOT to move anywhere nearby. Blaming black people for the deterioration of a town is one of the most bigoted things I have read on these boards - & I've read a lot of crap here.

Fear-mongering white people who move out of areas as the minority population moves in could be considered as much to blame as anyone. Corrupt government officials can also be blamed, as can institutional racism, that city services (e.g., trash pickup, law enforcement, schools, streets and sewers) tend to get worse as a minority population increases.

The socioeconomic health of any given town has MANY contributing factors. To characterize it as a "black" problem or a "white" issue is myopic at best (having a worldview with blinders on) and trivializes larger, more complex issues in play.

Originally Posted by quickdraw

Most of the white males I know in Wisconsin do not like the black race. However, I don't know anybody who would harrass a black person. They'd be unhappy to see them move in, but they wouldn't say anything to anyone but close friends. When a neighborhood black population reaches a level of 15 to 20 percent, whites leave. Not overnight, but if whites can afford to leave they do. Look what blacks have done to Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine etc. Milwaukee has such a great history and look at it now.

[phoebe bird]

And then we have the other side of the same coin: What happened to make you so angry? I'm not saying you don't have the right; believe me, I'm still coming to terms with my own perceptions of growing up biracial in a white, racist society and getting rid of those life-sized chips on my shoulder. But I also know from personal experience that hanging on to that kind of anger is hurting nobody but you. God bless, and I hope that you get to experience some peace and serenity in life.

Originally Posted by lioninaconcretejungle

I agree,which is why,as a black man,im getting ready.When the **** hits the fan im taking some of these evil pigs with me.

[phoebe bird]

That's EXACTLY how I interpreted that post, & I've never seen eye to eye with Drover on anything. Just goes to show anything's possible.

Originally Posted by Drover

LOL "Stay away because it's all white (oh, and my advice will see to it that it stays that way)"

[ddgross25]

I used to live in a Milwaukee suburb and definitely noticed the racial segregation that occured there even outside the city limits. Now I live in Marshfield and cannot believe how accepting everyone is of everyone elses personalities, lifestyles, nationalities, etc. There is really not a large black population throughout Wisconsin with the exception of Milwaukee and Madison to a lesser extent. Wausau and the surrounding area does have a large Hmong population, but they too are well-accepted by most. Milwaukee and Madison are much less conservative as opposed to the rest of the state, but of course, that's where the action is. I love the area I live in minus the extreme winters and would lke to live closer to the Janesville or Kenosha area, two wonderful areas in my opinion!