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Old 06-13-2016, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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I wish people would stop using the word diversity as a code word for black and/or Hispanic.

For example, Clayton County became way LESS diverse, yet they use it as an example of increasing diversity. Fulton and Marietta City are other examples.
I thought "diversity" is inclusive of all races. No?
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Old 06-13-2016, 01:58 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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All the diversity is great as far as raw statistics I guess, but I just wish it was less segregated. Wish we could take everyone of every race and ethnicity, and spread everyone out proportionally across the region geographically. So that every neighborhood, school, hang out place could be a diverse, inclusive mix. Instead of these environments that we tend to concentrate into for whatever reasons, where it's so overwhelmingly one race, that others feel uncomfortable or unwelcome.
Upper class and upper middle class white people would not feel comfortable with that.
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Old 06-13-2016, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Upper class and upper middle class white people would not feel comfortable with that.
I suspect that many people would not feel comfortable with that. Self-segregation occurs among all types of populations, not just wealthy white ones.
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Old 06-13-2016, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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I suspect that many people would not feel comfortable with that. Self-segregation occurs among all types of populations, not just wealthy white ones.
It absolutely does. And it's really a shame.
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Old 06-13-2016, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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I suspect that many people would not feel comfortable with that. Self-segregation occurs among all types of populations, not just wealthy white ones.
I used them as the main example, because historically they have used housing as a way to segregate themselves from other races and classes.
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Old 06-13-2016, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Man, is this ever a baited topic, full of opportunities for our snowflakes among us to be "offended".
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Old 06-13-2016, 03:22 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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It absolutely does. And it's really a shame.
Yes and no. I myself enjoy living with people from different backgrounds than myself, but I know folks who aren't like that. I don't know that I consider that sort of attitude to be wrong, tho I guess it might depend on the actual reasons.

Last edited by rcsteiner; 06-13-2016 at 04:08 PM.. Reason: My poor grammar bothered me, so I fixed it. :)
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Old 06-13-2016, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Man, is this ever a baited topic, full of opportunities for our snowflakes among us to be "offended".
What is a snowflake? Folks in the CoA seem to have issues with the increasing white population ... does that mean some snowflakes are black?
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Old 06-13-2016, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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I used them as the main example, because historically they have used housing as a way to segregate themselves from other races and classes.
That's fair. They are also probably the most recognized example.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:39 PM
 
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What is a snowflake? Folks in the CoA seem to have issues with the increasing white population ... does that mean some snowflakes are black?
Funny enough, Atlanta is technically becoming more diverse as more white people move in. I think the white and Asian population of Atlanta is increasing in percentage as the black percentage continues to drop. I wonder if Atlanta's black population has dropped below 50% yet?
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