Why is there so few "people of color" at the Minnesota State Fair?

[Alt Dach]

Same at NY State Fair in Syracuse which is about 40% black. EXCEPT on the Midway
rides where you see a lot of black kids.
I thought they just could not relate to the agriculture aspect or exibits of things they just had no interest in.

[moving123456]

Why is there so few caucasians at Juneteenth and Rondo Days?

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by moving123456

Why is there so few caucasians at Juneteenth and Rondo Days?

You do bring up an interesting point.

My personal sentiments are to go to any festival you want and not let race be an issue. I wouldn't have gone to the Atlanta Greek Festival if I let race be an issue

[asitshouldbe]

Well, my guess would be that is mostly a non white neighborhood.

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Originally Posted by asitshouldbe

Well, my guess would be that is mostly a non white neighborhood.

I see the rolling eyes icon but I still don't know where you're trying to go with this post. Obviously the statement makes no sense.

[Clifford63]

Originally Posted by Refugee56

While I live in New Orleans, I travel to Minnesota on business on a regular basis. Every time I go to Saint Paul they tell me that if I am in the Twin Cities during late August or early September I should visit the Minnesota State Fair.

On the last day of August of this year I finally went. I liked it but as an African American, I felt funny and out of place. While Saint Paul and the rest of the Twin Cities metro area has a rapidly increasing minority population, it appears that they do not go to the Minnesota State Fair.

Why is just about everyone who goes to the State Fair White?

We went the same day as you. Never gave it a lot of thought, but you are right that the crowd was mostly white. I went to the fireworks in Nashville on July 4th a few years back and I remember thinking there was really a lot of black people. I don't think I felt out of place, and the fireworks were great. I did have an awareness that things were very different than here though. Hope you had fun at the fair.

[City_boy1]

Originally Posted by asitshouldbe

How are we supposed to categorize people ? First we are told to call all black people African American and now you want us to seperate it even further? Give me a break. Are there more whites or European or Scandinavian American people in MN?

Somalis and African Americans are two diffrent groups ,with Diffrent cultures , religion and back grounds..There`s a huge cultural clash between Somali and African-Americans ,I hear somalis saying some thing like
((Just because they have beef with white folkz why do they expect me to join them in the struggle. I dont consider myself black but a Somali and they dont get that , Also one maniac dude tried to convince me there are African Americans with Somali ancestory , When i know that somalis never been enslaved )).
OR some thing like((They are kool but they are all bunch of Racist. Its like they hate white people for no reason and make everything about Race. Do you know how many freakn African Americans ask me what my race is or what am i mixed with. Its ironic that they the ones who are black are the ones who ask me my race more than the white man. I dont see myself as one of them. We dont have the same religion,culture,ideology or lifestyle thus my race is Somali)).


And some muslim African American friend said to me once ((the reason it irritates me that Somalis assume every brown woman in hijab is Somali is because of the way that they go about it. For one, when they discover I’m not Somali they abruptly end the conversation and walk away like I’m not worthy of acknowledgment)).

Even they live two diffrent areas within minneapolis.. somalis in south mpls and AA`s in North mpls.

[buckeyechick]

I love a State Fair. There be at least one more this year!

[Beenhere4ever]

Truth is that the Great Minnesota Get-together is only a must for people with deep roots. I think a lot of our African Americans come from other states with dissimilar cultures. They arrive here, settle down, but they just don't "get" the fair. It seems unimportant to them. Gotta realize that the grandstand acts appeal far more to urban and rural whites than to any other cultural roots. I did see lots of Indians and Africans for the first time last August. They at least are coming to see why millions turn out for this thing. And food booths and the food building are offering some exotic foods that might appeal to them.

But I really don't expect to see Chris Brown or Snoop Dogg as featured acts at the grandstand. Kind of a self-reinforcing thing. The white hiphop wannabes would consider The Fair as sadly unhip.