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I don't think that "seeking a diverse neighborhood" is trying to be PC. It's saying that they would value being in an integrated neighborhood over a segregated one (whether it's almost all white, all black, all Hispanic, etc.) Of course, when choosing where to live, there should be other factors, but I don't think that not necessarily wanting to living in an almost all-your-race or ethnicity neighborhood is a bad thing.
I agree, I don't see any connection between the two at all.
Diversity is NOT all about so-called race. Why do people assume that every time diversity is mentioned, it must be racial? Are you all that focused on race all the time?
Diversity is cultural, linguistic, religious etc.
Open your mind...goodness.
The threads I am talking about are discussing diversity in terms of race and ethnicity even though they just use the term "diverse".
Let's face the fact in the USA diversity tends to center around race. When people mention wanting, or not wanting, a diverse neighborhood 90+% of the time race is what they are talking about.
Seeking a diverse neighborhood is what white people do to combat their inherent racism that the media and academia and federal government preaches to them.
Well, in the age of the internet, this is how I will handle real estate. I won't talk to a realtor unless I personally know that realtor. I will go look up houses myself. If one is to my liking, I will not try for a mortgage. I will save up for that house,pay for it in full. No one can fail to show me a house because I'm Black. No one can steer me to a particular neighborhood because I'm Black. I'll do the work myself and no one can try anything.
It is illegal to discriminate and really very seldom done by realtors and their clients. Some private individuals can legally, and sometimes do, discriminate. But most people won't pass up money.
At today's interest rates do not pass up buying just because there is an insignificant chance you will be discriminated against.
We are East Asian and when we moved into our neighborhood I made sure that there were other Asian families in the community as well. I grew up in Texas and distinctly remember being the only Asian kid in my entire school. I was known as the "Asian kid" and it was how I was recognized. I regularly received both benign comments and ridicule for being Asian. Later in grad school we moved to an area that was <1% Asian. I again began receiving comments such as, "wow I've never seen an Asian speak such good English!" or "Hey, it's Jackie Chan!" The latter comment was actually a greeting that he actually thought was okay to say. His family actually apologized to me when they saw how offended I was.
We later moved back to Houston which as we all know has a significant Asian population and guess what, we were treated normally again. I could walk down the street and go to a restaurant without people staring at me or asking me questions about my ethnicity. I am for the most part, treated like everyone else.
I see some arguments here saying a more ethnically diverse neighborhood may not necessarily be more tolerant. Can you honestly say that in my case? Ethnically diverse is also not just the neighborhood, it is who you regularly see and interact with in your life. Houston itself is so diverse that even if you live in a homogenous neighborhood, everytime you leave the house or do anything in town you will more than likely see and interact with different types of people.
Just look at this thread, we are all Houstonians (I would think), and for the most part, we all know the social norms of interacting with others.
EDIT: I clicked on this thread from the Houston forum where the OP originally made a post about this, so I erroneously assumed that I was still in the Houston forum.
We are East Asian and when we moved into our neighborhood I made sure that there were other Asian families in the community as well. I grew up in Texas and distinctly remember being the only Asian kid in my entire school. I was known as the "Asian kid" and it was how I was recognized. I regularly received both benign comments and ridicule for being Asian. Later in grad school we moved to an area that was <1% Asian. I again began receiving comments such as, "wow I've never seen an Asian speak such good English!" or "Hey, it's Jackie Chan!" The latter comment was actually a greeting that he actually thought was okay to say. His family actually apologized to me when they saw how offended I was.
We later moved back to Houston which as we all know has a significant Asian population and guess what, we were treated normally again. I could walk down the street and go to a restaurant without people staring at me or asking me questions about my ethnicity. I am for the most part, treated like everyone else.
I see some arguments here saying a more ethnically diverse neighborhood may not necessarily be more tolerant. Can you honestly say that in my case? Ethnically diverse is also not just the neighborhood, it is who you regularly see and interact with in your life. Houston itself is so diverse that even if you live in a homogenous neighborhood, everytime you leave the house or do anything in town you will more than likely see and interact with different types of people.
Just look at this thread, we are all Houstonians (I would think), and for the most part, we all know the social norms of interacting with others.
EDIT: I clicked on this thread from the Houston forum where the OP originally made a post about this, so I erroneously assumed that I was still in the Houston forum.
From Houston.
I understand why minorities prefer diverse areas but your situation hardly applies to whites. Would you reject an all Asian neighborhood?
Having a Filipino wife I guess there might be some areas I would not like. We once got a couple nasty looks when we went into a East Texas stop n go. Nasty enough for me to put my hand in my front pocket and grasp my knife with a 4.5" blade just in case. I just can't see any real advantage to a white couple of having racial diversity. Do not get me wrong. I do not see any disadvantage either.
The town I came from was like yours. There was one Asian (Vietnamese) pair of siblings in my school. Everyone else was white. I moved to diverse Houston . The color of the gals I dated changed. Not much else.
I see some arguments here saying a more ethnically diverse neighborhood may not necessarily be more tolerant. Can you honestly say that in my case? Ethnically diverse is also not just the neighborhood, it is who you regularly see and interact with in your life. Houston itself is so diverse that even if you live in a homogenous neighborhood, everytime you leave the house or do anything in town you will more than likely see and interact with different types of people. .
well, your experience is yours, and I have to say that we are all who we are through experiences.
The only time I experienced some kind of difficulties is when my ex boyfriend took me to the small southern town where he grew up. Don't get me wrong, people are super nice and friendly, but you can`t move to a small town without being bored as hell if you are from somewhere where the population is actually over 30 000+
It is a tough little town has been dying for 50 years.
No, I can't imagine being the ONLY black, hispanic, asian, or muslim in a small town like that. But I like the people there, they have their own mentality.
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