Are people of color welcome in the Hill Country (Fredericksburg)? (Houston: school, living)

[Texymae]

The Way the locals see the 'Latinos' is, they are good for cheap labor as long as they stay in check on their side of town.
I know. It always made me angry. I always had to remind my in-laws that although I am white I was raised by a Puerto Rican man and a little tongue control would be greatly appreciated.
Never remembered, respected or cared.

[Leslie2]

so what is it like to live there for an older person that would be in the 60's?

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by Leslie2

so what is it like to live there for an older person that would be in the 60's?

Older and 'of-color' ?

Where ?(which town / area in the Hill country will be quite different) metros of SA and AUS are both 'Hill Country', as are very 'ethnocentric' towns (NB and Fredericksburg).

For 'mixed race' / person of color / non-native Texan, consider the benefit of a 'college town'. (There are a few).

I doubt you will have racial barriers anywhere in Hill Country, but more acceptance / friends / familiarity and choices in a college town.

[L210]

Originally Posted by stinkingliberal

If I were anything other than lily white and dyed-in-the-wool Republican (lakh mah pappy and gran'pappy), I wouldn't come within 500 miles of Texas. I've been in Texas on business (reluctantly) several times and the stuff I heard spoken casually and matter-of-factly about other races would curl your hair. For what it's worth, most of the hatred is directed at Latinos rather than Blacks.

I agree about choosing a college town, as in even very red states, college towns tend to be islands of tolerance and open-mindedness, but moving to Texas and picking a college town is like going to a bin of spoiled fruit and picking out the one that smells better than the others.

For what it's worth, Austin is the only place in Texas I consider even remotely worthwhile as a destination or a place to live. There's even some semblance of scenery there.

People say racist things everywhere, but some places are worse than others. There are plenty of places in Texas where you won't hear racist things all the time. All of the large Texas cities are blue. I learned not too long ago that even Fort Worth is blue; the areas around it make Tarrant County red. While Austin is the most liberal, Dallas and Houston are more ethnically diverse. Houston also has a lot of immigrants from a wide variety of countries, and Dallas has a couple of suburbs with a large, black middle class.

[supfromthesite]

Originally Posted by stinkingliberal

If I were anything other than lily white and dyed-in-the-wool Republican (lakh mah pappy and gran'pappy), I wouldn't come within 500 miles of Texas. I've been in Texas on business (reluctantly) several times and the stuff I heard spoken casually and matter-of-factly about other races would curl your hair. For what it's worth, most of the hatred is directed at Latinos rather than Blacks.

I agree about choosing a college town, as in even very red states, college towns tend to be islands of tolerance and open-mindedness, but moving to Texas and picking a college town is like going to a bin of spoiled fruit and picking out the one that smells better than the others.

For what it's worth, Austin is the only place in Texas I consider even remotely worthwhile as a destination or a place to live. There's even some semblance of scenery there.

San Antonio is far less racist than Austin. Why do people post on state forums trying to tell people how it is when they have never even lived there?

[Juventud Guerrero]

Originally Posted by stinkingliberal

If I were anything other than lily white and dyed-in-the-wool Republican (lakh mah pappy and gran'pappy), I wouldn't come within 500 miles of Texas. I've been in Texas on business (reluctantly) several times and the stuff I heard spoken casually and matter-of-factly about other races would curl your hair. For what it's worth, most of the hatred is directed at Latinos rather than Blacks.

I agree about choosing a college town, as in even very red states, college towns tend to be islands of tolerance and open-mindedness, but moving to Texas and picking a college town is like going to a bin of spoiled fruit and picking out the one that smells better than the others.

For what it's worth, Austin is the only place in Texas I consider even remotely worthwhile as a destination or a place to live. There's even some semblance of scenery there.

Where are you from?

[Azure110]

Originally Posted by stinkingliberal

If I were anything other than lily white and dyed-in-the-wool Republican (lakh mah pappy and gran'pappy), I wouldn't come within 500 miles of Texas. I've been in Texas on business (reluctantly) several times and the stuff I heard spoken casually and matter-of-factly about other races would curl your hair. For what it's worth, most of the hatred is directed at Latinos rather than Blacks.

I agree about choosing a college town, as in even very red states, college towns tend to be islands of tolerance and open-mindedness, but moving to Texas and picking a college town is like going to a bin of spoiled fruit and picking out the one that smells better than the others.

For what it's worth, Austin is the only place in Texas I consider even remotely worthwhile as a destination or a place to live. There's even some semblance of scenery there.

Seriously....I had to laugh at this post. It is just so absurd.

[L210]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

San Antonio is far less racist than Austin. Why do people post on state forums trying to tell people how it is when they have never even lived there?

I've lived in both places and haven't noticed any huge differences between the two cities in this respect. I was called the n-word a couple of times in San Antonio, but I lived there much longer. I'm black, so if racism is far worse in Austin, I think I would have encountered it by now. I've only met one person here so far who has said insensitive things about Latinos, and he's not even from Texas.

[supfromthesite]

Originally Posted by L210

I've lived in both places and haven't noticed any huge differences between the two cities in this respect. I was called the n-word a couple of times in San Antonio, but I lived there much longer. I'm black, so if racism is far worse in Austin, I think I would have encountered it by now. I've only met one person here so far who has said insensitive things about Latinos, and he's not even from Texas.

Which areas did you live in? By racist, I meant racist towards all people, but it is possible that San Antonio is more racist to blacks. (I think Austin is way worse for Hispanics or Mexicans though)

[L210]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

Which areas did you live in? By racist, I meant racist towards all people, but it is possible that San Antonio is more racist to blacks. (I think Austin is way worse for Hispanics or Mexicans though)

I've lived in South and North Austin and San Marcos. I've worked in Kyle, San Marcos, and Austin. I guess because I'm black and they felt comfortable, a few white San Antonians have made disgusting comments about Hispanics when speaking to me. But, they're outnumbered in SA, so there isn't much they can do.

In San Antonio, I lived on the near north side and the northeast side. The near north side, being less diverse, was far worse than the northeast side.