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This story says that people living within a half mile of a metro stop tend to be young, educated, and white. Isn't this kind of a like a "no duh" kind of a headline? I mean, based on national statistics of education and race (see here https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=72 or see here The Condition of Education - Population Characteristics - Attainment - Educational Attainment - Indicator May (2015)) there are just more young, educated white people than there are educated black people, though statistics are improving. Because of the highly competitive and lucrative job market in DC it's not surprising that highly qualified individuals flock to DC to get the highest paying job they can. And when these highly educated, white, and often well-moneyed graduates move into the DC area they want to live in the best and most convenient place they can afford.
It's kind of like when people complain that homes near the beach are so expensive and outsiders moving in drove up prices. It's just supply and demand--a limited resource will necessarily be more expensive as its desirability and demand for it increases. It doesn't get much more desirable than living next to the metro.
All that said, I live in a neighborhood in Maryland that is 1 mile from the metro (less or more depending on where in the neighborhood you live) and the majority of the residents are black, but also about half have a bachelor's degree or more.
This story says that people living within a half mile of a metro stop tend to be young, educated, and white. Isn't this kind of a like a "no duh" kind of a headline? I mean, based on national statistics of education and race (see here https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=72 or see here The Condition of Education - Population Characteristics - Attainment - Educational Attainment - Indicator May (2015)) there are just more young, educated white people than there are educated black people, though statistics are improving. Because of the highly competitive and lucrative job market in DC it's not surprising that highly qualified individuals flock to DC to get the highest paying job they can. And when these highly educated, white, and often well-moneyed graduates move into the DC area they want to live in the best and most convenient place they can afford.
It's kind of like when people complain that homes near the beach are so expensive and outsiders moving in drove up prices. It's just supply and demand--a limited resource will necessarily be more expensive as its desirability and demand for it increases. It doesn't get much more desirable than living next to the metro.
All that said, I live in a neighborhood in Maryland that is 1 mile from the metro (less or more depending on where in the neighborhood you live) and the majority of the residents are black, but also about half have a bachelor's degree or more.
It wouldn't happen to be Largo Town Center would it?
Who is obsessing?! White males control the media and place their direct and indirect platforms of how they perceive the world through their own eyes and consciousness.
Haha..always funny how perspective matters. Liberals see the media as run by a bunch of white men beholden to corporate interests. Conservatives see the media as run by a bunch of urban east coast liberals. In both cases some truth and some oversimplification to these models.
Clearly this article doesn't fit the white male-dominated bias view of the media. More like a "toned up" version of a straightforward statistical reality. This seems to be in keeping with the WashPost.com general viewpoint which falls somewhere between click-bait and liberal perspective pieces.
It would be nice if racism fell off the face of the earth but until then, people are going to discuss it, regardless if people are tired of hearing about it.
It would be nice if racism fell off the face of the earth but until then, people are going to discuss it, regardless if people are tired of hearing about it.
That is a very fair point. Racism is a problem in our society and should be discussed. But, there is a difference between discussing racism and seeing everything through the prism of race.
Obviously, this isn't easy to do since racism is often not a single blatant act.
To the story in question, it seems the fairest assessment is that social class is probably a bigger predictor of whether you live near a metro station. But, social class and race are pretty strongly correlated in the DC area.
To some extent this correlation is unjust, the national white-black economic divide is clearly rooted in part in discrimination. In other cases, this correlation is less unjust. The US is a majority white society, so most of the childless, well educated transplants who come to DC are going to be White. Additionally, Latino+Asian socio-economic status is closely tied to immigration and varies a lot by nationality sub-group. This indicates that educational patterns probably matter more than concerted racism.
That is a very fair point. Racism is a problem in our society and should be discussed. But, there is a difference between discussing racism and seeing everything through the prism of race.
Obviously, this isn't easy to do since racism is often not a single blatant act.
To the story in question, it seems the fairest assessment is that social class is probably a bigger predictor of whether you live near a metro station. But, social class and race are pretty strongly correlated in the DC area.
To some extent this correlation is unjust, the national white-black economic divide is clearly rooted in part in discrimination. In other cases, this correlation is less unjust. The US is a majority white society, so most of the childless, well educated transplants who come to DC are going to be White. Additionally, Latino+Asian socio-economic status is closely tied to immigration and varies a lot by nationality sub-group. This indicates that educational patterns probably matter more than concerted racism.
I agree.
Class, income, education and culture all trump race. There are lots of high income blacks in the DC area. Most of them want nothing to do with the low income blacks. In fact, they avoid the low income blacks even more than white people do. So what do you call that? Definitely not racism.
Chances are if you live in the United States of America, you're white...
You just killed it with one sentence. Basically making the entire thread look stupid.
Nice work.
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