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Bingo. A lot of the configuration is rooted in our racial history. Even sans zoning, black people have chased white people to the suburbs, back downtown again,
by unclebucknasty 11y ago
Bingo. A lot of the configuration is rooted in our racial history. Even sans zoning, black people have chased white people to the suburbs, back downtown again, and basically all over the map.
You can't understand American city structure without the context of race relations here.
- michaelbuddy 11y agoYou also can't say its all about race either because that would be trying to deliberately mislead.
- unclebucknasty 11y agoHence the phrase "a lot" vs. "all about".
- srtjstjsj 11y ago"chased" is a strange choice of words here.
- unclebucknasty 11y agoNot to be taken literally. A word chosen to parody the ridiculousness of the overall dynamic. Hoping to evoke a Keystone Cops-on-a-map style mental image.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y agoThat's an "interesting" phrasing, but I find it less convincing than the usual "white flight" interpretation.
- unclebucknasty 11y agoFlip sides of the same coin. Didn't mean the phrasing literally, as much as in parody. That said, there is an element of upwardly mobile African Americans seeking opportunities for their children. While they are not explicitly "chasing white people", this search frequently lands them in the same suburban locales.