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Re:Seattle, in Midst of Tech Boom, Tries to Keep Its Soul by kelukelugames on Thursday October 08, 2015 @11:41AM (#10353467)
Whitewashed? I think this is the most diverse Seattle has ever been. Just a smudge above Portland.
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Re:Seattle, in Midst of Tech Boom, Tries to Keep Its Soul by monknomo on Thursday October 08, 2015 @11:54AM (#10353550)
I think darmok is using whitewashed to mean "sanitized" or "cleaned up" not "has a greater percentage of white people".

Like when congressional testimony whitewashes a friendly fire incident, it generally means that they are covering it up or making it look better.

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Re:Seattle, in Midst of Tech Boom, Tries to Keep Its Soul by kelukelugames on Thursday October 08, 2015 @04:25PM (#10355920)
Oh I agree. I was in Seattle in 2005. My girlfriend was here in the 80s to 90s.
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