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Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by pech0rin on Monday October 08, 2018 @12:40PM (#18168951)
Not sure why this user is being downvoted, what they say is true. I lived for 5+ years in the Triangle and there is a lot of racism/bigotry/misogyny present there. Its one of the main reasons I left, so it shouldn't be left out of the conversation.
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Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by mc32 on Monday October 08, 2018 @03:26PM (#18170519)
It’s because they are casting a wide net on people and stereotyping them. What they say isn’t strictly false, but it’s also perpetuating a specific stereotype—the kind that if directed at others would be rightfully suppressed.
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Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by notSupplied on Monday October 08, 2018 @05:48PM (#18171612)
Saying that everyone there is racist would be casting a wide net. Saying that a large enough % of people are racist such that it would materially impact your quality of life if you are a PoC is a perfectly reasonable thing to say.
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