Thankfully you're not owed an explanation of what someone deems to be a significantly better option to another.
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/1/26/14340542/wh...
I understand it's an uncomfortable discussion, and I'm happy to stop, although I personally think these discussions are worth having as there are some fundamental issues around diversity and inclusion at play here. For the record, I have not once claimed it's motivated by racism.
> Texas is still predominantly white. I'm wondering if that is the unstated preference here.
Sure, you didn't actually claim it was motivated by racism, you just wondered it out loud.
I think it's pretty amusing the only conclusion you can come to for why a person would possibly move from California to Texas is because of race. If CA has a kool-aid you've been drinking it.
I love where I live, in Colorado. I would not move to California. I'm not racist though, I promise.
It's a particularly egregious statement given that people the world over (myself included) would love to retire in California some day due to the wonderful weather, the abundance of high-quality food and the lovely ocean next door, not to mention the world-class in-state universities, and the abundant employment opportunities. Yes, SF is expensive, and perhaps it makes sense to move out, but leaving California altogether is a whole other kettle of fish. Resorting to Texas as being significantly better given its poor social safety net, open-carry laws, wide variation in schooling based on neighbourhood wealth, well "significantly better" starts to look downright fishy.