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b_b  ·  2101 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: June 27, 2018

I had the same feeling when I moved to Detroit. It took some getting used to, but after a while it really does help you to see people as people and not as a demographic. Not that I'm saying that you can eliminate your biases, just that you have an easier time seeing people's humanity before you see their racial or ethnic traits. When I got married I moved back to the burbs (typical, right), and I like my house, but I really would prefer to raise my kid around more non-white people. My wife and kid are Jews, so they basically comprise the diversity of the neighborhood. I grew up in a snow white place like that, and I can say that it does affect you. I had to unlearn a bunch of stuff as an adult.