[Hermann the Cherusker]

I actually grew up in a neighborhood that was 50% black (West Mt. Airy in Philadelphia), with my section tending towards 65% (the Pelham section - Census Tract 237). I didn't have a problem with it - not much crime (though I did receive a few unwelcome incidents) and nice houses and neighbors. But I can't say I'd live there with my children. White people and black people simply live in seperate worlds, even when they live right next door, so I'd be depriving them of most of their opportunities for friendship, simply because it just doesn't happen - children and especially teenagers tend to group up into race based cliques. I know it, because I lived it for 22 years from 1974 to 1995.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Let me restate my position, I don't monitor or care what race my neighbor happens to be, what matters is attitude.

If they keep their home ares clean, yard mowed, and don't bother me, I don't give a rat F*uck what race or color you are.

However, if I need understand your history and problems your ansestors had 100 years ago to explain why you can't conform to subdivision standards, I have a problem. Earn my neighorhood, you don't deserve it just because you have a darker complexion than me.

[mlmr]

Funny, that was my experience living in a neighborhood that turned into upscale Jewish during my childhood