Last night we headed out to an event that was celebrating youth doing great things in their communities. Apparently, only white people must be doing great things or be interested in people doing great things. Other than our NY contingent, I saw only two other people of color at the bar.
“Yeah…it’s pretty WASP-y…especially for a liberal event,” my colleague commented.
But that party wasn’t the only one like it. Driving/walking past other Democratic National Convention parties, I saw lots of white people…and few to no minorities.
Really, it’s pretty weird to be here where they’ll be naming an African-American man as the party’s nominee tomorrow night and seeing how un-integrated things still are.
That’s NY for you. I heard its very segregated in its way- black bars, white bars, latin bars. Not passing judgment on it, but its something I’ve read in various different cultural sources.
and the rest of the world….i’m just sayin…
I just found your blog a few weeks ago and I am loving it. Your writing style is great. I’m an US expat who lives in Brazil and is currently visiting Europe. I’m away from the US a lot and can relate to your comments. I’m looking forward reading more of your posts.
Were they filming an episode of the Hills there?
Seriously…’twas like a middle-America version of the Hills. Just more dudes, though…
And welcome, everyone!