-61 A neighborhood is a "black" neighborhood if at least a third of the population is black, amirite?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

wut? ._.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Neighborhoods are not black or any color. Neighborhoods are locations with houses that are filled with people.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

This post was just a joke

by Anonymous 10 years ago

At whose expense?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

...you're not one of those, are you :/

by Anonymous 10 years ago

No, not at all, I just want to know what the joke was implying?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

i think of it as sort of a satirical thought from the perspective of a person who grew up in a white neighborhood and is seeing minorities grow in the country.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Don't get me wrong, I definitely agree with this.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

That was a great point.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Also, I'm black. Just to clarify.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Sure, if you strictly use the dictionary entry (which I don't blame you for; I'm sure most people can tell by now that I am a literalist). But the use of "neighborhood" to describe the community, people, and other non-literal aspects of the neighborhood is used commonly enough that one cannot ignore the connotations or second meanings of this, or of any word. On a second, literal note, if a neighborhood was entirely black in color (not race.. the neighborhood itself), would you consider it to be a "black neighborhood?"

by Anonymous 10 years ago

d

by Anonymous 10 years ago

what?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

This was a joking post. Satirical in nature.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

And the reason we have to racially classify neighborhoods like a bunch of apartheid fascists is...?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

the post was a joke.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

You need to work on your comic technique. You're no Andy Kauffman.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Satire isn't recognized by everyone.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Especially when it isn't obviously clear.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

How often is satire obviously clear? it can be a subtle art form hehe

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Don't forget that satire also needs context. You sound a little smarmy when you point out that it's not recognized by everyone. Without context, how does anyone know you're satirizing something? Are you referring to something specific that happened recently? Or an individual? Satire needs that mocking element...what exactly are you satirizing?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I'm mocking people who see neighborhoods with a minority of minorities as having a majority or minorities. This is a pretty without-context post though. I wish I could repost it to make the satire a bit more obvious.

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Don't we all. Otherwise people just assume you're a racist bastard. The Internet is a dangerous place for satirists and sarcy people

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Don't I know it

by Anonymous 9 years ago

don't I know it

by Anonymous 9 years ago

You can..............

by Anonymous 9 years ago

I mean without this one being here. But then, I just started using the website today. Can i delete this post?

by Anonymous 9 years ago

Just make a request to any Moderator and they will do it

by Anonymous 9 years ago