[Jessica N.]

My grandmother lives in a neighborhood that was once predominantly white and Jewish and is now predominantly African American. She likes the neighborhood and chooses to be one of only two white people still living there, but on several occasions I have heard her say that the level of crime has gone up and property values down since it became a ‘black neighborhood.’ I am not comfortable with this statement, but I’m not sure how to respond, because what she says is technically accurate. What would be the appropriate response?

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Name : Jessica N., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[K. Plott]

Unfortunately, many times the property value goes down and the crime rate goes up when a neighborhood changes from white to a minority group. Being black, I of course don’t like to hear those statements, either. My only response would be to tell your grandmother that while that is true, to not form stereotypes and opinions about black people as a whole using that fact alone.

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Name : K. Plott, Race : Black/African American, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, 

[jim30683]

according to f.b.i. figures, although blacks are 13 percent of the population, they account for over 50% of the violent crimes in america, and they also commit other crimes at a much higher rate than other races. your grandmother is right when she says the neighborhood changes for the worse when the black population increases. even the blacks will admit this. those bars on the windows of black houses arent there to keep the cops out.

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Name : jim30683, City : orange, State : CA, Country : United States, 

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