[Jay]

You are probably dealing with a lot of factors:
1. Upbringing – If you take someone from the back woods, they are still probably going to listen to country music, watch NASCAR and drink beer. Don’t expect someone who just moved from the a very different environment to instantly transform themselves into the Cleaver family.

2. Guilt – Blacks who move out to better neighborhoods are often under a lot of scrutiny to ‘not sell out’. Unfortunately, ‘keeping it real’ often means clashes with the new environment. However, regarding dress, freedom of expression is a right granted by the First Amendment. I don’t think anyone has ever been hurt because one of their neighbors wore their jeans a little too baggy. If you don’t like it, you probably shouldn’t wear it.

3. Defensiveness – The blacks who move to that neighborhood are prepared to face racism, and probably already have their guard up. This might be a case where the best defense really is not a strong offense.

4. I assume you are over-generalizing when you say ‘they’ and ‘their’. I live in an upper-middle class neighborhood with a great deal of diversity. Until you see someone walk out of the house, you can’t tell whether it is owned by a black, white or Asian because we all keep our houses and yards nice. I don’t think my neighborhood is the exception.

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Name : Jay, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 33, City : St. Louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : IT-Analyst, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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