COMMENT BY
Ken from Houston, TX
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Houston, TX
COMMENT
Don't be fooled by the diversity!
Don't be fooled by Houston's diversity. A majority of white people in the area adore Donald Trump, as estimates point out that Trump won ~70% of the white vote in Harris County, and have strong racial resentment towards people of another ethnicity. From experience, I haven't gotten any racial threats from other minorities, but it seems like white people are uncomfortable with me despite being a so-called "model minority."
No, seriously, there are lots of racist white people especially in areas like Memorial, Katy, Cypress, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Spring, Galveston, League City, Deer Park, Pasadena, Tomball, etc. If you find out what these people say about minorities behind closed doors, your mind will go into a rage. Minorities do have opportunities, but they will rarely ever be welcomed by the white majority/ruling class. Whites still cling to the view that blacks and Hispanics are lazy and on welfare, and that they are sick and tired of paying taxes for them while having a disdain for the history/reason on why they are that way. As a result, many politicians ride on that particular dog whistle when getting elected. It's even worse when older Asians decide to join whites in badmouthing blacks and Hispanics, not to mention emulating them when talking down on Arabs. No, seriously, many older Asians, from experience, call black people the n-word as if it's their favorite word and view all Muslims as terrorists.
So be very vigilant when whites here in Houston claim that they aren't racist at all or that racism doesn't exist, because it won't be long before they start ranting against illegal Mexicans, Black Lives Matter activists, and "Radical Islam." And you seriously do not want to go to Alvin/Santa Fe, Liberty County, or Waller County, let alone Vidor or Jasper, hotbeds for racism in Southeast Texas. A random racial attack can occur in these areas, and the police force is unlikely to bring justice to the person attacked if that person is a minority.
Megachurches can preach prosperity and holiness, but at the end of the day, they ensure that anyone of a different skin color or sexual orientation are treated like second-class citizens. I mean, were police unions the ones that urged Houston voters to vote against Proposition 1 amid claims that the particular proposition will endanger public safety? Nope, evangelical megachurches swayed the vote due to transphobic hysteria.
Houston may be a diverse place, but it is just less socially conservative compared to 1950s America, notwithstanding the election of a lesbian mayor in 2009. The suburbs provide less refuge as racism reigns in there, all while the racists claim that they are the least racist people out there. You can try changing things, but you'll only be dismissed as a bleeding-heart liberal Democrat that needs to get a job. If Houston is really the best place to live in America, then America is finished.