Reviews & Comments
Charlotte, NC
I am Asian American - there is a lot racism here -
1/6/2008If you go to the Charlotte craigslist page and look under "rants and raves" you will see many many racist comments about various races. The news is always placing Hispanics in a negative light (it used to be African-Americans, but I guess they grew tired of that). I am not of either of these races... I am just tired of all the negativity. I was dismayed to see the mayor make blatantly racist comments about Black youth with no consequence. If you go downtown there are the banks and there are Irish pubs and bars... that's about it! This is the only real city I've been in without diverse restaurants? What is up with that?? NOTHING else - no Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian, Cajun restaurants... NOTHING.
If you are white and don't like being around other races or learning about other cultures or are raciest and expect all minorities to fit stereotypes you see on tv then maybe you will fit in here.
Of course, most people here think they are so open-minded... but I find that is because many are from small towns and just have no clue.
Move to Atlanta or NY or California if you want some diversity and a creative culture. This is a white-collar suit and tie banker's town.