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Sadly, I'm caucasian, but my life partner isn't. Nor are many of my friends. And I guarantee you that they don't care. It's about education and exposure. If a person says such a phrase when interacting with a stranger, it's smiles and a nod.

I'm near Columbia Village, and I remember the Villa, and there's zero problem until people start actually physically behaving in a 'racist' fashion. Words are just tools, as they always have been.

Call yourself pink and see how many smiles you get. *nod*

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I completely agree. I consider the 'urban planning' noise, now going down in the Pearl District, to be a causal factor that has tipped the scale. Couple that with a lot, trust me, of wealthy imported folks from all over the country that are fleeing various single-minded regional issues regarding race, and we wind up with gentrification.

Heck, I grew up in Sullivan's Gulch, poor, and now the place is condos and 700k homes inside of a circle of condos and town homes.

I bet you miss Lloyd Center being 'open air', too.

Welcome back. Please stay. You're not alone, no matter your race - have fun making PSU more cognizant. :)

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Had to register and spout out during this iteration of the program. Great show by the way.

I grew up in NE Portland, 70s and 80s, as a white male. Multi-generational and all that. And yes, I remember Harriet Tubman very well. As well as Elliot. And Fernwood. And Grant.

My Mother recently encountered my PE teacher from Fernwood way back when, and it's now almost entirely white. I was stunned when I heard this, as when I was growing up, none of us cared about race. We were kids and mixed. I still have lifelong friends of ALL races from those years. Portland has changed, and it's disturbing.

Another quick comment. My partner of ten years happens to be Afghan, and she is CONSTANTLY considered Hispanic. It's the strangest thing. Hispanic folks will speak Spanish to her while we're at the grocery store, etc. You can imagine how weird that is for a Reed College educated Pashtun.

Love the show and try to listen every morning. Thanks!

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