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My partner says I am oblivious to danger and always walk to the worst neighborhood.
Recently first time in Milwaukee. Check out the Pabst mansion, start walking around. Get some soul food. Take a walk back to the bus station.
See liquor store and head in that direction to get a tall boi. Group of guys in front of a bar across from the liquor store start talking me up what you doing? Where you from? Tell I’m looking to grab some drink ask if the bars good. Guys says go to the liquor store instead. They start harassing a lady walking by and I’m not about that. I hit the liquor store and bounce.
I told my partner they was pissed. I’m like no big deal. They were assholes not dangerous. We ask a friend what to do in Milwaukee. They knew a great spot but it’s a bad neighborhood so strategically Uber in and out.
The uber drivers is like man that’s a bad neighborhood. We get there and it’s exactly where I was. Waitress makes a comment about the place being good but the neighborhood being terrible. The door men had guns. The Uber that picked us up was like man this neighborhood is bad people get shot here every night.
Like god damn white people are chicken shit.
(I kid, I feel so dumb for being oblivious.)
tbh whenever I hear the term “bad neighborhood” my reactionary dog whistle alarms start going off
Apparently I live in one, according to a bunch of rural mennonite former co-workers in a prior job. It wasn't until months later of living in my very quiet building in a quiet neighbourhood that "bad neighbourhood" in their vocabulary means "lots of non-white people live there".
As they should. “Bad neighborhood” almost exclusively means “a lot of non-white people live there and I, a white person, felt uncomfortable despite nothing happening”
There are like, 3 neighborhoods in the United States that are like, actually dangerous to walk around. Everywhere else just don’t leave your bike unlocked and don’t leave valuables in your car.
In fact, many “bad neighborhoods” are actually significantly safer to walk around than “good neighborhoods” because you’re less likely to get hit by a fucking car when you’re walking in a poor urban area than an expensive suburb with no sidewalks.