Why do people think Boston is a racist city?

[William F. Russell]

I understand the racial history (particularly from the 50s, 60s, 70s,) but Boston proper is also half non-white and has a very racially/ethnically/culturally diverse city. Moreover, we do have a black governor.

Boston also had the first racially integrated professional sports team.

Personally, I think the city gets a bad rap based on the whole bussing situation but the city has DEFINITELY changed since then.

What do you think?

 

[Banned Account12]

bro
fukk Boston

 

[awkwardblackgirl]

Boston is diverse but VERY segregated.

 

[William F. Russell]

Boston is diverse but VERY segregated.

Couldn't the same be said for most major cities in the US?

 

[LordTaskForce]

to me Boston is one of those cities (like a lot of northern cities) where people might not say the ignorant things to your face like in the south but they are definitely thinking and saying it behind your back

 

[blackestofpanthers]

Their team sent out a tweet with a jersey saying ihate******s and left it up for hours

Not racist though

 

[egobiggs]

New England sports fans have a reputation for being racist

 

[William F. Russell]

to me Boston is one of those cities (like a lot of northern cities) where people might not say the ignorant things to your face like in the south but they are definitely thinking and saying it behind your back

Fair enough.

How about New York? And Philly?

 

[William F. Russell]

Their team sent out a tweet with a jersey saying ihate******s and left it up for hours

Not racist though

That was the team's oversight of fan behavior. You can't broadbrush an entire city for one SNAFU.

 

[LordTaskForce]

Fair enough.

How about New York? And Philly?

i never really get that knee jerk reaction from ny. maybe philly a little but...more so through how their professional sports teams shyt on black players

 

[chief_keef_stan]

to me Boston is one of those cities (like a lot of northern cities) where people might not say the ignorant things to your face like in the south but they are definitely thinking and saying it behind your back

that's cacs in general ud be a fool to think otherwise


I'm only here for the island bytches and carnival doe

 

[Turk]

nikkas on the Coli don't fukk with Boston but idgaf.............I love the my city

 

[Roberto Dinero]

Maybe too many Irish

But on the real, Boston looks like a dope city to live in. One of my friends from back in the day was from Boston. He moved back there but I haven't talked to him in a couple of years. He was an Asian guy. Chinese.

 

[egobiggs]

i never really get that knee jerk reaction from ny. maybe philly a little but...more so through how their professional sports teams shyt on black players

Like who?

 

[William F. Russell]

i never really get that knee jerk reaction from ny. maybe philly a little but...more so through how their professional sports teams shyt on black players

How do they do that now?

In the 50s-70s, I'd agree wholeheartedly. But now, I don't see what you mean.