tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post6247687098453473261..comments2023-10-26T14:01:08.426+03:30Comments on Orange Tangerine: Diversity in fabrics and peopleOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-71037287558801949492008-06-12T20:00:00.000+04:302008-06-12T20:00:00.000+04:30Okay, now you have me obsessing on this a little, ...Okay, now you have me obsessing on this a little, which I should do at my own damn blog instead of here, but . . . I walked partway to work this morning, and more consciously observed just how all-over-the-place my particular neighborhood is. A fair number of white people, yes--but many are Russian, I think, i.e., immigrants. Some streets are obviously housing rich people, but my route also Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-51364077344320891392008-06-11T23:34:00.000+04:302008-06-11T23:34:00.000+04:30I left work at around 4, got to where I was going ...I left work at around 4, got to where I was going around 5:30, so kind of prime playing-before-dinner time. It was an interesting transition, though: some of the neighborhoods are still in the midst of transitioning, and even in the gentrified bits, there are always a few buildings that aren't quite there. I would be much less snide if the people actually stayed in the city and, as you noted, Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-82152485266567795902008-06-11T22:45:00.000+04:302008-06-11T22:45:00.000+04:30Depending on the time of day you were walking, the...Depending on the time of day you were walking, the kids could all have been in school. The city school year is <I>almost</I> over...Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-30100400024412585762008-06-11T20:27:00.000+04:302008-06-11T20:27:00.000+04:30At this point, the red left in my hair is mostly h...At this point, the red left in my hair is mostly highlights . . . highlighting the grey.<BR/><BR/>yesterday I walked from Sheridan & Lawrence to Armitage & Hoyne, all through the used-to-be-working-class-neighborhoods-but-now-you-gotta-be-rich areas (and some other areas as well). I saw exactly one school-age kid. I saw only a few not-white people, and they were almost all Hispanic lawn guys. INaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-85894669233202732112008-06-10T23:13:00.000+04:302008-06-10T23:13:00.000+04:30Narya: Yeah, the Gap store on Broadway quit sellin...Narya: Yeah, the Gap store on Broadway quit selling clothes for kids over the age of 5 a few years ago. Too many refugees fleeing to the suburbs once the kids hit school age. And what helps a school district more than affluent, educated families fleeing from it? Oh, right. Their <I>not</I> fleeing from it.<BR/><BR/>Becky, I am also translucent, luminescent blue, with freckly spots and red Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-28133683556527108992008-06-10T22:50:00.001+04:302008-06-10T22:50:00.001+04:30BTW, I'm not white. I'm a lovely translucent blue...BTW, I'm not white. I'm a lovely translucent blue.The Absent Minded Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367710044518218570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-75044519803566855122008-06-10T22:50:00.000+04:302008-06-10T22:50:00.000+04:30I went to a store last week which had a handbag sh...I went to a store last week which had a handbag shaped like a chicken. I wanted it. I would have bought it too had my toddler's diaper decided not to leak.The Absent Minded Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367710044518218570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-76872419367998860842008-06-10T22:20:00.000+04:302008-06-10T22:20:00.000+04:30OTOH, Friend lives in Jefferson Park--where there ...OTOH, Friend lives in Jefferson Park--where there are multiple signs in Polish. Hispanic, some, too, including a family-owned place that recently got a liquor license and makes great food and margaritas. Not that we've been there several times already or anything. But I don't remember ever seeing a black person in that neighborhood. I guess the black cops live in a different neighborhood . . .Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-38964669734746752902008-06-10T20:51:00.000+04:302008-06-10T20:51:00.000+04:30I hear you. We live in Bronzeville but I drag the...I hear you. We live in Bronzeville but I drag the kids to the Old Town School of Folk Music for Wiggleworms. Before the classes began, my son probably thought we were the only white people on earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-5735250289202494182008-06-10T19:38:00.000+04:302008-06-10T19:38:00.000+04:30In my neighborhood, the ratio is a little differen...In my neighborhood, the ratio is a little different (according to the 2000 Census, about 30% black, 32% white, 28% Hispanic), and I notice it walking down the street, on some level. the other thing is that people in my neighborhood look pretty similar, "class"-wise (except for the young gentlemen selling pharmaceuticals), which means no one stands out. In other neighborhoods, there seems to be Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-49375277703919774072008-06-10T17:37:00.000+04:302008-06-10T17:37:00.000+04:30Definitely better with the pink strap.I play the w...Definitely better with the pink strap.<BR/><BR/>I play the white/black/tan game in my head a lot. When I do home visits, I drive around and through a lot of the smaller still-rural towns in our area. I realized recently that I notice it when I'm in the more diverse neighborhoods - my brain points out all the brown people - but I don't notice when I'm in a white area, so I've started forcing Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886225476339783827noreply@blogger.com