austin is there segregation Here?

Question

in austin are its suburbs becoming more white?

Answer 1

Sammi,

Stick to San Antonio, these people think this is actually a serious question and are wasting their time answering you. You know this is more of your segregationist conspiracy theory. Next you will be quoting 70 year old copies of the Austin American Statesman as evidence of the racism in Austin.

Come back to San Antonio, so we can get you into counseling!

Answer 2

Sam,

I see you are branching out and trying to cause hate in cities other than San Antonio. You live in San Antonio... how can you say "here". You don't live there.

Answer 3

While this question is stated too broadly to have an acceptable and direct answer, I do have an equally broad answer.

No to first question
yes to second question

Answer 4

Hi Samuel,
I don't know where you live so I will not lambast you for asking questions about Austin when you don't live "here". I am a former resident with grown children who live there still, and am going to be a returning resident in 2008 - can't wait to get back there.
Your question is a valid one. Unfortunately in 2007 there are still people who are concerned that they will end up living, working or being near someone else who comes from a different country, looks a little different or whose skin is lighter or darker than theirs. What a shame. I am 59 years old, have raised 3 wonderful, accepting grown children who judge people on what kind of person they are (i.e. character) not what their ancestral background may be. I raised them not to be judgmental of others on issues that that person has no control over. None of us has control over whether we are Caucasion, Black, Hispanic, Oriental, Middle Eastern, European or Martian (if I left anyone out, please forgive me)! Or, a combination of lots of other things. We have no control over where our ancesters came from or even what our parents did. We can only control our own behavior. If we are honest about wanting to care about other people, to be open to others as having a positive contribution to make to our society, we will all teach our children to do these things by behaving in a way ourselves that we can be proud of. No one can call themselves great parents or a great person if they preach hate or "separatism" in their lives.
I have no control over others, only myself, so I try not to judge others who do not agree with me on lots of issues, but I always try to make positive statements about how much the many wonderful people my children and I have known over the years who were different in some ways from us have added to our knowledge and our lives. Everyone has something good to offer if one just listens and is open to finding it.
You do not say whether you want to know about segregation in Austin because you practice it or because you want to avoid it. I will say that if you practice it, you will probably have no trouble finding others of like small mindedness - they seem to exist everywhere, but hopefully in smaller numbers in Austin than in many cities. If you are one of many who would like to avoid it, welcome to the real world, where AMERICANS can live anywhere they want (as long as they can pay the mortgage) and where school children are (or at least should be) educated just as well in one school as another - the end result being that we will produce more people of diverse backgrounds who can add wonderful flavor to these United States.
I found as a resident of Austin, and as a member and parish administrator of a multi-cultural accepting church there, that life is so much more colorful and wonderful when there is more color in our lives.
I am not espousing these ideas from a minority background. I am a college educated, white woman of Scottish/Irish/English heritage and although I taught my children to love their heritage it was the culture, not the color that they were taught to be proud of.
Suburban areas are generally "whiter" as you go up the income scale, because it is the majority race, and because there are more wealthy white people in most cities than minorities. For middle class and moderate income families, most of us get to know the people on our street, our kids play together, we barbeque in the back yard, visit while raking leaves, mowing grass, washing the car, etc., etc., etc. A good neighbor does not have a "color" - they come in all sizes, colors and cultural backgrounds. Open your eyes and your heart. Welcome to the United States of America.
Kathy