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yliza

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18. As a Black woman who lived in New England for almost two decades

Reply to DFW (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 05:35 PM

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Yes, New England can be racist. So can California, where I also lived for over a decade. I was denied the use of a dressing room at a boutique in Connecticut, and got the “affirmative action recipient” tirade from a fellow student because I was admitted to graduate school while he had flunked out. In Cali I had a really hard time finding a place to rent in San Diego, which was at that time a segregated city. These are just two examples.

So yes, race definitely can be a factor, and racism isn’t confined to the red states.

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