The Other Side of Demographic Inversion
Last week, we talked about what the 21st century city might look like if demographic inversion—the gentrification of the inner city—continues. This weekend, The Times had a piece on how 21st century suburbs are transforming due to the foreclosure crisis and the migration of public housing to the outskirts of town. “Law enforcement experts and…
Last week, we talked about what the 21st century city might look like if demographic inversion—the gentrification of the inner city—continues. This weekend, The Times had a piece on how 21st century suburbs are transforming due to the foreclosure crisis and the migration of public housing to the outskirts of town. “Law enforcement experts and housing researchers argue that rising crime rates follow Section 8 recipients to their new homes, while other experts discount any direct link,” they reported. “But there is little doubt that cultural shock waves have followed the migration.”
News Flash: Everyone Wants to Live in the City [Brownstoner]
Public Housing? Photo by Os Sutrisno.
Can you really blame people for wanting to move back to the city? You can only take so many strip malls and applebee’s. Suburbs…ugh…
11233- could point me to where I said all section 8 recipients were black? I recall writing that Section 8 is often used as a code word- which was my only point. I’m more than willing to admit my mistake, if I indeed stated that Section 8 recipients were black.
And yes, I did read the article and the data. But there is no outline of how the data was collected and analyzed. Maybe you can provide that for me?
Lets change the subject since some of my other Bed Stuy friends are here today…was Peaches still packed over the weekend??
7andfive: I did go to college. Did you? You don’t get it. You assumed all people who receive section 8 are black. Then you backtrack and say all poor people of color. Of course, in your world, you don’t mean Asian (east Asian or south Asian) and there can’t possible be white people who are poor and on section 8.
Your writing was not rhetorical, it was an attempt to change the subject because you were being called out for your inability to seperate your own interpretation of the facts from the facts themselves. You want to see all section 8 recipients as black or poor people “of color”, go to town. But that was not the point of the study.
And while we are at it, answer my questions: Did you see the data and did you read the article? Since you refuse to answer the questions I already posted, can we all acknowledge that your answer is no? (Rhetorical question.)
“my reference to the war was validating my point about questioning data”
Oh dear. Nevermind.
11233- not to get personal but did you go to college? Do you understand the the concepts of rhetorical writing?
Perhaps then, you would understand that my reference to the war was validating my point about questioning data.
I never made an false statement about section 8 recipients- I was merely talking about code words and perceptions.
7andfive: You lose the argument if you can’t keep to the story being discussed. What does the war in Iraq have to to with this? Did you review the data? If so, tell us what it said. Otherwise, assuming all Section 8 – which now seems to include more people than just blacks as you mentioned before – means poor people “of color”, you are making baseless assumptions.
or the converstaion will divert into conspiracy theories
Cool off 7andfive.
I’m sure the local police are harassing the Section 8ers.
I fear Godwin’s Law will soon be invoked here.