What's it like being Black in the Pacific Northwest? Locals discuss in Cultivating Culture panel

[@nunyafawkingbiz]

It’s the same if not worse here in Eastern Washington! I’m over the passive aggressiveness ! I miss the warmth of the south! I was driving around today and just got this wave of depression looking at the smoke in the sky and just how I can’t seem to meet any genuine people !!

[@njv1234]

Leave 👍

[@viewmaster617]

spoken like a true bigot @@njv1234

[@Winter897-x8e]

@@njv1234 shut up! You are probably part of the problem.

[@richmondwotters]

As a transplant from Memphis. People out here are soft as hell. Passive aggressive and condescending but the wyte women are VERY freaky for us 😂

[@otnielaponte9283]

Lmao

[@eazymoneymane7789]

Yea man I'm from Texas very passive

[@richmondwotters]

@@eazymoneymane7789 bruh I had a wyte chic from Edmond suc my toes and pay me $500 to pis on her in the shower…and she married 😂😂😂

[@ChicagoTomahawk-sq3hx]

Bro sounds like an incel

[@richmondwotters]

@@ChicagoTomahawk-sq3hx cope harder

[@mychalharris]

Our strongest characteristic is our membership to the "human" tribe. This can be best achieved through embracement of ethnicity while interfacing with all. No rebuilds of damaging legacy pillars.

[@chinaarlene7035]

Sounds good, but it isn't that black and white. At least if you're principled in your ethnicity.

[@percyvolnar8010]

@@chinaarlene7035 Bingo!

[@izqwiz1746]

What

[@Winter897-x8e]

I lived in Tacoma and I really like it. I had some issues here and there, but it wasn’t that bad. Now I live in Minnesota and I totally hate it. The racism here is ridiculous. As soon as my son goes off to college, I am moving back to Washington.

[@user-hh9jg5od1x]

Tell me your experiences of Minnesota plz

[@Winter897-x8e]

@@user-hh9jg5od1x White people are rude to black people. As soon as they see a black person, they immediately assume the worse. They talk to blacks like trash. It has happened me and I have observed it being done to other black people. The job market for blacks is terrible. I had some many issues with the elementary school that my son went and he is half white. If you are a black people looking to move here, please don’t do it. I was warned by 2 people who used to live Minnesota not to move to here and I didn’t listen. All good though! I have experienced living here and I am ready to move on.

[@Winter897-x8e]

I lived in Tacoma and I really like it. I had some issues here and there, but it wasn’t that bad. Now I live in Minnesota and I totally hate it. The racism is ridiculous. As soon as my son goes off to college, I am moving back to Washington.

[@PrincessPowerUp]

Its booboo. Say goodbye to fun, sincere connection, and singing and dancing together. It is nice getting to know various Asians and Mexicans though

[@Winter897-x8e]

@@PrincessPowerUp are you still in WA? Have tried black meet up group? Good way to meet other black people in WA.

[@percyvolnar8010]

Seattle is every bit as passive-aggressive and racist as youtube's algorithm. XD

[@tvjh6814]

This is our land

[@eazymoneymane7789]

Indigenous Americans are brown skin aka black Americans

[@Pricelesspassion]

Its cool you all have had this convo about your city. Im from Georgia born and raised and i just arrived here on business.....the first question I asked myself was where the black people.....im interested in what im about to see.

[@pierrefontecha]

Alot of the Black people have been pushed out by racist uber elite white people..pushed out to the suburbs like Kent, Federal Way, Burien, White Center, Auburn... I think only 4% of the Seattle City Population yet for some reason, there is an over-representation in local Seattle media to help promote a positive image of African-Americans who live here. Mostly, on tv and social media, but walk the streets, peeps, our local media needs to rep our cmty, not just one segment. It would be like occupying 55% of the media to promote Seattle Filipino issues. lmfao. 😂à

[@Ninjabdul]

Feels like a Jordan peele movie

[@Winter897-x8e]

As a black person, I grew up with a mixed group of people and have worked in a corporate environment for many years, so I am used to being around a lot of yt people. If you are coming from a state that has a high percentage of blacks and you have mostly surrounded yourself with black, you will have a difficult time adjusting to places like Seattle.

[@micaeljimenez8063]

Moved away 25 years ago, never would live anywhere I’m not well represented or feel out of place again.

[@paceyourself5652]

It sucks. I moved to NYC because of this. A lot of covert racism in Washington.

[@xx5zi]

Since 2016, it's much more overt now.

[@ckrgksdkrak]

Yea try atlanta or nyc or dc

[@paceyourself5652]

@@xx5zi very true, which is the year I moved.

[@paceyourself5652]

@@xx5zi it’s sad because I remember I very different Washington and nation for that matter growing up. I was in school in the 90’s, 00’s and we all had our differences but I had friends from every background and culture. Things have changed so much in this country

[@xx5zi]

@@paceyourself5652 We had nearly 5 years, beginning in 2015, where a presidential candidate said it was OK to "open carry" your racism, and they most certainly did. Good luck, and stay safe out there, friend.

[@lordbison]

The Seattle Freeze 🥶 Is Real. However, Not As Phucked Up As My Native Los Angeles,CA 😂

[@PeteMcCorvey]

That's wild because I used to be stationed in San Diego and I always vibed well with people from LA.

[@eoleol4750]

Today is called the information area. I wish I had access in the 80s to the amount of information we have today. I'm Black and tired of seeing videos where Black people move to overly white areas and talk about how shocked they are. Not important. You can proactively organize a gathering. Safety, fairness, opportunity are what is important.

[@edisonsantana4261]

Low key racist, not many of us (Blacks, Black latinos etc) beautiful state but the passive aggressiveness is ridiculous. Is diverse but weird as hell no lie. I love the south.

[@RynoZ]

Sounds like it's too much work. Internet makes it easier for black folks to unify under a social and business umbrella, but you're still up against a white economy and social dominance. Black on Black support isn't as prevalent as it should be. And what's there for us really-entertainment-wise? Family-wise? It's great that the city's political spirit has black allies, yet day-to-day micro-aggression is as standard as anywhere else.

[@brandonevans174]

I’m still trying to get accustomed to Seattle. Seattle is very weird, passive aggressive and I’ve experienced more racism here than I did growing up in Virginia. If my wife and I had kids, I wouldn’t raise them here.

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

How so have you experienced racism? I have a job offer outside of Seattle, i know its beautiful out there (especially in the summer). Has lots of outdoor opportunities too. Im 26 single male.

[@edisonsantana4261]

So u saying just because there's a lot of job opportunities theres no racist people out there in Seattle. Cute!!! Theyre not so racist after all thats why some weirdos still got the confederate flag outside their homes like is nothing right? But yeah theres no racist people in wa i guess since you just said that ​@iShowUnusualBehavior

[@brandon9172]

Are you sure its racism? A lot of people who move here have a hard time because they're viewed as outsiders by locals and aren't fully trusted. This has no connection to ethnicity. I see white folk from Cali and Texas get treated far far worse than minorities who are locals. Your kids would have an easier time because they'd be locals.

[@boknows8376]

Well ill be up there next month lets see how this goes lol

[@Winter897-x8e]

@@boknows8376 did you move to Seattle? How is it?

[@jacobbaker4545]

They are not keeping it real.

[@viewmaster617]

Facts its much worse than they are depicting it.

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

@@viewmaster617 how so?

[@viewmaster617]

@@iShowUnusualBehavior Based on your channel name I don't need to prove anything to you

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

@@viewmaster617 sorry im not challenging you. I tend to hear 2 opposite opinions about the racism out there. I have a job offer outside of seattle. Pays better more than id make in texas, its beautiful out there and i hear the summers are amazing. I genuinely want more insight on the concerns a single 26 year old college graduate black man should have about living in the pacific northwest.

[@viewmaster617]

@@iShowUnusualBehavior I'm telling you now pacific northwest is full of bigotry this is why I'm moving out this summer the people are terrible and everything is beyond expensive

[@MoreKINGsLessWARRIORS]

Seattle is in white it's just not segregated like most places in the South and the East Coast it's very integrated you grow up with everybody

[@professionalgrade5999]

Awesome dialog

[@patrickkelly5009]

If you hate it so much here, then leave. No one and I emphasize that NO ONE is forcing you to adapt to our way of life in Seattle. If it's such a struggle for you as a minority then try somewhere else, but this tired trope of "institutional racism" about seattle is so disingenuous. As a born and raised Seattleite, it pains me to hear transplants say Seattle is racist and unwelcoming when there are larger areas of our country that are so diametrically opposed that it makes Seattle look like a soft, cuddly puppy. Taking national statistics into accout, the top five most racist states in America are Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Washington state isn't even in the top 30 most racist states. In fact, it's #7 for equality regarding minority categories, and Seattle isn't even in the top 75 most racist cities in America, it ranks 88th out of 100. So I say again, if you dont like it here or feel unwelcome, leave. You DO have that choice/option.

[@naquipeace2585]

@@patrickkelly5009 are you the mayor or something?

[@shanshaw9398]

You are a part of the problem. These people are being honest and sharing their experience. At no point are they spewing hate but you want them to LEAVE

[@patrickkelly5009]

@@shanshaw9398 I "love" how YOU, completely gloss over the first paragraph of my comment. Picking and choosing what YOU think I'm trying to convey. And YOU, take my POV out of context and try to make me seem disingenuous when I clearly outlined why I, disagree with them. I don't think so. YOU and YOUR inability to understand and accept a different viewpoint is the problem.