Actually it is her X district. She moved to the east slope because she was going down . She represented the entire west slope. Lots of land. Fewer people. I sent money to the opposition and she fled.

It's not just white people who are racists. It's everywhere, in every ethnicity. That being said, whites do seem to stand out.

Here is what leads me to conclude that America is racially divided (note "divided" not racist although that might be prevalent). 1) In all of my online interactions with you guys there is a distinct lack of people of colour. 2) Whenever I hear an African American speak, 9 times out of 10 you can tell that they are black. This can only come through a lack of interaction, this is not the case in the UK and certainly not in my city unless they are immigrants.

@273kelvin My ex so was a Black American. He was 20 when the equal rights amendment was passed. His mom raised him to speak "proper English" and when around most white folk he spoke English without any sort of accent. We went to Oakland, CA one year to help his sister with some remodeling on her house. She and I made several runs to the Home Depot and Lowes. For the most part I was the only white person and I could sense the dislike. We looked at each other and at the same time we both said, "it works both ways".
The difference is blacks are not running around killing whites like they have been known to do in the south. Or beating up a Black kid for just being in a so called 'white' neighborhood.
I have some really sad stories of how black people are treated by many whites. Some from within my own family. Not all white people have issues with other races but the times when some do it has not always ended well for the person of color.
All People of Color want is to be treated equally. As a woman all I want is to be treated equally. The GOP clearly wants to keep us at home, out of the work force and doing what they say.

@273kelvin It's true, there is a de facto segregation going on here. It's not total, but it's significant.

And don't forget the Jews. I asked my mother when I was moved to the city, why everyone seemed to hate the Jews. "I supposed people always need someone to hate". I have see also. Out west the Mormons are a target also. But the open hostility is less. It's murmered.

No phone? No problem. I have enough stress without that thing interrupting everything. I worked for Ma Bell (remember her?) for 6 years. I never want a phone again. People do not believe me that I have none.

@Mooolah I have this one cell that I detest and I also have VOIP phones in my house that get their powers from my ISP. These phones recharge on a base and can be carried thought the house. When people start calling me that I do not know I tell them to leave me alone. I do not deal with anyone that I do not know.