re: If you are white, how much experience do you have actually dealing with black people?

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I can tell you that people up here have no idea about black culture, which is why its extra condescending when they think they have this great perspective on race relations. Average person up here probably 4/1 ratio of BLM signs to black friends.

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Before COVID, I was there every week for a year. Never occurred to me then, but when all the CHOP / CHAZ crap started, it hit me that I don't remember seeing all that many black people in all the time I was there. A few coworkers here and there, but very few encountered when I'd be out and about. One thing that did strike me was the overall population being generally unattractive as a whole. A lot of really unattractive people are drawn to Seattle.

This included both in the city as well as in the suburbs around Lynnwood and Bothell, plus the little bit of time I spent in Everett. The PNW is about as bereft of black people as you can get, they really have no clue about anything re: black culture.