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re: Residents of southwest Atlanta complain of "retail racism"

Posted on 2/20/20 at 2:55 pm to
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
55697 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 2:55 pm to
quote:

That Greenbriar Mall / Camp Creek area is not in the suburbs.
ehh

It’s like ten miles from downtown
Posted by Hoops
LA
Member since Jan 2013
6543 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

So I don’t know why this person is expecting some amazing shopping like it’s Buckhead.


She “made it” to not being poor af. These type of people think they are way more successful than they really are
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79237 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 2:57 pm to
Atlanta is just the dumbest place to make whatever argument is in the OP.

It has more middle class black people than anywhere else on the planet and it probably has the single largest collection of mainstream black-focused retail and dining of anywhere in the country.

Go to the Neimans in Buckhead and any Neimans in Dallas and let me know if you can spot the differences. And I'm not talking about the color of people in the store, I'm talking about who they're marketing to.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79237 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 2:58 pm to
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ehh

It’s like ten miles from downtown


Parts of Buckhead are 10 miles from downtown
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:00 pm to
Well there’s a reason high end retailers don’t go to the hood.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:00 pm to
quote:

Atlanta is just the dumbest place to make whatever argument is in the OP.

It has more middle class black people than anywhere else on the planet and it probably has the single largest collection of mainstream black-focused retail and dining of anywhere in the country.

Go to the Neimans in Buckhead and any Neimans in Dallas and let me know if you can spot the differences. And I'm not talking about the color of people in the store, I'm talking about who they're marketing to.



Yeah Atlanta in general is like a black-centric city outside of a couple smaller areas.

At least that is how it feels.
Posted by the4thgen
Dallas, tx
Member since Sep 2010
1780 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:02 pm to
Did i miss when the definition of racism changed from discrimination against someone of a different race to 'something I am too stupid to understand'?
Posted by AUTimbo
Member since Sep 2011
2870 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:24 pm to
quote:

I think that it is racism,” said Council member Overstreet of developers. “All they do is look at a zip code and decide what they'd like to put there."



Maybe they received a tip........ or maybe they didn't
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66952 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:37 pm to
Stupid shite like this is the reason MAGA is going to win in a landslide
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171037 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:39 pm to
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All they do is look at a zip code and decide what they'd like to put there."


Well yeah, it's smart to put your business in an area in which your target demographic of customers reside.

That isn't racism though.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64067 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:48 pm to
Obviously this astute bitch sees an opportunity to build a retail empire centered in Cascade Heights and is sitting in a hotel conference room with several REITs, lawyers, and franchise reps at this very moment, hammering out deal after deal, with three different notaries working three shifts, and the concierge is on the phone with papa John's right now because this is gonna be an all nighter.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119256 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:51 pm to
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they have to drive 14 miles to Atlantic Station and about 20 miles to Lenox Square Mall.


The horror.
Posted by GeorgePaton
God's Country
Member since May 2017
4495 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:52 pm to
Racism! blah blah blah!

Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
12856 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:55 pm to
quote:

on the phone with papa John's


Pizza hut.

Papa John's is raycisss.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64067 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 3:57 pm to
No, papa has a black spokesman now, like Shaq or something. The blacks are all in on papa now.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
95831 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:03 pm to
I’m guessing that they look at the income of an area, traffic from other areas, and general crime rates.

Depending on the ratios, you get Prada in one area and Chico’s Bail Bonds in the other.
Posted by DollaChoppa
I Simp for ACC
Member since May 2008
84774 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:26 pm to
quote:

Greenbriar Mall


Practically OTP
This post was edited on 2/20/20 at 4:27 pm
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
11070 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:34 pm to
Get your car stolen at Greenbriar Mall
Posted by Batman Chalupa
Member since Feb 2020
387 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:10 pm to
She sounds very uppity
Posted by SD Tider
San Diego
Member since May 2019
2500 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:18 pm to
It’s 2020, do your shopping on Amazon like the rest of the world
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