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

Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:20 pm to
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38506 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:20 pm to
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“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."


Same shite happens in North Baton Rouge.

Racism. Not crime. Not poverty. Not culture. Not lifestyle. Not values. Not education. Not poor choices. Racism.

Ya heard me.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
113889 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:49 pm to
Several years ago my mom went to Cortana Mall looking for something she couldn't find anywhere else.. Evidently she found it at some store in Cortana Mall, but she said that they only had it in bigger sizes. She asked them if they had it in small sizes and said that it was the only place that had it, but they are all too big and the person told her "We appeal to a certain clientele".. She is an old petite white woman.. So I guess retail racism is a thing.. But why is this even a story?
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:50 pm to
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It’s like ten miles from downtown


Basically Mayberry if Floyd ran a Walk-In Weaves.
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
23830 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:56 pm to
It's economics. Simply move to Marietta or Buckhead or Sandy Springs or Dunwoody
Posted by lsufan112001
sportsmans paradise
Member since Oct 2006
10691 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:08 pm to
Tough shite
Brad Wesley got JC Penny to come to town. Ask anyone, They’ll tell you.
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:16 pm to
Um, I think black people live in Buckhead.

I lived in Techwood 2 years when at GT. GT claimed one of the projects and made a dorm out of it.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65506 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:17 pm to
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If Pope and her husband want to go to their favorite stores and restaurants, they have to hope and pray for good traffic considering they have to drive 14 miles to Atlantic Station and about 20 miles to Lenox Square Mall.
A female Pope, not an idea I can get in behind of.
Posted by QJenk
Atl, Ga
Member since Jan 2013
15219 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:28 pm to
Southwest Atlanta is definitely not upscale. She may stay in a good neighbordhood, but it's likely one of few. Greenbriar Mall is terrible. Alot of that area is hood.

Living in Atlanta area, you have to drive 20-30 minutes to get anywhere that's not in your own immediate area. It's not a big deal to me. If you want to live in Buckhead, you could just move there. But I guess that is racist to say.
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
50247 posts
Posted on 2/20/20 at 9:28 pm to
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At least that is how it feels

Your feels are real.
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