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-osito:

readnfight:

a-small-island:

As a resident of Harlem living in the forefronts of gentrification, I understand this person’s sentiment completely. The way the person expressed their sentiment may not be nice, but this is sooo insignificant compare to the complaints I hear from long time Harlem residents about how their rents are being raised or about how they are being pushed out because of the construction of new housing developments for upper class people (who almost always happen to be white). It’s not fair, especially for those who are not living in communities of lower class people of color, to completely disregard this person’s point of view because they are being “reverse racists” (how does that even make sense). It breaks my heart to see murals esp. the Puerto Rican murals that I always admired as a child to be destroyed or painted over b/c new folks are moving in. So yeah, when I see a new comer who is white I do think “get out.” It would be different if there were actually efforts to help preserve the latino/carribean/black culture that has flourished in Harlem and to help struggling residents but no. Money talks, and the people of color who do not have the money in this neighborhood are unfortunately pushed out.  I don’t wanna come to a Harlem that is a replica of downtown manhattan where a starbucks is on every corner. I want the mama and papa shops owned by people of color to exist and thrive. I want to hear the loud latino and hip-hop rhythms on the streets of the summer or coming from the houses of residents. I don’t want to hear that the cops are being called b/c the new comers who are unfamiliar with the culture complain of the loud music. 

Gentrification is just a more clean way of saying colonialism. 

dead ass

Re-reblogging this; fuck politeness in the face of colonialism. Naw, I will NOT be polite to that shit.

Can I just talk about the fact that this is so relevant to Williamsburg and Bushwick?? That’s where I grew up, in the projects, and at this point I can’t afford to live there again. Every time I go there,  I feel super out of place.

i know that this is happening in bedstuy as we speak, and i’m a contributer to it apparently by being white and going to an art school

but it’s not that we’re moving in to destroy anyone’s culture,

rent is cheap and students and people in their 20s need places to live too. living in this economy is rough and having to work 3 part time jobs as well as go to school is the reality we face.

i’m sorry that i can’t afford $3000 a month in rent for a 2 bedroom in the LES ~where i belong~ but bedstuy, harlem, and bushwick are places i can afford so why am i not allowed to move there? i’m confused.

(Source: badatpettingcats, via mrfrodothefluffy)