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Am I being a racist ass?
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Lol, i would never in a million years meet in Inglewood with someone i dont know. The Starbucks is a totally fine idea. You're just being safe.
Yeah, dude, all those middle class white couples with fiats on my route down the street from there really strike fear in my heart.
OP doesn't know the area, why the fuck would he agree to meet up there? He's the one selling his shit. Google Maps says it's abandoned, case closed.
How about the buyer walks a few blocks over to Starbucks? Oh, they don't want to? Sounds legit lol.
How about the buyer walks a few blocks over to Starbucks? Oh, they don't want to? Sounds legit lol.
Look at what you made me do!
You know what? I take back what I said, it is a war zone. That fucking thing exploded :P
but someone in this thread said they saw gates up around it within a week ago, while the last review was nine days ago, its a mystery that must be solved!
Im pretty sure he wanted to meet in the starbucks literally 10 seconds away, same city. I could be wrong, i did not read the whole thread
I didn't read the whole thread, but if there are any Inglewood era members posting here, what's up! Say hi to me if you see me. I'm the light skin mexican postman always wearing a sun hat and white compression sleeves to shield my tattoos from the sun. I work down the street from where OP was gonna meet up with the seller, also down the street from the brand new stadium.
Inglewood is a big city, and it sounds like you're talking about the part of it that's gentrifying. Once the stadium is finished, the whole city will be indiscernible from Brentwood.
My local wienerschnitzel closed down. Next closest one is twenty five minutes away. I have a greasy spoon nearby that has chili dogs and burgers but they're not the same.Look at what you made me do!
And that wienerschnitzel.
Looks like the abandoned building next door is fenced off.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/W...a317f3c3cb3e9!8m2!3d33.9450616!4d-118.3271299
My route is down the street from the location OP's buyer wanted to meet at. It's definitely changing more and more every day. I've been on my route there for a little over two years and every month there's more and more white people moving in. Hell, one of the houses I deliver to is an airbnb that is nothing but the dorkiest looking white tourists.
Edit: and when they broke ground with the stadium, the lady who cases her route next to mine said entire apartment buildings on her route were sold off and all tenants ordered out. Awful shit. Thankfully, all the apartments on my route are untouched, but the prices are going up closer to $2,000.
You're completely missing my point. I'll just move on.
Having said that, I'm changing my answer from "no" to "yes/a little bit" OP. Rereading the OP, I see no reason to include the "African American" part of the post. That has nothing to do with the situation you were in. You could have left it completely out.
Not wanting to meet at that spot isnt racist, but it seems you did drop a % of what minority is there to the equation.
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Again that's my point, It's not paradise, nowhere is, but would you think it's as dangerous and sketchy like people think Inglewood is? Example, i'm in Orange County now and during the big surf tournament think I always hear people talking shit about the "trash" that comes to their precious OC from the Inland Empire because they think it's just the grossest most dangerous dirty place. That is some absolute number one bullshit. This isn't a matter of others povs rather people passing judgement on things they only know through TV or Music.
Oh do tell how. I have only been saying how the area aint as bad as people here are saying it is, there are other people who've said the same thing, are they anything but rational too? Yeah, get that bullshit outta here.
real talk: as a mexican, i've never felt more unsafe than I did when I was in Portland, Oregon and Orange County. I met my girlfriend ages ago when she still lived in Huntington Beach. She lived on a street that was a fucking neo-nazi stronghold. There had been times where I was walking back to my car on Nashville ave and saw some tatted up white guy walking around with an assault rifle. Nothing but respect for people who aren't nazis and choose to live in Orange County. I grew up in Venice when Venice was still one of the most violent neighborhoods in the state and I never felt fear like I did when I went to visit my girlfriend in Huntington Beach.
I've already told you how like 5 times and other people as well. You just don't read.
According to the FBI data from 2009 its number 26, however again, that data is from 2009. List of United States cities by crime rate. I remember reading a thread back on Neogaf that had San Bernardino somewhere in the top 10 one year. looking at the DOJ statistics for 2008-2017 I'm thinking 2013. DOJ: Crimes and Clearances Stats.
I think that's just explaining the context. The accusations from the other party wouldn't make sense at all without that detail either being provided explicitly or implied.
The twist here is that San Bernardino has the second highest homocide rate in SoCal and is one of the top 10 most dangerous cities in California.
So, I guess I'm still a bit vague on what the definition of a "truly bad place" is.
On the other hand, I roll around SB all the time, so I guess I've seen some truly bad places, if we're going by statistics?
I've never really felt unsafe there, but I also don't go where I don't need to.
Step 1: Misrepresent numerous people stating that that storefront is sketchy as them saying the whole area is sketchy.
Step 2: When called out, assert it's not sketchy because a business is there (Fast food shop next door open or not, is irrelevant since the OP isn't writing a thesis or some shit about this street corner)
Step 3: All places are the same! Let's ignore that deterrence is a thing, and that the buyer refusing to meet at Starbucks arguably bares this out...
Seriously, half your posts have been condescension-laden rebuttals about things the posters never actually said, Champ.
Truth. OC is like a different kind of dangerous, hard to explain.
1.Fuck outta here with this BS, aint nobody misrepresenting shit other than those talking about a place they've never been. I've only been talking about the area, I know the area personally and I know it's not sketchy like people are trying to portray it. The situation? Maybe, but the people talking about how dangerous it is, how they'd never go there, they heard rappers 20 years ago say its bad? Man fuck that bullshit. 2. Called out for what? I stated the place aint sketchy like and i've stayed by that. There's nothing to call out. 3. As I said, its the same area from this and the Starbucks, you aren't magically in a safer area a mile away so people saying this area is sketchy vs starbucks doesnt fly.
If you feel im condescending then thats on you, that's your own personal problems and insecurities and I am sorry you feel that way. Thanks for playing though.
Yeah, I can see that. He felt it enough to ask on the forum though.
It really comes down to IF it factored into the OP's thought process.
Only the OP can answer that. It's good to reflect and be aware of how one thinks. That's how you change one's self.
You've done absolutely nothing but misrepresent what others have said. "Sketchy" does NOT equate to "warzone".
Tell that to:
Ponn
OmegaX
Carolina Reaper
SweetBellic
You're crass and disingenuous There's been roughly.. one? two? posts about the rap lyrics, and you've been rampaging far before said comments. You were accusing people of using 'coded' language before said lyrics were even mentioned. You're grinding that axe so hard it's ridiculous.
Man fuck that, that's some soft shit and you know it, you know exactly what's going on, don't be daft, but i'll humor you.
The people that said it was dangerous and they'd never go there and they heard rappers saying its bad is who that was obviously referring to. If that's all you have for me "misrepresenting" then you aint got shit, nice try though.
To be fair, I've lived and worked in worse looking neighborhoods, but if I googled the site a buyer suggested and street view showed a closed business with a homeless person sleeping in front of it, I might consider the place sketchy and the whole deal sketchy too.
Tell them what, my guy? I've said the same shit from the jump, it's pretty simple, people were implying that the place is sketchy and dangerous and scary and I and others have said otherwise. Ain't no one rampaging so shut that dumb shit up right now, if anything you're the one upset I called people saying how dangerous and scary Inglewood shook, but nice try though.
LMFAO, he wanted to meet at a empty building that's closed and available for lease?
lol fuck no...
that shit aint racist...that's just stupid (if someone were to do it).
starbucks if a perfectly fair spot....
So, you've got nothing then? Your batting average is pretty poor when it comes to determining if someone is talking about Inglewood at large, or just referring to that parking lot.
The person selling the item should choose where to meet. That dude sounds sketchy as fuck if he is not even willing to meet at the Starbucks next door.
Sure, you done? I've said the same thing since the start but go off though.
Why are you even so defensive about that place? So some people think it's sketchy, what's the big deal?
Why do we pretend it matters? If we can't figure it out here, then how the hell are we expecting the OP know. Check yelp too? Urbanspoon? Realty listings? Drive there beforehand to investigate?
How about the buyer should've just gone to the Starbucks as requested.
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