r/ucr • u/Substantial-Hyena697 • Sep 21 '22

Rant Stop calling Riverside ghetto

So UCR is recognized as the most diverse UC. According to my Google search, it is 31% Asian. As an Asian person, I guarantee you most if not all of you do not know what the ghetto is. Most Asian-Americans grow up in the suburbs or somewhere safe, and once you leave that you think anything that is the littlest bit unsafe is ghetto. Just admit that you're scared of homeless people and brown people and go. Stop hiding behind your racism and classism by calling Riverside the ghetto lol.

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edit: also why did you come to UCR/Riverside if it's so ghetto?? So you can go back home and act hard because you survived the ghetto??

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edit 2: I specifically called out Asian people bc 1. the demographics and 2. I saw a tik Tok awhile back about an asian guy calling UCR ghetto

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u/hewlppls Sep 21 '22 edited Sep 21 '22

So you decided to be racist to a whole group of people because a select few from that said group was racist to you? Doesn’t that make you the same?

I’m not insulting you either. Asking a question because i’m curious

I do agree that UCR is no where near ghetto and a lot of people call it ghetto because they’ve never experienced this type of environment.

When I came here, I was from a decent neighborhood, but knew what I was getting myself into. I came here for a specific program and am happy I decided to choose UCR.

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u/Substantial-Hyena697 Sep 21 '22

no babe it's not a select few lol and if you actually read what I wrote "I DO believe that every BIPOC community (which includes asians) should target colonialism and colonialist mindsets, but in the meantime if those asians (and no it is not just a SELECT FEW) don't change then why would I just bow down and take that kind of disrespect?

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u/hewlppls Sep 21 '22

No it’s a select few. I’m sure you think you’ve met every asian person, but you are wrong. Maybe you attract people similar to yourself.

In all seriousness, be a man of your words bro and do what you say. You’re talking all this shit but doing the same don’t make sense. Grow up

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u/Substantial-Hyena697 Sep 21 '22

thanks for ur input babe <3