Depends on how far you are from cis white male. As far as I know Seattle and the surrounding areas are good if you're queer but can be pretty rough if you're black.
Portland? Okay for white people, pretty bad for people of color.
Aside from some Jewish heritage, I am a full-blown cracker so I should be fine in that department unless we get any "one drop rule" nutjobs. When you mention being cis or straight....that's a little more complicated, as I am gay. So fortunately, all the minority groups I am a part of in any conceivable way are invisible.
Plus the wilderness there is hard to beat, that's for sure.
I'm in Bellingham and it's all nature dorks and well-intentioned libs up here. There's definitely some leftist politics visible, but it's definitely pretty standard left-of-dem, West Coast blue. Everyone drives a Subaru and at least actually takes some pride in local culture/community. But, the city definitely takes pride in being quaint and kooky, so if you're trying to get away from normies it's not a bad option. Plus, I know Canada has it's problems, but man having the option to go to Vancouver whenever is pretty sick.
I moved from a big city and it's been a pretty refreshing change, even if it's not perfect. Plus the natural beauty up here is pretty unmatched.
Like Bend or other up and coming cities though, it's gonna grow and get pricier. We moved from San Diego which was just unlivable cost-wise (my partner and I are from there, so kind of bittersweet) and it's waaaay cheaper in a lot of ways. I miss things about it, but we're pretty happy up here right now.
Yeah, I definitely understand that too. I've just been told to not be an asshole about it. I'll say that in person everyone has been nothing short of welcoming.
The advice I got was to contribute and not just take advantage of the lower prices. I've done some volunteer work and stuff here and want to get more plugged into the mutual aid stuff up here like I was back in San Diego. We chose to live here so I want to help make it a place people want to be, you know?
reminder that the PNW was founded as 'slave-free' states, not in that they hated slavery, but in that they hated black people so much that they didnt want them in the PNW at all :yea:
Yay or nay on the PNW?
I just need a place where I don't need to worry about being under attack from normies.
Depends on how far you are from cis white male. As far as I know Seattle and the surrounding areas are good if you're queer but can be pretty rough if you're black.
Portland? Okay for white people, pretty bad for people of color.
Aside from some Jewish heritage, I am a full-blown cracker so I should be fine in that department unless we get any "one drop rule" nutjobs. When you mention being cis or straight....that's a little more complicated, as I am gay. So fortunately, all the minority groups I am a part of in any conceivable way are invisible.
Plus the wilderness there is hard to beat, that's for sure.
I'm in Bellingham and it's all nature dorks and well-intentioned libs up here. There's definitely some leftist politics visible, but it's definitely pretty standard left-of-dem, West Coast blue. Everyone drives a Subaru and at least actually takes some pride in local culture/community. But, the city definitely takes pride in being quaint and kooky, so if you're trying to get away from normies it's not a bad option. Plus, I know Canada has it's problems, but man having the option to go to Vancouver whenever is pretty sick.
I moved from a big city and it's been a pretty refreshing change, even if it's not perfect. Plus the natural beauty up here is pretty unmatched.
Like Bend or other up and coming cities though, it's gonna grow and get pricier. We moved from San Diego which was just unlivable cost-wise (my partner and I are from there, so kind of bittersweet) and it's waaaay cheaper in a lot of ways. I miss things about it, but we're pretty happy up here right now.
Everyone from the PNW hates all the people moving from California and driving up the prices of Everything lol.
Yeah, I definitely understand that too. I've just been told to not be an asshole about it. I'll say that in person everyone has been nothing short of welcoming.
The advice I got was to contribute and not just take advantage of the lower prices. I've done some volunteer work and stuff here and want to get more plugged into the mutual aid stuff up here like I was back in San Diego. We chose to live here so I want to help make it a place people want to be, you know?
Yeah i get it. It’s not your fault that California is even more insanely expensive.
We are all just getting shuffled around and sorted by a system trying to maximize profits off of our impoverishment. Individuals are not responsible.
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reminder that the PNW was founded as 'slave-free' states, not in that they hated slavery, but in that they hated black people so much that they didnt want them in the PNW at all :yea: