If you want to start an argument without seeming like you are trying to, in Seattle, ask two different people what neighborhood you are currently in, and what its borders are.
Frellingford? Did not exist when I moved to Seattle originally, now it somehow does… sort of?
Ballard? Gets larger the older a person is, smaller the younger a person is.
Is it more racist to call it the International District, refer to the entire thing as China Town, or should we go block by block through different asian ethnicities based on street signage?
Is it more racist to call it the International District, refer to the entire thing as China Town, or should we go block by block through different asian ethnicities based on street signage?
This is where the desire to be inclusive just gets ridiculous and sucks the fun out of everything.
If you want to start an argument without seeming like you are trying to, in Seattle, ask two different people what neighborhood you are currently in, and what its borders are.
Frellingford? Did not exist when I moved to Seattle originally, now it somehow does… sort of?
Ballard? Gets larger the older a person is, smaller the younger a person is.
Is it more racist to call it the International District, refer to the entire thing as China Town, or should we go block by block through different asian ethnicities based on street signage?
This is where the desire to be inclusive just gets ridiculous and sucks the fun out of everything.
https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/stops-stations/international-district-chinatown-station?route_tab=more_info
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown–International_District,_Seattle
Yeah, Seattle (as in the city government) could not figure out the answer to that question, so they named it “International District / Chinatown”.
… And then they also started going block by block with bilingual street signage, English and Chinese/Japanese/Vietnamese.