<p>I’ve lived in Irvine for 7+ years and I’ve never experienced racism. I did experience some teasing in elementary school and middle school, but they weren’t racial in the least. It was a nice change after experiencing racism and bullying at my previous elementary school where there weren’t a lot of Asians there when I used to live in Anaheim. Out of all the cities I’ve lived in, I like Irvine. It may be quiet and boring, but I like it that way.</p>
<p>^me too ^______^</p>
<p>aren’t you the one who has a sister on here too and you live in Irvine?</p>
<p>^ yep.</p>
<p>1ochar.</p>
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<p>It’s rare for someone to get shot in Irvine, and it has not happened 7 years in a row. I live about 10 minutes away from the local high school in one direction and 10-15 minutes away from Irvine Valley College in another direction, and no shooting has ever occurred in the part of Irvine I live in (which is close to the Tustin side). </p>
<p>The last big major one that shocked everyone (nobody expected such an incident to happen) was sometime in 2002 or 2003, when a schizophrenic white man went into an Albertson’s (I was so glad my family wasn’t shopping at Albertson’s that day), unsheathed a samurai sword, and basically murdered a couple of people there before police arrived on the scene. And then there was the one that occurred about a year or so before that where 2 teenagers, both of them of Hispanic descent, from Anaheim and Costa Mesa robbed a 7-11 only 5 minutes away from my house and murdered the worker (a white man) there. </p>
<p>Despite a few unfortunate events, Irvine is still the most multiculturally accepting city in south Orange County, as well as one of the safest (they think they’re the number 1 safest in OC and proudly boast it…but [url=<a href=“http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/2010/City_crime_rate_2010-2011_lowtohigh.pdf]data[/url”>http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/2010/City_crime_rate_2010-2011_lowtohigh.pdf]data[/url</a>] shows that Mission Viejo now holds that spot. Irvine dropped from 4th place in 2009 to 10th place in 2010. Regardless though, it’s still among the top 10 safest cities in the country, and one of the top 3 safest cities in California). </p>
<p>Blacks don’t seem to be discriminated in Irvine, at least not from what I’ve seen.</p>
<p>If you’re worried about your life at Irvine you need to go inside a box and never come out because Irvine is one of the safest cities in SoCal lol. </p>
<p>If there’s any city you should be careful of, it’s Azusa in SoCal</p>
<p>51 indicted in Azusa gang’s ‘terrorizing’ of blacks
An Azusa street gang’s campaign against blacks began during a meeting at a local park in 1992.</p>
<p>From there, prosecutors contend, the predominantly Latino street gang went on the attack.</p>
<p>Graffiti with racial epithets began appearing around town, including “Get out N…” sprayed on garage doors of some black residents. Gang members allegedly beat up blacks they found in their “territory,” telling one man “We hate n… in Azusa. This is Azusa.”</p>
<p>[Azusa</a> gang indictment: 51 charged in Azusa gang’s ‘terrorizing’ of blacks - Los Angeles Times](<a href=“http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/08/local/la-me-0608-azusa-gang-20110608]Azusa”>51 indicted in Azusa gang's 'terrorizing' of blacks)</p>
<p>I think it’s more of a culture thing than a race thing. If you’re a whitewash black, you’ll probably find few issues in finding white/brown/yellow/green people who accept you. </p>
<p>Obviously you might run into an occasional person with a messed up sense of humor or a big mouth, but you shouldn’t fear of being lynched.</p>
<p>I can only speak for myself though.</p>
<p>my advice, spend a day on campus.</p>
<p>Why are we even talking about race in 2011? Most rational thinking people will judge a person through the perception of character, not race. There will be nice people and there will be a couple of jerks there and there. Just the way it is.</p>
<p>What’s a white washed black? An African American with Caucasian friends? Unless you’re from Alabama, it is pretty apparent that they are accepted as much as an Asian or Latino.</p>
<p>if you speak through Ebonics with a heavy accent and are wearing the baggiest clothing known to mankind you’re probably not whitewashed…</p>
<p>whitewash might not have been the best term. Simply put you’re reasonably well integrated into mainstream society.</p>
<p>@ryan2136 you seem quite affected by the thread. perhaps your sentiments compromise your opinion.</p>
<p>are you even black, i reiterate, if you are not black you wouldn’t understand.</p>
<p>we talk about race in 2011 because it is still a factor, maybe YOU should crawl out of your box. i see and hear so much racial **** about the president, all high paid and rich entertainers that are black including beyonce and oprah are supposedly apart of the Illuminati, thats why they are so rich, etc.</p>
<p>the stereotype I live in is so depressing.</p>
<p>The young people are cool, and no one at UCI is really racist, at least it doesn’t seem like an issue. You will be a minority and you might get black jokes but nothing over the top. The students at UCI are very open and cool. To me it seemed like the racists were mostly the older white and asian women, not all of course.</p>
<p>Also, if you look and act really ghetto and you’re hanging at the beach or cruising on a quiet street…you will get racial profiled. However, this doesn’t seem like the type of person you are.</p>
<p>im cool with black jokes, im not a stiff, and I know UCI is probably fine, im just talking about the city as a whole.</p>
<p>but i guessing the city data must have been wrong, or the poster was attracting unnecessary attention to him/herself.</p>
<p>i think it will work out well.</p>
<p>@ UCKittychen I didn’t know you were black. But lets accept the fact that every race has their negative stereotypes; but they all move on with their lives instead of clinging on to the notion that these stereotypes are holding them back. If you wanna worry about irrational people who judge a person based on stereotypes, I suggest you ignore them. I’m sure you know by now that there are jerks and there are also a handful of people that does not judge a person by the color of their skin. Don’t blame other people for your “sufferings” and try your best to strive for your goals in life, dear.</p>
<p>hahah “dear”</p>
<p>… perhaps Ryan also didn’t realize you’re a guy?</p>
<p>Even in this time and age, race is still as big of an issue as it was half a century ago. It’s just more subtle nowadays. Same thing with gender and sexual orientation. The funny thing is that I saw a statistic a while back where the majority of Americans think race is not a factor anymore.</p>
<p>Personally I love making jokes about race but only to those I’m close enough to know it’s just a joke. But if I detect real racism, I usually don’t let it fly. All that matters is that you’re proud of your race and you don’t allow anyone to undermine your progress as a human being.</p>
<p>I was actually talking about this thread yesterday and about how I was really surprised that racism is still an issue to some people here? I guess I live in some sort of multicultural-acceptance bubble.</p>
<p>@ryan2136, just leave my thread please. im not blaming anyone & nothing is holding me back from anything, im on the verge of transferring after years of hard work and recovering from 21 W’s, how could anything possibly be holding me back.</p>
<p>@kme, i didnt know either, i embrace diversity. but from the feedback im getting im sure ill work out well.</p>
<p>It really just depends on your race and where you live. My mom still gets **** for being Vietnamese living in the Inland Empire. However, up here in Oakland/Berkeley, it’s been very embracing of other cultures minus the crazy extremists (KKK meetings up skyline). I can’t wait until she can finally retire and move up here with me, haha.</p>
<p>where are you silent? i forgot sorry :(</p>
<p>It saddens me that there’s still so much racism around. One of my really good friends, a Marine, is black, and he has told me that he has faced some negativity here in Orange County. We don’t have a huge black population, but it’s a shame that some people cannot keep their comments to themselves. </p>
<p>I heard about a recent incident at Santa Monica High School in which a black student was chained to a locker by his wrestling teammates after seeing a dummy wearing a noose in the gym. It’s just so sad.</p>
<p>I live in “ghetto” ol’ Oakland, haha. Lots of black, latino and asian people here but not a lot of white people. The ones who do live here are largely accepting along with being mainly hipsters, haha.</p>