# The end of the suburbs?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 11, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-suburbs/539055 "2010-05-11T15:42:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-suburbs/539055/57 "2010-05-12T16:33:21Z")

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> [@Cosmic Relief](#):
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> This isn’t the same sort of thread, and if you read both, you will see that people brought up many of the same issues in both threads. The whiteness issue was never stated as anyone’s main objection. Nice misdirection attempt, though.

Are you joking? You’re the one that actually called suburban dwellers racist for preferring to live in the suburbs! Or did you forget?

Here, allow me to refresh your memory:

> [@Why the hatred for the suburbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-the-suburbs/491488/92):
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> I just wish once I’d hear a suburbanite come out and admit “I prefer living with a heavy white majority” instead of using code words that say the same thing. But you’re getting pretty close there… keep trying…

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