Chicago: Enter diversity
May 31, 2010 | 10:04 pmI’m a huge fan of diversity. (As I’ve joked, “I’m a walking diversity class”)
I always vowed that whenever I had kids, I wanted them to grow up in as richly a diverse area as humanly possible. Kids aren’t born with race based prejudices…they’re taught them. It’s truly a crime that we, as a whole, let such bullshit penetrate the souls of each new generation.
Fortunately, one way to fight against such nonsense is to give them as much exposure to the variety of the world as possible. Old prejudices seem like utter nonsense when you’ve lived with the opposite.
I was looking forward to being surrounded by such diversity in my new home. So what do I find in my new neighborhood in Chicago?
Orthodox Jewish, Indian, Vietnamese, Caribbean, Italian, Latino, Middle Eastern, Black American
A good start :)





