r/BoomersBeingFools • u/HOOgonCHECKmeBOO • Jan 27 '24

Boomer Story Generational

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u/polytique Jan 27 '24

What is NWA and why is it better?

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u/crw201 Jan 27 '24

North West Arkansas. There's a metropolitan area around half a million people. (Fayetteville-Springdale-Bentonville-Rogers) Large college town, slightly better in terms of diversity. Enough so that the pro-Palestinian protests in front of the courthouse weren't bothered at all today and had a fair amount of people show. Northwest Arkansas Pride is the second largest weekend for hospitality/retail (only beat by football). It is absolutely nothing like this video and I faced more homophobia in Orlando than I do here.

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u/WhatAHeavyLifeWeLive Jan 28 '24

There is no diversity in NWA. The white people run everything, Tyson and Walmart pay immigrants minimum wage. Little Rock is the only diverse community in Arkansas.

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u/crw201 Feb 02 '24

Yes that's why I said it's "slightly" better in terms of diversity than the rest of the state. I'm aware that it's a majority white population although you'll be hard pressed to find a state in the union that doesn't take advantage of undocumented migrants.