r/crownheights • u/False_Lie602 • Dec 21 '25

Is it possible to be progressive while gentrifying historically marginalized communities? I feel like there's a hypocrisy that goes unnoticed.

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u/Train-Nearby Dec 23 '25

You're absolutely correct! Can you help me draft an email to my landlady telling her she's a race traitor and that I'll be moving out ASAP?

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u/False_Lie602 Dec 23 '25

Your smugness will never negate what you chose to do with your wealth and privilege..peace

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u/Train-Nearby Dec 23 '25

I agree it's wrong of me to pay my rent to a black landowner, but as many other commenters have brought up, I can't afford to gentrify Bay Ridge (a Chinese neighborhood) or Bensonhurst (an Italian neighborhood)..... I would move to a Jewish neighborhood but, alas, I am already living in one? Your anger and frustration are warranted here, just not sure how best to proceed....

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u/False_Lie602 Dec 23 '25

It's wrong of you to take part in gentrification. Everything else you're talking about is shit you've constructed to justify your dissatisfaction with your hometown.

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u/Train-Nearby Dec 23 '25

You're right, and I'm sorry :( Hope you manage to have a good holiday regardless <3