This article isn't blaming anyone. It's simply pointing out that many white people in America live in a homogenous bubble, and tend not to be exposed to points of view held by religious and ethnic minorities.
The author's experience resonated strongly with me. I'm from a town of 9,000 people in Iowa, an hour's drive from anything resembling the big city. Jewish people were considered odd. I remember one Muslim family my parents knew well, and one lesbian couple. You could count the black kids at your school on one hand. Even then, I recognized all of them were demographic exceptions to the rule.
It is not anyone's fault for living where they do. Having an appreciation for what other Americans experience is everyone's responsibility, not just Midwesterners or people on the coasts. It's the only way we're ever going to make decisions that serve everyone well.
P.S. - vouched for this and removed flag. It is an important and timely perspective.
Living in a liberal coastal city can be just as ideologically homogeneous as any mid-western city. Its simply a different set of values and ideology that the population believes in. And I think the violent protest that you see over the election are a glaring example of just how entrenched the ideological bubble is in some places.
The author's experience resonated strongly with me. I'm from a town of 9,000 people in Iowa, an hour's drive from anything resembling the big city. Jewish people were considered odd. I remember one Muslim family my parents knew well, and one lesbian couple. You could count the black kids at your school on one hand. Even then, I recognized all of them were demographic exceptions to the rule.
It is not anyone's fault for living where they do. Having an appreciation for what other Americans experience is everyone's responsibility, not just Midwesterners or people on the coasts. It's the only way we're ever going to make decisions that serve everyone well.
P.S. - vouched for this and removed flag. It is an important and timely perspective.