Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago#80,258
you don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve lived in PDX since the mid-90’s, am “of color” in a same sex relationship and guess what…my wife & I are saving to move away from this place ASAP. We’ve fought for years here from speaking to human rights bureaus, politicians, city council, to writing letters, discussing issues with businesses, working directly with campaigns & more. Nothing is better and all is worse.
I literally cannot take a walk in my neighborhood or go to a store w/o some virtue signalling’s sign reminding me that certain lives matter, how “safe” someone is because “all (fill in aggrieved group here) is welcomed” or that “In *Our* America” leftist ideology is the right kind of divine faith. I cannot leave my home without getting a lecture on someone’s car, home, or business. And when my concern is expressed (that such signs serve to divide, adhere to self righteousness, and demonstrate Vaclav Havel’s Green Grocer example) my supposed downtrodden status is thrown out the window because of thoughtcrimes for being moderate.
And let’s not even get started on the censorship here at bookstores, cultural events, and cultural centers regarding anyone or anything that leans even the slightest bit away from all things liberal. When minorities who question socialism here are automatically called fascists, it’s time to reconsider what bizzaro world you’re living in. There are people trying to fight the censorship but it’s dangerous & I simply cannot say more because of it.
Trust me Minichan, there is a time when the writing is on the wall and literally it is in PDX. In spite of all the yard signs, bumper stickers, and business flyers telling me otherwise, I don’t feel safe and many here don’t. My wife who is butch is literally being called “fucking dyke” with regularity by trans people and “fucking white faggot” by black guys. Does anyone help? No. No matter how much you think your intersectionality street cred will protect you here it won’t. Nor will leftist conformity if it’s perceived you made a mistake. It’s no wonder Oregon has the loosest abortion laws, suicide laws, teen transition surgery laws, and an ability for doctors/family to override a patients Advanced Directives. Portland has become a place of racialized rot, eco-nihilistic eugenics and hyperbolic hypersensitivity that makes living here a chore, a burden, and some days a nightmare. There are just too many stories I could tell you Courtney.
The free minded are simply not welcome here. Sometimes its best to save yourself & get the fuck out.