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Originally Posted by Charsaunt
We've all heard the STD references though the White Power one is new to me. Have never personally had any run in with either here. For those of you complaining about lack of diversity here, come up with solutions to something you perceive as a problem. Currently on our street a neighbor has a new wife from Thailand and she has been welcomed with open arms by everyone. We all admire her spunk in navigating all the pitfalls of the English language. If other Asian neighbors moved in they would also be welcomed. This goes for Black and any other race, creed, religion, whatever. They would be welcomed and invited to the driveway parties.
The fact that we are mostly White in The Villages does NOT mean we are racist!!! If other races choose to come here, we'd welcome them. The question now is how to attract them. When you encounter these racist remarks from outsiders to our community, defend The Villages. This is now your home! Tell them the truth - all are welcome. No crosses are ever burned on anyone's lawn.
If you don't believe in the good will of this place and if you won't defend it to those with no knowledge of how things work here then, honestly, why do you call The Villages home???
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This negative and false label/stereotype has been promulgated due to a video clip that went viral last summer of one ignorant man putting up his fist during a pro-Trump golf cart parade and shouting "W__ P___." A number of Villagers (including others in the parade) posted on this site that they were furious that this person did something so stupid (a couple of comments posted on this thread show that its airing nationwide by some TV news outlets and on social media hasn't been forgotten and has resulted in reproach on the community itself in the minds of some) and that this mantra is truly not representative of the mindset of most "caucasian" people in The Villages or elsewhere.