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Originally Posted by Tblue
I just read most all of the comments about what people think when they hear The Villages. The comments that stand out to me is "white power" and "STDs". I don't know about the STD thing but if true then is says this group of older folks are not just sitting around waiting to die. Again for white power, I don't know about that, but will say I like not being a diverse community, we seem to be a community of mostly old white people and most seem to like it just fine.
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Well, it's easy to put the STD MYTH to bed (no pun intended
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Location Gonorrhea cases (per 100K) Chlamydia (per 100K)
Florida 156 499
Sumter Co. 39 157
Baltimore, MD 4,231 7,636
So looks like the media has had more fun with us than we have had with each other
I believe this myth started with the book "Leisureville" and has persisted ever since
A far as "white power" goes, I haven't seen it, and I have no use for it. For the most part, I've found Villagers welcome all into our community.