Slog - Comments on Whitey Has Left the Building http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building Weirdly, suddenly, the population of the floor just changed—for the first time in four days, black folks and brown folks outnumber the white folks. They're cleaning up the mess:... Copyright 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:25:55 -0800 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:13:18 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Louis was this event in the south? no - the Northern Tier Twin cities has the same problem as the North West Seattle, too much un seen and never discussed cultural racism

same shame America

]]> Louis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125898 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125898 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:40:43 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
Dude, that's why I live up on Kent East Hill...SHOUT OUT to Kent-Kangly!

http://www.muninetguide.com/states/washington/municipality/Kent.php

Latino
8.13% of residents in Kent, WA are Latino

White
67.86% of residents in Kent, WA are Caucasian

Black
8.23% of residents in Kent, WA are of African descent

Asian
9.42% of residents in Kent, WA are of Asian descent

Other
4.62% of residents in Kent, WA are of undetermined descent

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125903 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125903 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:47:07 -0800 Comment by Madashell Bailo,
Your posts are like the goose crap I have to step over on my way through the park. You're actually boasting about the East Hill? When I was a kid and my grandparents lived there, it was houses scattered amid farmland. Today, it is stripmalls with check-cashing places, paint-peeling on houses with bars on the windows, and cars up on blocks. Utterly, the armpit of King County.

]]> Madashell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125918 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:58:59 -0800 Comment by elenchos Kent is not a bad place to be, as long as you never run into that Bailo cunt.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125930 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:09:57 -0800 Comment by COMTE Hm, middle-class people of color cleaning up the mess left by the rich white folks; sounds like a perfect metaphor for the Obama campaign.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125943 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:23:23 -0800 Comment by Phil A picture that is truly worth a thousand words.....

]]> Phil http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125959 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125959 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:04:24 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Right-O, Bailo. Would you venture a guess as to how many of members of Kent's minority communities actually vote Republican? My guess is that it's in the high 20's to low 30's at best.

You know, like your IQ.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1125988 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:51:00 -0800 Comment by papillon Is it possible that these people applied for those employment positions ? And then accepted the job offer. Is this a union position. What pay and benefits package are they receiving ?

]]> papillon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126019 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126019 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:53:50 -0800 Comment by Jen 8 - As usual, you're missing the point.

]]> Jen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126063 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126063 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:00:19 -0800 Comment by Phenics @8 to answer you: Yes they apply, stadium crew jobs are not union, pay is minium wage, benefits package -> they work, they get a check. Have you never worked a service job?

]]> Phenics http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126268 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:33:06 -0800 Comment by adrian jesus: if that doesn't sum everything up. it's like bellvue square mall--the only people of color there are carrying windex. sick, sick, sick.

]]> adrian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126294 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:50:16 -0800 Comment by Jiberish a rat done bit my sister nell...

]]> Jiberish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126463 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:01:11 -0800 Comment by Gomez That's cute, Comte, that you think those poor folks are anywhere near middle class. They're lucky to be making anywhere close to $26K in a year, let alone $30K. Shit, this is probably an hourly odd job between jobs for them, to make enough to eat. People don't get jobs picking up rich people's trash because they've got the mortgage paid on a $300K house and they're just looking for extra spending money.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126608 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:53:53 -0800 Comment by papillon @10

So the stadium cleaners in Denver only received minimum wage ? I'm sure as soon as Al Franken becomes Senator of Minnesota he will see to it that stadium cleaners be given a pay raise.

]]> papillon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126729 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126729 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:48:01 -0800 Comment by papillon @10

So the stadium cleaners in Denver only received minimum wage ? I'm sure as soon as Al Franken is elected Senator of Minnesota his first legislative act will be to increase the pay for stadium cleaners.

]]> papillon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126744 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126744 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:35:59 -0800 Comment by papillon @10

So the stadium cleaners in Denver only received minimum wage ? I'm sure once Al Franken is elected Senator of Minnesota his first legislative act will be to increase the pay for stadium cleaners.

]]> papillon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126767 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126767 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:19:13 -0800 Comment by Jen Papillon

Your responses are irrelevant to the discussion because you do not understand the original topic.

Maybe someone with more patience than me will explain it to you. Then, if you still feel that you have something to say, feel free.

Otherwise, quit wasting everyone's time.

]]> Jen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126804 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1126804 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:05:32 -0800 Comment by Sir Vic The Twin Cities has a huge east African immigrant population. The downtown Minny Hilton I stayed at a few years ago had an almost entirely female east African cleaning crew, and most of the cabs were driven by their brothers or husbands.
Something tells me that these folks, if they have a vote, will not be giving it to the GOP.

]]> Sir Vic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1127085 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1127085 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:15:33 -0800 Comment by sockpuppet Fortunately for the cleaners, the worst of the mess departed of its own volition.

]]> sockpuppet http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1130039 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/whitey_has_left_the_building#c1130039 2008 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:13:18 -0800