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Mparker15 t1_j9l419l wrote

Reply to comment by Clarkeprops in The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one by ADefiniteDescription

Yes the negative effects of gentrification are a class issue that are often also a racial issue because of how closely linked class and race have been historically. They aren't mutually exclusive

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Clarkeprops t1_j9liefx wrote

I was under the expression that the etymology of Gentrification had something to do with gentile, but it seems like it comes from Gentry, which is just a (historically white) social class. A bunch of Chinese nationals buying up a condo block is still technically gentrification.

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