not sure how
white your areas are... but Diversity is not something we've ever had a discussion about in my world...
we have a predominately white area in my immediate circle.. like literally in this town....
3 miles away very large Laotian community (they even have their own dedicated church service... I'd like to see that... Lutheran Laotian service... that'd be interesting)
and 10 miles away VERY VERY black.. very depressed area... pretty bad...(took Peels there).. (and 40 miles away in Flint)
15 miles away, nicer black communities... thriving small businesses... churches... etc..
and Michigan has a very large Muslim population one of the highest in the nation, ....Hamtramck (I believe) is the largest Arab population .. Arab's actually a majority there...
so...
Diversity seems to me to be a more political trigger word these days...
to most mid/southern Michiganders... it's just normal...
I guess I see Diversity in race/color/religion as a normal thing....
even more important to me..... Diversity of opinions... it makes us evaluate our own views, and see other opinions....
being exposed to other cultures is great (and Normal in this country)... but learning how to think for yourself... that is what makes us great
theses jackass college people protesting (rioting) every speaker that doesn't agree with their views... all the while preaching tolerance and diversity ... puhleezeeee
FERK all that "group think" bullshit!
if THAT is what diversity means.. I'll pass
/rant