Quote Originally Posted by casscorridor View Post
No. They are not Detroit. East Side "wasteland" is the REAL Detroit. And Downtown And West Side and SW Side. NOT ferndale.

I'm sick of hearing about suburban places robing the Detroit name. Just like they robbed all the people and stores and investment. But even tho they have all that, they are still not Detroit.

"Read Detroit" is a sham. Who do they really think they are calling themselves not only Detroit, but REAL Detroit?!?! I have all a question... how many people of color are pictured or writen about in RD? Not many. Why dont they rename themselves Real White Suburban Detroit? Guess it doesnt ring, eh? Well maybe they should actually locate in Detroit and start covering the real Detroit they CHOOSE to ignore.
You get a standing ovation for this post. It's almost like when people here at Michigan or in the tricounty area make comments that imply that "no one" lives in Detroit.

Forget anyone who says my family, my friends, and I are less real than folks north of 8 mile or west of Telegraph... actually, make that west of Merriman and north of 14/15 mile. The cultural and social boundaries of the metro have changed... note that the person you're responding to didn't compare middle class families in Macomb County to middle class families in SOUTHFIELD or REDFORD. Things that make you go hmmm...