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In reply to the discussion: THERE ARE ALMOST NO BLACK PEOPLE BREWING CRAFT BEER. HERE'S WHY. [View all]vdogg
(1,384 posts)64. Cost and culture
The actual cost of getting into craft brewing can be prohibitive on the production side. You're generally talking about middle and upper middle class people who do it. Culturally, the craft beer fad started with hipsters, who are generally white. Just as you now have a growing black nerd and black gamer culture, I expect a larger portion of the black community will start to get into craft beer in the future (similar to the way white kids adopted hip hop, but in reverse).
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There's a dress code for Riverside? What's next? Dinner attire for San Bernardino or Hemet!?
villager
May 2016
#130
Hey, man if the Riverside hipsters are lax, I'll go with boxers, white socks, and my big belly.
HuckleB
May 2016
#134
because if you want to reduce racism, you have to look at where race matters and has an impact
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#6
pretending there are no disparities by being color blind does perpetuate racism
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#35
No, just no understanding on your part, and no ability on your part to present an argument.
kwassa
May 2016
#90
When you look at someone and make a determination about them just based on the color of their skin..
TipTok
May 2016
#170
There are lots of people whose careers depend upon the continuing existence of racism.
Nye Bevan
May 2016
#44
yes, I found some articles like this I posted links to down at the bottom of this thread.
kwassa
May 2016
#136
So what is the "impact" of a particular minority generally choosing not to participate
wickerwoman
May 2016
#147
When I got my PhD back in 1990, I suddenly found that I could afford good beer or bad wine.
stone space
May 2016
#7
If blacks are a tiny minority of craft beer drinkers, then this is not a surprise
FLPanhandle
May 2016
#14
continued segregation is what often leads to both big disparities (education) and minor disparities
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#25
i am not name calling, it is a hipster movement, one that i approve/like
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#31
I was looking for a good specialty malt liquor just the other day and couldn't find anything.
bluedigger
May 2016
#46
We always went for the Green Monster (Haffenreffer) in my neck of the woods.
bluedigger
May 2016
#54
if there were more blacks into microbrewing, would that be cultural appropriation?
Bucky
May 2016
#111
telling me I'm ignorant of something and then passing up a chance to inform me...
Bucky
May 2016
#119
Interesting, is there any particular reason for African-Americans prefering lagers?
Odin2005
May 2016
#199