Yea do you live here? I do. First off, there has been klan activity in Oxford photo documented as recently as 2003 where a group of them posed in front of the Oxford sign. If you follow the washington area community groups on Facebook you'll see examples of people who moved to the area and then were surprised that "my kid got called the N word while walking home from school".

Then there's the less direct, "acceptable" (to them) racism of people reposting things like Michelle Obama as a monkey, etc. For every 1 person that objects, 10 others stand up and call them karens for not being able to take a joke.

The prevailing attitude from the majority of the community is that unless you literallt have a POC hanging from a tree in your yard, you're "not racist", and that flying of Confederate flags /racist jokes / hazing of LGBTQ people is ok as this is all just freedumb of speech. And all the racists/homophobes react just like you did here when someone calls them out on problematic behavior.

It's not a progressive area and it's not a welcoming environment for POC, LGBTQ or anyone else who isn't straight, white and Christian. It's just not, and when people are looking to move here they should be warned so their families do not have to deal with unexpected/undisclosed behavior.

It's not about your feelings, ts about warning people and keeping them safe and informed.