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Pipes_of_Pan t1_irpk4q3 wrote

The phrasing obviously sucks but it is true? The wealth gap between the students and the residents where they practice is as extreme as anywhere in the country. This is worth pointing out. Wouldn’t hurt anyone if some of those DC Urban Moms donated to the Eastern PTA. Regardless, the band kicks ass and looks fantastic - they were definitely the highlight of Pride this year.

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rolo-lolo t1_irr13ye wrote

Did you even read the article? It mentions that the community has fundraised thousands of dollars for the band for years.

Here’s a recent article about their fundraising after the WaPo article.

https://www.hillrag.com/2022/10/09/donations-roll-in-for-eastern-highs-marching-band/

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Pipes_of_Pan t1_irr1nnq wrote

I did read the article. Nice that it led to lots of donations! Almost like rich people felt bad!

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enragedpoultry t1_irqwnwg wrote

For what it’s worth, people in the neighborhood regularly contribute for Eastern events, like prom and homecoming.

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douchey_sunglasses t1_irr2vih wrote

is it true? What is the criteria for rich vs poor? How many members of each group actually fall into that labeled bucket? When did a neighborhood block stop being a community and start being divided into haves and have nots?

This article serves to confirm existing beliefs and biases and not much else.

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Pipes_of_Pan t1_irr2zsq wrote

What “existing biases”? All of this data is remarkably easy to find

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douchey_sunglasses t1_irr38bd wrote

the divide between rich vs poor. Why would they highlight it the story be the racial and economic differences between the residents and the students instead of highlighting all the ways the residents directly support the students?

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Pipes_of_Pan t1_irr3xsy wrote

So you want a story about how selfless and generous you and your rich-ass gentrifying neighbors are? You think that would be better?

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douchey_sunglasses t1_irr44j7 wrote

What more do you want residents from this one geographic area to do other than give back to the school?

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Pipes_of_Pan t1_irr66yt wrote

I know one of them is to not get butthurt in comments sections when a news outlet reports on the extreme wealth disparity

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