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[cemeterygates.livejournal.com]

Somerville Mayor Joe Curatone Ward 1 Alderman William Roche recently rejected a bid to have a carnival in Assembly Square, citing the potential for gang violence as a major reason for his decision. He then commented*, "The location is on the Orange Line, so you're not just getting people from Somerville. You're getting different people of different backgrounds." Am I alone in finding that comment not only offensively classist and disrespectful, but downright cringe-worthy coming from a leader in one of our area's most gentrified and well-to-do communities in what is already known as one of the most racially homogenous areas in the country?

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[dreamlightning.livejournal.com]

...in one of our area's most gentrified and well-to-do communities...

have you been to that side of somerville? it's not gentrified, it's ghettofied.
but a carnival would be nice, regardless. bring on the gang violence, i need me some fried dough.

:-)