Hey, Vortex. I'm currently in the throes of the impossible. I'm trying to (co-) write a Supernatural fanfic, and I want to set it in a predominantly black area near DC or NY. Somewhere middle or upper middle class. Like, with an engineer father and a teacher mother. I need context, and I might need dialogue help. I got the Jamaican bits covered, but I'm not so good at African American.
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§ ita § - Sep 01, 2011 6:11:31 am PDT #28811 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
meara - Sep 01, 2011 7:45:10 am PDT #28812 of 30000
ita, when you say near do you mean a suburb? PRince Georges county (Aka "PG county") is a predominantly(? At least in the public consciousness, I think in actuality too) African-American area. Theres some nice neighborhoods in it.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2011 7:52:04 am PDT #28813 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it black enough that two white guys from out of town would stand out?
Toddson - Sep 01, 2011 7:53:33 am PDT #28814 of 30000
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ita, if it's contemporary, Prince George's County is a good choice for the suburbs; some neighborhoods in DC are having an influx of well-to-do people (raising the question of whether "gentrification" can refer to non-whites). Petworth, perhaps, or Shaw, or Columbia Heights. If you wanted to set it in the late 19th/early 20th century, Georgetown used to be predominately black, although fairly working class.
And, for your amusement, there's a neighborhood called Trinidad. Not middle class ... but I used to be able to start my day off by catching a bus to Trinidad.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2011 8:09:37 am PDT #28815 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's contemporary, yes. I'd love to think black people can gentrify. Lord knows we can be snotty enough.
Toddson - Sep 01, 2011 8:15:15 am PDT #28816 of 30000
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There was an article in the paper as to whether gentrification was strictly a white phenomenon, since the affluent blacks moving in were also displacing older residents who couldn't keep up with the prices and escalating taxes, which is why I mentioned it.
The neighborhood around Howard University might work - the students tend to be from upper/upper-middle class families and are known for being well - or at least very fashionably - dressed. It's Le Droit Park, fyi.
Tom Scola - Sep 01, 2011 8:25:10 am PDT #28817 of 30000
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§ ita § - Sep 01, 2011 8:28:04 am PDT #28818 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I need it to be a family neighbourhood, although making the mother a university professor would work really well (although it would really smack of me writing my life).
Toddson - Sep 01, 2011 8:29:44 am PDT #28819 of 30000
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Le Droit Park isn't exclusively university people - it's a long-established neighborhood.
askye - Sep 01, 2011 9:27:39 am PDT #28820 of 30000
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