What is the term used to describe a part of a city that is occupied by a minority group?
Correct answer: Ghetto
Player #2438477
Player #486716, Not, it isn't stereotyping. It's a description of an actual situation.
Player #486716
Really! That's stereotyping
Player #811114
Webster's Definition:
1: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
2: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure
penawareof
wombraiderholmes82, I don't see a thing wrong with the word Ghetto. Why is it minorities can talk about whites and not blink an eye?
HappyAres73264
Player #486716, segregating or pushing a minority group into a separate area is wrong, but unfortunately it happens. the question and answer were correct, and as a "minority" myself I do not feel offended by them in any way.
Sebby
wombraiderholmes82, No disrespect, and maybe it is a racist word, but it's a word, and its provenance is interesting to people who are interested in how language and culture influence each other.
Kythorne
It's just a word folks. Snowflake is another word. Gasp!
Crazzzyman56
Player #1154062, if you don't know history your bound to repeat it.
Player #14650138
can we all just get along ?
Player #2438477
SneakyMole92698, It absolutely makes sense and a country (or a state) could have several different types of ghettos located within it, or a mix of different minorities in one ghetto, but often in clusters, so Jews in one street and another group in the next.
Dlisha
penawareof, Did you forget it is white minorities?
ganisgone
penawareof, even a fool knows when to be silent
Mizv
Player #2438477, happened in Philadelphia when I was a kid and I’m almost 90 now and nothing has changed
Mikki Irish
Ruru, that was my reasoning for choosing 'district' also.
Ruru
I chose district for my answer. My understanding of the word ghetto connontates poverty and deprivation. I've never actually looked up the definition before, but that is how the word was always used in my experience.
You can have groups of the same ethnicity living in the same area without poverty. For instance, in my city people from India have a community as do South Koreans. They're definitely not living in poverty. Is that still a ghetto?
gmc
Has negative connotations regardless of ethnic occupancy.
baymax
in the ghetto, brilliant song by Elvis Presley.
Basil
it's a word that comes from white people and yes it's a racist word and stereotypical.... SMH
LFM
So many have already shared their disgust. However, this is the last predjudice that will fall. We should all learn from the twisted media.
IcyTorch10866
Player #2655037, you're such a loser
ElementalBurn4
What do you call it when your whole city is poor?
Floss4Me
I had no idea
Player #3833664
London (UK) is becoming a big ghetto then if go by this definition
jsinren
Ghetto fabulous! Knew this would stir up some 💩
Player #2509249
penawareof, not true
Player #2509249
Player #486716, I agree
Player #1049834
Player #486716, I live in the hood.
Lablover53090
the question is minority group. Sector, Area, get to mainly refute to a lower class of people.
DeadlyLabyrinth41231
wombraiderholmes82, word police...who knew?
Vxhippomanan21
A ghetto is usually ruled off from the main city, in most historical cases completely segregated. This definition trivialises (not a pun) the term.
Player #179401
like me my name is paler179401
1redruby7
not true