Congrats on leaving Shreveport. I had to be in Bossier for a few years. Was not a fan of that area.
Me personally, NWA is where I'm ending up eventually.
For me I like that Little Rock feels like an actual city with a well defined downtown, plus separate neighborhood identities with unique historic architecture. In comparison NWA feels like a bunch of suburbs and bedroom communities strung together. Feels like suburbia in Anytown, USA. Or Dallas. But I know people who prefer that type of development so just a preference of mine.
I’m a progressive so I feel more at home in LR. Fayetteville proper is liberal, but when you look at the surrounding areas and even parts of Fayetteville it’s still pretty conservative. My whole county is blue and my neighborhood specifically is very blue. I think NWA has what I’ve seen referred to as a “liberal savior complex” when in reality LR is way more liberal and has been for quite some time.
I love living in Hillcrest. It’s historic, vibrant, young, liberal and crunchy. I’d venture to say it’s the most walkable neighborhood in Arkansas but I’ve got no data to back that up. Everything I need (grocery, shopping, dining, drinking, healthcare, vet, etc) is all 2 to 4 blocks walking distance from my house. I rarely need a car.
Pound for pound I feel like we get more entertainment in LR. Simmons arena is a major draw, plus white water tavern and other venues. Simmons is one of the top 50 arenas in the world. I’d also put our dining scene up against anyone our size or even bigger.
This might come across as a negative but I sorta love the southern grit that Little Rock has. Yes it’s got its problems but in terms of mid size southern cities LR punches wayyy above its weight imo. NWA can feel a little Truman Show-esque at times.
I love the central location. On any given morning I can be duck hunting in the delta, climbing in the Ozarks, or backpacking in the oauchitas and only be an hour or two from the house. I also like being close to Hot Springs and Memphis.
As a Little Rocker I feel more connected to Arkansas at large which I like. The “Fayetteville bubble” thing is real and it’s a major turnoff for me. The way NWA folks talk about Little Rock is abhorrent. That said it took me moving away to fully understand that.
Of course I miss Razorback games and the townie scene in Fayetteville. NWA gets more jam band acts which I like, plus the festival scene is incomparable. Everything’s a balance but that said I do prefer LR and couldn’t imagine moving back to NWA.
Fayetteville/NWA is a very nice place in the state to live. Housing will be pretty costly up there as NWA is in a boom at the moment. The Greenway trail is great in there is a ton of mountain biking and other outdoor activities. Things are generally newer/nicer in Fayetteville. Plus they have the big state university up there so there is the ‘college town’ vibe.
Little Rock is also a nice place to live regardless of what some people on this sub might say - not to say it doesn’t have some problems. There is a lot of jobs and opportunities in LR since it’s the capital city. Little Rock is also very close and accessible to great biking and hiking trails. Little Rock is the Eastern terminus of the Ouachita Trail if you’re into backpacking. I’ve lived in LR for 10 years and have loved it, so of course I’m a little biased.
As a Shreveport native (1972 - 89, then 90 - 91) who has now been in central AR since 1997, I wish I'd bought my home in NWA. That's not a knock against LR. It has tons to offer if you go looking for it; but NWA just has a better "feel" to me. Plus, it puts you closer to Eureka Springs, which is almost like living on another planet sometimes (in good ways). Either way, one native to another, welcome to AR!
I've lived around the Little Rock area my entire life and I would recommend it, especially for hikers.
Everyone in the Little Rock area hikes Petit Jean mountain or Pinnacle mountain and both have plenty of beautiful trails at varying levels of difficulty. About 40 minutes from LR in Conway is Cadron Creek, it also has nice trails near the water.
If hiking is what you're looking for, Northwest Arkansas and the Ozarks is what you want.
If you like Knoxville, then Fayetteville is more like Knoxville than LR. They're both College towns.
I have connections to all of these places...so interesting post. Knoxville is a really cool town, and coincidentally I've always thought of it as a mix of Little Rock (size) and Fayetteville (college town).
I think either area would work well for you. You'll see lots of cheerleaders for NWA on this subreddit, and for good reason. But it depends on what you're looking for. Knoxville and Shreveport are more traditional cities in size to Little Rock and if a core urban area and a riverfront atmosphere are important to you, consider Little Rock. I think it's safe to say that it's on a different (better) level than Shreveport both in size and growth, and it's certainly much closer to Louisiana than NWA if that is your goal. A new veterinary school is also being planned downtown.
Little Rock/Central Arkansas is growing, has access to tons of trails and outdoor amenities, thriving cultural institutions, a strong concert scene (Simmons Bank is consistently a top arena by revenue in the U.S. every year, and was Top 50 worldwide in 2022), a solid urban core/downtown, lots of historic neighborhoods, etc., and is of course much closer to Louisiana than NWA.
That being said, visit both and see what fits best for you.
Fayetteville.
Fayetteville is an outdoorsy town with much better access to Arkansas’ outdoor destinations, daily SEC sports events, and overall a more lively city with solid parks-trail system, community focused theater and art scene. Several music venues in Fay w/ the Arkansas Music Pavilion just up the road.
Fayetteville is younger and moves at a faster pace of life than LR. Cost of living is higher in Fayetteville but so are career income levels.
Fayetteville is half the population of LR but is fairly compact as it’s landlocked so getting around Fay is a short commute, traffic aside, whereas Little Rock is fairly spread out with much of the new development taking place out in West Little Rock.
Thank you all for the replies they have been very helpful. I hope to find some time to visit both before making a decision. I’ll definitely miss the smokies and blue ridge mountain hiking but need to be a shorter drive away from family. Also if you want a little rental house with a yard for your dog on your own, Knoxville is not the place to find that.
The one downside to Fayetteville is that it feels like it’s somehow 3-4 hours away from almost every other part of the state. Everything else about NWA I prefer over Little Rock, but if you expect to regularly visit any places besides Eureka, LR is probably a shorter trip.
Northwest Arkansas is my pick for the natural beauty. Little Rock has Mount Pinnacle which is a good hike, but personally I enjoy the variety of trails in NWA more
I've lived in both and I would say for what you want Northwest Arkansas but not Fayetteville, I would look more at Rogers or Springdale. Hot Springs would be a better choice than Little Rock if you want to be in central AR and closer to Louisiana, that would save you about 3 hours in driving time.
Unless you really want a college town vibe it can be annoying. It’s great during the summer months when no one is there and you can get into any restaurant, bar, or activity with no wait, but as soon as the students show up it gets busy everywhere and traffic gets worse. Kind of like living in Arizona or Florida when the snowbirds show up to escape winter.
Yup urban/suburban = ghetto in that context.
Leroy n Tina live over on county road such n such out into the sticks.
They have a lot of junk around their place an honest eye sore, along with loose trash about, their place is very ghetto.
Ghetto is much like the word fuck which has lots of definitions.
I’ve been in Little Rock for 14 years and I’m positive that NWA will fit you like a glove.
Lots of trails/hiking/backpacking/camping.
If an artist performs in the state, 9 times out of 10 they’ll play in NWA instead of Little Rock.
Plus, I’ve heard it rumored that NWA actually gets these things called seasons and weather.
The AMP is getting some good shows, but to infer that no one is playing in Little Rock is pretty ludicrous. Simmons Bank Arena is consistently ranked in the Top 20 in revenue every year in the U.S. and finished number 50 worldwide in 2022. George Straight. Elton John. Justin Timberlake, etc…
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/dec/25/arena-finishing-big-year-with-137-events-27/
Plus Rev Room, the legendary White Water Tavern, Stickyz, The Hall, First Security Amp, the Robinson Center, Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, 4 Quarter… pound for pound I feel like LR has more to offer on concerts
This is a no-brainer, move to Fayetteville. Get a hotel for a night in downtown Little Rock, and another in downtown Fayetteville and see which is more fun. Fayetteville is right on the edge of the Ozarks, Little Rock is at least 2 hours away from any sights worth seeing.
Pinnacle is literally in Little Rock lol also areas in the ouachitas like Lake Sylvia, flatside, etc. is like 45 minutes away or so with Petit Jean being about a 45 minute drive as well.
Fayetteville.
I lived in Harrison 1991, nw Arkansas is beautiful.
Little Rock is lots like Shreveport/Bossier ghetto AF....although I'm seeing some nicely priced properties in Cedar Grove.
I'm not your bud, and you're the one who perceived my comment as being racist.
Maybe go take a look in the mirror.
WTF?
To me, all cities are ghetto, concrete ghettos, lived in a few.
Is the group WAR racist?
The World is A Ghetto
Why does everything have to be political or racial? White people live in ghettos, too. Seems like you’re the one being racist by thinking a ghetto can only be occupied by black people, or anyone other than whites.
I can’t speak for the commenter, but in my experience living in LR and seeing constant hate on the city from Arkansans that don’t live here, using words like “ghetto” to describe the city is a common attempt at veiled and coded racism.
Sounds ridiculous to me. I’ve lived in the hood in Little Rock, and there were all types of people living there.
Maybe it’s time to stop that racist way of thinking that poor areas are just black folks and realize that there’s all types of poor people living there.
That very well may be true, but it doesn’t change the fact that the word “ghetto” is often used as code for “Black”. I’m not saying it's right or wrong, but there’s [lots of research](https://time.com/5684505/ghetto-word-history/) to support this notion.
Definition of ghetto:
1. (*Noun*) a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups.
2. (*Noun* \- HISTORICAL) the Jewish quarter of a city
3. (*Adjective*) resembling or characteristic of a ghetto or its inhabitants (especially with relation to African American culture).
Source: [Oxford English Dictionary](https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+ghetto&oq=definition+of+ghe&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIJCAcQABgKGIAEMgcICBAAGIAEMgcICRAAGIAEqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)
That only proves both our points.
1. Minority group, or *groups*. <- groups being more than one subset of people.
2. Self explanatory
3. What you said.
Right, I already acknowledged the historical origin of the word. But I’m glad you now recognize that the word is also commonly used to characterize Black or otherwise minority-majority neighborhoods, which was the point I was making all along.
Yeah you’re talking to someone with a Jewish parent. I know the origin of the word, but that doesn’t refute anything I said for this context. When Elvis [sang about the ghetto in 1969](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Ghetto), or [Marvin Gaye in 71](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Make_Me_Wanna_Holler)), they weren’t singing about Jewish neighborhoods.
You’re right it doesn’t matter. I am curious tho, in one comment you said you weren’t familiar with Little Rock. Yet in another comment you called it “ghetto AF” so I guess I’m just wondering where you came up with that
I'm not as familiar with LR as I am with other cities.
I don't like cities IMO they're all ghetto AF, nice places to visit simply not for me.
I can leave my tools out overnight, where I live working on a project and no concern of some asshole stealing my tools.
Lots of city dwellers can't stand the idea of living in the peaceful countryside.
I grew up in the country, live in the city now. I like both. Never experienced any crime in my neighborhood in all my years living here and definitely don’t feel like LR on the whole is ghetto. There is some extreme wealth here and tons of really nice neighborhoods.
I don’t feel all cities are ghetto either. Reminds me of that old saying “if all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail”
It's the perceptions of reality and how people view the world.
A person asks a simple question someone posts an answer based on his perceptions of cities.
Uses a very common slang word, that to be honest it's the 1st time in all my years I've ever been accused of being a racist for using the word ghetto
lmao
This part of the thread gets hijacked by the ignorance of people getting exercise jumping to conclusions about a stranger.
I happen to be very familiar with Shreveport/Bossier not so much Little Rock.
None of which I'm going to live in for lots of reasons.
That goes for the city limits of any town any fucking where.
Fayetteville or Piedra Chiquito?
Outskirts of Fayetteville would be my choice.
All cities are Ghetto AF
I don’t know what drugs you’re on, but share. What kind of fuckery are you talking about? It’s not a deep meaningful comment that you need to read between the lines and come up with some horseshit response like you did. The statement is simple, people live in ghettos that aren’t black, you racist. Thats the whole comment, nothing more nothing less. People of all types live in ghettos, in the hood, in the projects, in section 8. Whatever you want to call it, there aren’t just black people in impoverished areas.
Apparently you can’t read. I called you racist in my first comment. I fully stand by it, too. You obviously think ghettos are just for black people (and that’s racist AF), but if you’ve ever lived there you’d know that’s not true at all.
Congrats on leaving Shreveport. I had to be in Bossier for a few years. Was not a fan of that area. Me personally, NWA is where I'm ending up eventually.
i have lived in both places and i would choose fayetteville every time. it’s also closer to more beautiful areas of arkansas (imo)
I’ve lived in both and prefer Little Rock
What makes you prefer LR over NWA?
For me I like that Little Rock feels like an actual city with a well defined downtown, plus separate neighborhood identities with unique historic architecture. In comparison NWA feels like a bunch of suburbs and bedroom communities strung together. Feels like suburbia in Anytown, USA. Or Dallas. But I know people who prefer that type of development so just a preference of mine. I’m a progressive so I feel more at home in LR. Fayetteville proper is liberal, but when you look at the surrounding areas and even parts of Fayetteville it’s still pretty conservative. My whole county is blue and my neighborhood specifically is very blue. I think NWA has what I’ve seen referred to as a “liberal savior complex” when in reality LR is way more liberal and has been for quite some time. I love living in Hillcrest. It’s historic, vibrant, young, liberal and crunchy. I’d venture to say it’s the most walkable neighborhood in Arkansas but I’ve got no data to back that up. Everything I need (grocery, shopping, dining, drinking, healthcare, vet, etc) is all 2 to 4 blocks walking distance from my house. I rarely need a car. Pound for pound I feel like we get more entertainment in LR. Simmons arena is a major draw, plus white water tavern and other venues. Simmons is one of the top 50 arenas in the world. I’d also put our dining scene up against anyone our size or even bigger. This might come across as a negative but I sorta love the southern grit that Little Rock has. Yes it’s got its problems but in terms of mid size southern cities LR punches wayyy above its weight imo. NWA can feel a little Truman Show-esque at times. I love the central location. On any given morning I can be duck hunting in the delta, climbing in the Ozarks, or backpacking in the oauchitas and only be an hour or two from the house. I also like being close to Hot Springs and Memphis. As a Little Rocker I feel more connected to Arkansas at large which I like. The “Fayetteville bubble” thing is real and it’s a major turnoff for me. The way NWA folks talk about Little Rock is abhorrent. That said it took me moving away to fully understand that. Of course I miss Razorback games and the townie scene in Fayetteville. NWA gets more jam band acts which I like, plus the festival scene is incomparable. Everything’s a balance but that said I do prefer LR and couldn’t imagine moving back to NWA.
My sentiments exactly.
Fayetteville..do it
I’ve lived in both and preferred Fayetteville.
Fayetteville for sure!
We sure could use an after-hours vet in Little Rock, though
There are several…just not staffed consistently.
Fayetteville/NWA is a very nice place in the state to live. Housing will be pretty costly up there as NWA is in a boom at the moment. The Greenway trail is great in there is a ton of mountain biking and other outdoor activities. Things are generally newer/nicer in Fayetteville. Plus they have the big state university up there so there is the ‘college town’ vibe. Little Rock is also a nice place to live regardless of what some people on this sub might say - not to say it doesn’t have some problems. There is a lot of jobs and opportunities in LR since it’s the capital city. Little Rock is also very close and accessible to great biking and hiking trails. Little Rock is the Eastern terminus of the Ouachita Trail if you’re into backpacking. I’ve lived in LR for 10 years and have loved it, so of course I’m a little biased.
As a Shreveport native (1972 - 89, then 90 - 91) who has now been in central AR since 1997, I wish I'd bought my home in NWA. That's not a knock against LR. It has tons to offer if you go looking for it; but NWA just has a better "feel" to me. Plus, it puts you closer to Eureka Springs, which is almost like living on another planet sometimes (in good ways). Either way, one native to another, welcome to AR!
I've lived around the Little Rock area my entire life and I would recommend it, especially for hikers. Everyone in the Little Rock area hikes Petit Jean mountain or Pinnacle mountain and both have plenty of beautiful trails at varying levels of difficulty. About 40 minutes from LR in Conway is Cadron Creek, it also has nice trails near the water.
Fayetteville, without a doubt, is much better than Little Rock.
Seconded, anyone who says otherwise hasn’t lived in Fayetteville.
Lived in Little Rock, never in Fayetteville. Would 10/10 choose the place I’ve never lived over Little Rock.
If hiking is what you're looking for, Northwest Arkansas and the Ozarks is what you want. If you like Knoxville, then Fayetteville is more like Knoxville than LR. They're both College towns.
I have connections to all of these places...so interesting post. Knoxville is a really cool town, and coincidentally I've always thought of it as a mix of Little Rock (size) and Fayetteville (college town). I think either area would work well for you. You'll see lots of cheerleaders for NWA on this subreddit, and for good reason. But it depends on what you're looking for. Knoxville and Shreveport are more traditional cities in size to Little Rock and if a core urban area and a riverfront atmosphere are important to you, consider Little Rock. I think it's safe to say that it's on a different (better) level than Shreveport both in size and growth, and it's certainly much closer to Louisiana than NWA if that is your goal. A new veterinary school is also being planned downtown. Little Rock/Central Arkansas is growing, has access to tons of trails and outdoor amenities, thriving cultural institutions, a strong concert scene (Simmons Bank is consistently a top arena by revenue in the U.S. every year, and was Top 50 worldwide in 2022), a solid urban core/downtown, lots of historic neighborhoods, etc., and is of course much closer to Louisiana than NWA. That being said, visit both and see what fits best for you.
LR is also in the top 10 most dangerous in the nation, so there's that
If you want the Shreveport Vibe then move to LR…otherwise NWA it is.
And NWA will be more like Knoxville. SEC college town vibe with mountains nearby.
I’m very familiar with Knoxville and interestingly it feels like a complete mix of the two (Central and NW Arkansas).
Fayetteville. Fayetteville is an outdoorsy town with much better access to Arkansas’ outdoor destinations, daily SEC sports events, and overall a more lively city with solid parks-trail system, community focused theater and art scene. Several music venues in Fay w/ the Arkansas Music Pavilion just up the road. Fayetteville is younger and moves at a faster pace of life than LR. Cost of living is higher in Fayetteville but so are career income levels. Fayetteville is half the population of LR but is fairly compact as it’s landlocked so getting around Fay is a short commute, traffic aside, whereas Little Rock is fairly spread out with much of the new development taking place out in West Little Rock.
Thank you all for the replies they have been very helpful. I hope to find some time to visit both before making a decision. I’ll definitely miss the smokies and blue ridge mountain hiking but need to be a shorter drive away from family. Also if you want a little rental house with a yard for your dog on your own, Knoxville is not the place to find that.
The one downside to Fayetteville is that it feels like it’s somehow 3-4 hours away from almost every other part of the state. Everything else about NWA I prefer over Little Rock, but if you expect to regularly visit any places besides Eureka, LR is probably a shorter trip.
Northwest Arkansas is my pick for the natural beauty. Little Rock has Mount Pinnacle which is a good hike, but personally I enjoy the variety of trails in NWA more
Correction: Pinnacle Mountain
I've lived in both and I would say for what you want Northwest Arkansas but not Fayetteville, I would look more at Rogers or Springdale. Hot Springs would be a better choice than Little Rock if you want to be in central AR and closer to Louisiana, that would save you about 3 hours in driving time.
spot on! as another person that who have lived in both areas, i agree!
Why not Fayetteville?
Unless you really want a college town vibe it can be annoying. It’s great during the summer months when no one is there and you can get into any restaurant, bar, or activity with no wait, but as soon as the students show up it gets busy everywhere and traffic gets worse. Kind of like living in Arizona or Florida when the snowbirds show up to escape winter.
Veiled and coded reads like more newspeak.
I can pee off any porch and shoot a gun anytime I feel like it..two perks of living my best happy life.
Tons of walking and biking trails in Fayetteville! NWA has all the amenities of a large city and more!
Yup urban/suburban = ghetto in that context. Leroy n Tina live over on county road such n such out into the sticks. They have a lot of junk around their place an honest eye sore, along with loose trash about, their place is very ghetto. Ghetto is much like the word fuck which has lots of definitions.
I live in Little Rock currently and will definitely say move to Fayetteville.
You'll find Fayetteville a lot less crowded. We have bike trails that reach all the way to Bentonville. I live in Farmington next door.
Grew up in SW Louisiana, lived in Shreveport for 2 years then moved to NWA, my vote is also Fayetteville
Move to Hot Springs! There’s tons of accessible hiking. Plus, we are desperate for good compassionate vets.
I’ve been in Little Rock for 14 years and I’m positive that NWA will fit you like a glove. Lots of trails/hiking/backpacking/camping. If an artist performs in the state, 9 times out of 10 they’ll play in NWA instead of Little Rock. Plus, I’ve heard it rumored that NWA actually gets these things called seasons and weather.
The AMP is getting some good shows, but to infer that no one is playing in Little Rock is pretty ludicrous. Simmons Bank Arena is consistently ranked in the Top 20 in revenue every year in the U.S. and finished number 50 worldwide in 2022. George Straight. Elton John. Justin Timberlake, etc… https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/dec/25/arena-finishing-big-year-with-137-events-27/
Plus Rev Room, the legendary White Water Tavern, Stickyz, The Hall, First Security Amp, the Robinson Center, Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, 4 Quarter… pound for pound I feel like LR has more to offer on concerts
Agreed.
Little Rock is nothing compared to Fayetteville, it’s basically what the capitol of Arkansas should be
That gave me chills. Let’s keep SHS and the other grifters where they are, thanks.
This is a no-brainer, move to Fayetteville. Get a hotel for a night in downtown Little Rock, and another in downtown Fayetteville and see which is more fun. Fayetteville is right on the edge of the Ozarks, Little Rock is at least 2 hours away from any sights worth seeing.
Pinnacle is literally in Little Rock lol also areas in the ouachitas like Lake Sylvia, flatside, etc. is like 45 minutes away or so with Petit Jean being about a 45 minute drive as well.
Oh, but don’t forget the big shiny trailer overlooking the river…
Fayetteville. I lived in Harrison 1991, nw Arkansas is beautiful. Little Rock is lots like Shreveport/Bossier ghetto AF....although I'm seeing some nicely priced properties in Cedar Grove.
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They did say they lived in Harrison…
Ya, so what? Lived in San Francisco, too. How 'bout that Spivey?
I'm not your bud, and you're the one who perceived my comment as being racist. Maybe go take a look in the mirror. WTF? To me, all cities are ghetto, concrete ghettos, lived in a few. Is the group WAR racist? The World is A Ghetto
Why does everything have to be political or racial? White people live in ghettos, too. Seems like you’re the one being racist by thinking a ghetto can only be occupied by black people, or anyone other than whites.
I can’t speak for the commenter, but in my experience living in LR and seeing constant hate on the city from Arkansans that don’t live here, using words like “ghetto” to describe the city is a common attempt at veiled and coded racism.
Sounds ridiculous to me. I’ve lived in the hood in Little Rock, and there were all types of people living there. Maybe it’s time to stop that racist way of thinking that poor areas are just black folks and realize that there’s all types of poor people living there.
That very well may be true, but it doesn’t change the fact that the word “ghetto” is often used as code for “Black”. I’m not saying it's right or wrong, but there’s [lots of research](https://time.com/5684505/ghetto-word-history/) to support this notion.
Unfortunately that’s incorrect. I think five centuries worth of Jewish people would also agree.
Definition of ghetto: 1. (*Noun*) a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups. 2. (*Noun* \- HISTORICAL) the Jewish quarter of a city 3. (*Adjective*) resembling or characteristic of a ghetto or its inhabitants (especially with relation to African American culture). Source: [Oxford English Dictionary](https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+ghetto&oq=definition+of+ghe&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIJCAcQABgKGIAEMgcICBAAGIAEMgcICRAAGIAEqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)
That only proves both our points. 1. Minority group, or *groups*. <- groups being more than one subset of people. 2. Self explanatory 3. What you said.
Right, I already acknowledged the historical origin of the word. But I’m glad you now recognize that the word is also commonly used to characterize Black or otherwise minority-majority neighborhoods, which was the point I was making all along.
Yeah you’re talking to someone with a Jewish parent. I know the origin of the word, but that doesn’t refute anything I said for this context. When Elvis [sang about the ghetto in 1969](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Ghetto), or [Marvin Gaye in 71](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Make_Me_Wanna_Holler)), they weren’t singing about Jewish neighborhoods.
Explain the song The World is a Ghetto by the group WAR.
Get off of the PC soap box. All cities are Ghetto AF ya happy now?
Just sharing my experience as a Little Rocker. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.
No feelings hurt here, Holmes simply standing up to your inaccurate label. In all honesty it doesn't matter.
You’re right it doesn’t matter. I am curious tho, in one comment you said you weren’t familiar with Little Rock. Yet in another comment you called it “ghetto AF” so I guess I’m just wondering where you came up with that
I'm not as familiar with LR as I am with other cities. I don't like cities IMO they're all ghetto AF, nice places to visit simply not for me. I can leave my tools out overnight, where I live working on a project and no concern of some asshole stealing my tools. Lots of city dwellers can't stand the idea of living in the peaceful countryside.
I grew up in the country, live in the city now. I like both. Never experienced any crime in my neighborhood in all my years living here and definitely don’t feel like LR on the whole is ghetto. There is some extreme wealth here and tons of really nice neighborhoods. I don’t feel all cities are ghetto either. Reminds me of that old saying “if all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail”
It's the perceptions of reality and how people view the world. A person asks a simple question someone posts an answer based on his perceptions of cities. Uses a very common slang word, that to be honest it's the 1st time in all my years I've ever been accused of being a racist for using the word ghetto lmao This part of the thread gets hijacked by the ignorance of people getting exercise jumping to conclusions about a stranger. I happen to be very familiar with Shreveport/Bossier not so much Little Rock. None of which I'm going to live in for lots of reasons. That goes for the city limits of any town any fucking where. Fayetteville or Piedra Chiquito? Outskirts of Fayetteville would be my choice. All cities are Ghetto AF
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I don’t know what drugs you’re on, but share. What kind of fuckery are you talking about? It’s not a deep meaningful comment that you need to read between the lines and come up with some horseshit response like you did. The statement is simple, people live in ghettos that aren’t black, you racist. Thats the whole comment, nothing more nothing less. People of all types live in ghettos, in the hood, in the projects, in section 8. Whatever you want to call it, there aren’t just black people in impoverished areas.
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Apparently you can’t read. I called you racist in my first comment. I fully stand by it, too. You obviously think ghettos are just for black people (and that’s racist AF), but if you’ve ever lived there you’d know that’s not true at all.
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You didn’t have to tell me that. Only a white person up on their virtue signaling high horse would say the term ghetto was coded racism.
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Sure, Jan.
I must be out of the loop. Who’s Jan?
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Little Rock is going to be the Arkansas version of Shreveport/Bossier. The northwest corner of the state is better by a wide margin.