White flight is when local businesses shut down or leave a neighbourhood because they keep getting robbed. The opposite of white flight is gentrification, where legal businesses replace illegal ones (drug peddling, extortion, prostitution). Some people think that both of these are incredibly racist for some reason.
by Palladium1 October 22, 2022
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White flight is not hatred or bigotry towards minorities. It's just white people simply moving to a home with more bedrooms.
by UltimateDoge May 24, 2022
Get the White flight mug.Unease from white people when topics of race are brought up. A general cringing or shutting down towards openly talking about white privilege, or racism as manifested in subtleties of everyday life. Not being able to confront the millions of corpses below them. The fact white fright was not already defined in Urban Dictionary.
by sensayshun February 2, 2017
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white flight started in 1950's in LA now we have black flight ( to south east ) white flight still ongoing now from ( Brown attack chicanos ) ( to washington state and along Canada border )in downtown LA yellow skins pushing chicanos west toward beaches. Red man still puff peace pipe outside of big city. ( BC bud gud canadian shit ) All is well in the Holy City of the Angles.
by itichie_nocanpo June 24, 2006
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Andres: Why is it that when people of color move into the city neighborhood, whites move out?
Tyrone: It's white flight bro. They are scared of anyone who's not white for fear that they will be mugged, or even killed. They don't wanna be in the same place as us. Them racist crackers.
Tyrone: It's white flight bro. They are scared of anyone who's not white for fear that they will be mugged, or even killed. They don't wanna be in the same place as us. Them racist crackers.
by GankstaHoodie May 10, 2007
Get the white flight mug.A feeling by African- Americans of being devalued, depressed and anxious by subtle oppression from whites who hold a power position in their life. These are behaviors and authentic feelings that are believed to be historically stemmed from slavery carried on from one generation to another.
A black parent might feel intimidated by his/ her child's white teacher who appears to be subtly oppressive. Because of white fright, the parent left the school without conversing with the teacher of her child.
by Nehemiah's Sister November 6, 2013
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