Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Diversity

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Feb 24, 2023, at 4:23 PM, Sophie Rubin <yophiest [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Both Lyle and Sharon's responses effectively say "we are already as diverse
> as we can expect to be.” 

This is totally not what I said and I doubt if it is what Lyle meant either. 

I was also not being defensive — I was objecting to the idea that cohousing is 
somehow less diverse than the general population and less welcoming than other 
intentional communities. And that Zev’s message was typical of the kind of 
microaggressions that exclude people from cohousing. 

Cohousing communities can continue to work with individuals on specific 
concerns and feelings,  but discussing generalities and hypotheticals isn’t 
leading to greater understanding or clarity. I’m sure everyone has learned from 
this interchange but we can’t resolve things that are so non-specific.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org