How did axe throwing become the sport of gentrification?!pic.twitter.com/IXazLyOsrF
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They closed an 82% Black school in Alabama and turned into a giant rumpus room for white hipsters.
And this account is so oblivious, that they tweeted about it with heart eye emoji 
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This former school is now home to a speakeasy, arcade and brewery! pic.twitter.com/mtMdPVVC2A
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A bunch of people pointed out that there was a time period in between the school closing and the business opening. I didn’t think that mattered and I still don’t. But context I guess as if the grounds of a mostly black school being a hipster playground isn’t just as bad?!
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It only took Alabama ten years to get gentrification, damn. (this is like a whole ass “down at the heels industrial town trying to make a comeback” bingo card in one location.
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That IS Alabama.
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Unfortunately also in many places outside of AL.. the public school system is just underfunded and eventually older and/or underused schools shut down & get sold. the new owners try to make it sound good but heres a Philly example (hint: same hipster bs)https://www.buildingbok.com/history
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How terrible does someone have to be to think turning a school into a "speakeasy, arcade, and brewery" is a good thing?
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It’s the people that watch It’s a Wonderful Life and think that Pottersville looks way cooler than Bedford Falls.
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Was another bigger better school opened to replace the one closed down?
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Usually they just send them to schools that already exist, adding to overcapacity.
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