Weekend Warriors

Yuppies are funny. Let me explain.

After this story in The PD about a buncha yups taking a weekend cooking course from an “authentic Mexican”, I felt the need to post on it. But then I forgot. I was gonna just move on, but some things just gotta be said.

My disgrutledness (I just made up a new word!) comes from many years of observation living in Roseland. I remember driving by taco trucks on a warm spring evening, and seeing a bunch of people in khaki shorts and Burkenstocks running for Volvos after receiving their food. Or worse yet, if I was at said truck, I’d overhear the conversation: “Oh honey, this area is sewwww VIBRANT and CULTURAL! Let’s order some carnee ass-ada…That sounds adventurous!”. Yet, you see these are the same folks that lock their car doors or cross the street when they see a person of color approaching and write scathing anti-immigrant comments on the PD website any time an ethinic name pops up in a story.

Basically this is their outlook on things:

* We love your food, just don’t live by us

* We love your music, just don’t date our daughter

* We love wine, just not the people who bring it to the table

etc. etc. etc.

I’m sure some day, Roseland will experience gentrification as many other areas in the Bay Area have. High priced condos will force out those who have lived there for years because they can’t afford it anymore and there will be “California Fusion” taquerias every 2 blocks. It’s an ugly thought but hey, such is life I guess.