RE: [UC] (no subject)

[S. Sharrieff Ali]

Q:  “Will someone please clarify this word (gentrification), or what you are talking             about, and end my confusion”.               A: Personally, I don’t know why “gentrification” is still in the subject line based on the content either. Reverse-Gentrification is more accurate. Affluent people were replaced by working class who are being replaced by Yups.   GENTRIFICATION    The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.   Additional Response:   There is a more interesting story about “Penn-trification” ,which through the Penn mortgage program has turned U-City into a “Penn Ghetto”. Obviously, not the worse thing that could have happened.             Ghetto: A section of a city occupied by a minority group who live             there especially because of social, economic, or legal pressure. About 60% of the people walking in the community are sporting Penn related I-D tags around their neck, proudly displayed as a fashion accessory, I guess to let the Penn Police (and everyone else) know they are “cleared for passage”.   (I’m sure the tags are needed to get in and out of their work buildings, but you get the picture)   S.   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] (no subject)   I constantly see the word GENTRIFICATION  being used as titles in all of this information about the "History" of University city....but am confused because the word gentrification has a different, usually negative, meaning to most "folks". Will someone please clarify this word, or what you are talking about,and end my confusion. Thanks. Beth a. Showell