Firstly, racism and stereotypes are two different things. This article
shows the author may believe some rather silly stereotypes about black
people. And that is it.
Secondly, it is you who's being "racist" when fried chicken makes you think the article has anything to do with any race.
Thirdly, the article's very premise and conclusion goes against the idea of the author being racist. To recap: areas with many chicken shops (or black people if you're "racist") are places that the author considers established, not "up and coming", with higher house prices. This can only be interpreted as "places with many chicken shops are worth more money." Conversely, areas with many coffee shops (or white people if you're "racist") are places that the author considers "up and coming", with lower house prices. This can only be interpreted as "places with many coffee shops are worth less money and are gaining value as they gain chicken shops."
Therefore, if anything the article is racist against white people, since it insinuates that wherever there are fewer black people the houses are worth less money. The article is obviously about hipsters, with the mention of bicycles, quinoa, and "the street price of coriander" being maybe a clever way of saying marijuana.
In conclusion: You're obviously reading too much into this. Namely, you are reading a racial agenda into a silly article full of pseudoscience.
cc: @clacke Your initial assumption was right, with the addition of "as soon as there are more fast food restaurants than coffee shops hipsters no longer want to live there." And that's the joke.
Secondly, it is you who's being "racist" when fried chicken makes you think the article has anything to do with any race.
Thirdly, the article's very premise and conclusion goes against the idea of the author being racist. To recap: areas with many chicken shops (or black people if you're "racist") are places that the author considers established, not "up and coming", with higher house prices. This can only be interpreted as "places with many chicken shops are worth more money." Conversely, areas with many coffee shops (or white people if you're "racist") are places that the author considers "up and coming", with lower house prices. This can only be interpreted as "places with many coffee shops are worth less money and are gaining value as they gain chicken shops."
Therefore, if anything the article is racist against white people, since it insinuates that wherever there are fewer black people the houses are worth less money. The article is obviously about hipsters, with the mention of bicycles, quinoa, and "the street price of coriander" being maybe a clever way of saying marijuana.
In conclusion: You're obviously reading too much into this. Namely, you are reading a racial agenda into a silly article full of pseudoscience.
cc: @clacke Your initial assumption was right, with the addition of "as soon as there are more fast food restaurants than coffee shops hipsters no longer want to live there." And that's the joke.