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Originally Posted by ozone
In the Western USA, the cities with the most undeserved bad raps are—
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Salt Lake City
Spokane
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I think LA gets about the right amount of love and respect. While some tired clichés and stereotypes still linger, I think they no longer completely drive the narrative like they did as recently as the mid-2000s. Most of it is simply due to civic maturation/evolution and the ability to access content very easily these days.
The most outdated "bad rap" stuff:
1) LA's very dangerous
2) LA's not a good sports town
3) LA's nothing but transplants
4) Everyone is obsessed with celebrities / wants to be famous
5) A huge proportion of the female population has had plastic surgery, botox, and breast augmentations
6) Every other person is a surfer or skater
7) "86 suburbs in search of a city"
I feel like every other negative trait still has at least some degree of truth to it and is therefore a legitimate knock.