What’s the definition of a Detroiter?

What is a Detroiter? Is it more than just paying taxes? Is it an attitude? Is it a love and passion for a city that you may or may not live in? It may be all of these things.Excerpt:Bing, though, is a perfect example of how defining a Detroiter is an increasingly slippery exercise.Though
he moved to the suburbs in the 1970s, Bing ran a business in Detroit
that employed Detroiters, paid lots of city taxes, was deeply involved
in Detroit’s social and charity scene and served as a representative of
Detroit outside of town.Barrow’s argument might resonate
with some voters, but Bing has faced it in his first three campaigns
this year and finished first in all of them.”It’s the
commitment to the city that defines a Detroiter,” said Karen Dumas,
Bing’s interim communications director, who lives in Detroit. “People
who celebrate the city and work to improve it are Detroiters.”That sounds a lot like Bing, of course.Read the entire article here.