A pejorative is a phrasing with negative connotations. Picked from the first paragraphs:

> It was also the epicenter of a community ...

An epicenter is the focus of a earthquake, which is associated with causing great damage and loss of life. Comparing a community to such an catastrophic event is a negative connotation. Is that not a pejorative in your eyes? Even if its not, its a way of making readers disliking said community without factual basis, which is not a very honest thing.

I will stop arguing here. If your view is that you and Cade Metz do not use pejorative language, then there is no common ground between us.