Black people in the south are cool

[Travis Meekz]

Originally posted by Lizzy Lover


you were in the nice part of town.. thus all the people probably had a higher education than others in the city... next time ask your company to stick you in the hood

oh, I understand what you are saying now. Trust me, I worked in Augusta Ga for a few months...the absolute worst part of the city....we found 4 needles laying on the ground by a former crack house and our equipment got stolen three times.

but how those bad parts have come about is a whole other topic...

[machinaddict]

Originally posted by Nimrod
Also in the south, what race you are seems to be a big issue.. it wasn't that way for me in NJ, and it's not in Cali.

unless you are mexican?

[Nimrod]

Originally posted by machinaddict

unless you are mexican?

Different situation. Blacks and whites where I grew up were all legal citizens. If, say, every day black people were swimming over from Africa and whites were sneaking in from Canada, then that would be a good comparison.

[Lizzy Lover]

Originally posted by Nimrod
Different situation. Blacks and whites where I grew up were all legal citizens. If, say, every day black people were swimming over from Africa and whites were sneaking in from Canada, then that would be a good comparison.

[Travis Meekz]

Originally posted by sawdust restaurants


Don't you realize how self-centered of a viewpoint this is? The entire point of being an open-minded person is to look past your own experiences and see why you think the way you do.

I do agree with you about the regional differences. I like living in the South, and ALL the people are different, not just blacks or whites. But to say you have low respect for an entire race just because your experiences (which are colored, and I daresay tainted, by yours and everyone's cultural prejudices) were bad smacks of short-sightedness.

Yes, I do realize this is totally a self-centered viewpoint. I am open minded and I realize that there is a whole array of different, cultural, environmental, social, industrial, educational, political....factors that contribute to why and how a certain group of people act and live. I do realize that all people are different. It is my decision to put a little bit of prejudices on a group of people and it is my decision to change that opinion whenever I feel the need to.

[sawdust restaurants]

Originally posted by Ttravis Mmeekz
It is my decision to put a little bit of prejudices on a group of people

Fine. Just don't say you're not racist, then.

[Travis Meekz]

Originally posted by sawdust restaurants


Fine. Just don't say you're not racist, then.

But that is such a strong word that usually denotes a strong feeling of hatred towards a race. That is not the case here...I prefer generalized opinions if it makes you happy.

[spa ced]

You sound like a low fat racist.
Racist lite, maybe.

[Travis Meekz]

Originally posted by spa ced
You sound like a low fat racist.
Racist lite, maybe.

and your opinion doesn't matter to me

[BeautifulLoser]

Originally posted by Ttravis Mmeekz
yep. They are totally different than blacks up in the North. They are relatively nice, they actually work, are considerate, and don't walk around all day acting pissed or like they're the shit. Amazing. I'm blown away by this notion. Not that I am racist but my general view of blacks is not one of high respect...until I went to the south.

If you're being sarcastic, then haha..

If you're serious, I notice exactly the opposite. :erm

[sawdust restaurants]

Originally posted by Ttravis Mmeekz
But that is such a strong word that usually denotes a strong feeling of hatred towards a race. That is not the case here...I prefer generalized opinions if it makes you happy.

Maybe you don't hate black people, but I would venture to say that most folks don't flat-out hate people of other races in this day and age. To me, the subtle, venomous prejudice that you're talking about in this thread is the kind of racism that really hurts people of ALL races.

Put it this way: If a black family moved in next door to you, would you assume that they were going to be obnoxious?

If you said yes, I think there's a problem there.

And know that I'm not just slamming you. I know of maybe one or two people in this world who are truly, genuinely color-blind, and I'm certainly not one of them. I just believe we should really examine the ways we think and why we think that way, and I just can't accept that some people think their generalizations are benign. They're not.