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RE: The American South
March 14, 2012 at 4:03 pm
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(March 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I, for one, choose death.
(Strange as it sounds, these people really do grow on you. The culture does have it's allure. You're never too far from a good bellylaugh, for example, and they have a tendency to laugh right along with you, even when they don't know you're laughing at them. Now that is some friendly shit..isn't it?)
Though I do not like the religion and the attitude that goes with this and some other things like the racism creeps the shit out of me (I'm beyond horrified) there is allure and there are islands of rationality on which to vacation for a while.
Southern manners are wonderful as they are warm. They have ways of being polite to people they don't even like (though this sort of politeness does have it's limits. when you hear them say something like "oh hell no", run for the hills.)
One southern custom that I particularly like is how they let guests eat while the wedding party gets their pictures taken. I't considered rude to let the guests starve.
(March 13, 2012 at 2:33 pm)Faith No More Wrote: You can have death. And yes the culture does have its allure such as southern hospitality being a real thing. Whenever I see it, however, I can't help but think how differently I would be treated if I wasn't pasty white.
You have a point there. Some places are better than other's. A few years ago I got lost in Jasper Texas. This was not long after two white guys dragged a black guy to death there. The racial tension was still very much present. Confederate flags were everywhere. I kept thinking of the movie "Deliverance".
(March 13, 2012 at 3:45 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: (March 13, 2012 at 2:34 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Or if they knew you weren't as white as they (or you) thought you were. Same for themselves really. For me, I suppose, the south is like a blanket I've had since childhood. It's ragged, it's old, entirely too hot, it itches and it's full of mystery bugs....but..for some reason, it's comforting to me.
I love the south for the country beauty, a bit more freedom, and the laid back attitude.
The racism, religious ignorance, and greedy hatefulness are a major spot on this beautiful land.
Also old money and the old boys club. In some places it's hard to get a job if you have the wrong last name.
(March 14, 2012 at 8:37 am)Faith No More Wrote: Another thing that seems to make the south this dumb, is that people that are born there who are intelligent and not racist bible-thumpers tend to move away. At least in my family they did.
If you have education you can move away. You have to move where the jobs are. Only some jobs (like a dentist) allow you to stay in your home town.
(March 14, 2012 at 10:36 am)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I, too, often wish Mississippi and Alabamastan would secede so all the fundies could move there and start their own country of Jesustan. Of course, they'd probably have to take Texas with them.
Nooo! Noooooo! Not Texas!
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RE: The American South
March 15, 2012 at 8:44 pm
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RE: The American South
March 15, 2012 at 9:05 pm
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RE: The American South
March 15, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Quote:(Strange as it sounds, these people really do grow on you.
So does a fungus....I still don't want one.
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RE: The American South
March 15, 2012 at 9:59 pm
LOL, I understand, it's just the comfort that home and familiar people bring. Fully aware of that.
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RE: The American South
March 16, 2012 at 8:11 am
Ziploc Surprise Wrote:You have a point there. Some places are better than other's. A few years ago I got lost in Jasper Texas. This was not long after two white guys dragged a black guy to death there. The racial tension was still very much present. Confederate flags were everywhere. I kept thinking of the movie "Deliverance".
My parents are from a small town near Amarillo in the panhandle. To say there is racial tension there is putting it very mildly. The non-whites and whites do not mix whatsoever, and the few times I actually saw a black person, they looked extremely nervous and avoided all eye contact. During my visits there I have never heard the n-word thrown around so casually as if it was the correct terminology.
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RE: The American South
March 16, 2012 at 1:28 pm
They are ignorant shits who think that "jesus" makes them special, FNM.
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RE: The American South
March 17, 2012 at 12:24 am
(March 16, 2012 at 8:11 am)Faith No More Wrote: Ziploc Surprise Wrote:You have a point there. Some places are better than other's. A few years ago I got lost in Jasper Texas. This was not long after two white guys dragged a black guy to death there. The racial tension was still very much present. Confederate flags were everywhere. I kept thinking of the movie "Deliverance".
My parents are from a small town near Amarillo in the panhandle. To say there is racial tension there is putting it very mildly. The non-whites and whites do not mix whatsoever, and the few times I actually saw a black person, they looked extremely nervous and avoided all eye contact. During my visits there I have never heard the n-word thrown around so casually as if it was the correct terminology.
You have my sympathies. I've lived in parts of the South that are like that. I'm white but I hated it. It's so much nicer when everyone is an equal.
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RE: The American South
March 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm
(March 17, 2012 at 12:24 am)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: You have my sympathies. I've lived in parts of the South that are like that. I'm white but I hated it. It's so much nicer when everyone is an equal.
There is actually a symbol for equality, if you are interested.
It is a capital "E" inside of a circle.
(E)
Its also used to represent "Egalitarianism".
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