
Originally Posted by
bassin_bug
I know the folks in those two states "quite well", is the best way I can put it. One in AL, a banker, who told me about talking with a county official once who was asked why there were fewer black folks in his county than surrounding counties. His answer: "cause we don't want 'em here". The other, a family member in MS who bragged to me once that he charged black folks up to twice what he charged white folks for the same work, and then went on about how stupid they were not to figure it out.
Bug, I don't know you or the people around you. I do know that your statement "racism is alive and well in AL and whites are not the problem" is, on its face, ridiculous. As I said, there is racism on both sides.
I will say, though, that if you're a white victim of racism in AL or MS you might have to bag your own groceries or wait a little longer to get your 3-piece chicken snack with red beans and rice, as you said. If you're a black victim of racism, you might spend a few years longer in jail, lose a couple thousand bucks to a repairman, or get a cross burned in your front yard.