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barbtries

(28,689 posts)
161. so many years ago,
Tue Mar 13, 2012, 04:30 PM
Mar 2012

like 37 years ago almost, i traveled from my home in SoCal to the bay area to visit a friend. i was slightly stunned by the hatred toward LA that i ran into during my (all of) three day visit. first, a friend of my friend, upon hearing that i was from LA, said, "oh, yes, i did time there too."
then my friend took me to a party where a whole bunch of (drunk, high, most likely, this was 1975) people suddenly in unison yelled, "FUCK LA!" at the top of their lungs.
it was like i didn't want to say where i was from and was cowed from saying to anyone that i loved where i lived, because at that place at that time, you just didn't do that.
point being i guess, this regional bigotry bullshit can be found all over. nonetheless it IS bullshit imo.

I'm a liberal in Texas Skittles Mar 2012 #1
so EVERY person in the south is guilty? backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #4
Nice way to derail a conversation. Warpy Mar 2012 #13
I see the problem you have with reading comprehension Skittles Mar 2012 #15
I think ppl here are talking about southern GOP voters. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #103
I don't recall anyone on DU ever claiming that "everyone" in the South is tblue37 Mar 2012 #159
Thank you - good post treestar Mar 2012 #186
Nice strawman. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #165
Of course not - TBF Mar 2012 #168
I remember working the primaries in 2010 w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #18
you have guts, w8liftinglady! Skittles Mar 2012 #32
she wasn't scared because iemitsu Mar 2012 #102
I lift weights! Skittles Mar 2012 #184
i can beat that - i'm in east texas, and i see where the reputation comes from too. however arely staircase Mar 2012 #61
One of my co-workers lives in Tyler...drives to Dallas to work. w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #63
tyler to dallas daily is a pretty good hike. arely staircase Mar 2012 #71
Tara Winery,maybe? w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #72
nope. wow, more than one east texas winery, who'd of thunk it lol arely staircase Mar 2012 #78
LOL... My partner and I used to go to Tara's w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #83
gun barrel city is only my second favorite texas town name arely staircase Mar 2012 #89
A moment I've not forgotten in Tyler Texas AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #113
My Populist, FDR, pro-LABOR roots are from that area. bvar22 Mar 2012 #172
I said I UNDERSTAND it Skittles Mar 2012 #69
oh, i wasn't accusing you of or chatising you for anything arely staircase Mar 2012 #74
You're not making that up. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #114
I can attest to the ethnic racism among whites. LibDemAlways Mar 2012 #121
I grew up in a small town in Montgomery Co., PA and it was the same way life long demo Mar 2012 #182
You should have heard what Bavarians (Southern Germans) used to JDPriestly Mar 2012 #194
I live in Alaska. Sounds the same. roguevalley Mar 2012 #101
Dick Army, Phil Gramm, Tom Delay Rex Mar 2012 #128
I get it, I really get it. I am a social democratic living in the south. We all aren't lemmings. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #131
I'm a as far left as you can get without falling off the edge liberal & am from No. FL lark Mar 2012 #144
Good rant Bob. lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #2
You are quite right. blue neen Mar 2012 #3
I live in Ohio and we have people here just as bad or worse than some of doc03 Mar 2012 #10
wow, i only hear the n word every couple of weeks arely staircase Mar 2012 #105
LOL! Withywindle Mar 2012 #109
Oh, I spent an entire summer jsmirman Mar 2012 #12
I guess the driving thing would depend on what part of PA you were in. blue neen Mar 2012 #20
In the LV jsmirman Mar 2012 #24
in east texas the kkk is pretty much only visible in the far southeast corner - you may have heard o arely staircase Mar 2012 #92
Oh, I believe it Amaril Mar 2012 #117
Same here, and they're quite proud of it, too! blue neen Mar 2012 #137
I live in Pennsylvania too. maddiemom Mar 2012 #178
K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2012 #5
You know...as I said in another thread nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #6
First of all, you sound awesome jsmirman Mar 2012 #7
I live in one of the most conservative voting city's surrounding Cleveland, Ohio.... WCGreen Mar 2012 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #9
in a backwards way you made my point backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #28
The south is a near theocracy Warpy Mar 2012 #36
+1 PassingFair Mar 2012 #88
I live in the South, Atlanta, Ga, area to be exact. RebelOne Mar 2012 #11
Yeah, OK, fine. But where are ya' on NASCAR? trof Mar 2012 #14
NASCAR is hardly even southern anymore KamaAina Mar 2012 #126
"Hardly even Southern" has always described stock car racing Mopar151 Mar 2012 #136
K&R... stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #151
Well said, Bob. I'm in GA and yes, there are shitheads here CurtEastPoint Mar 2012 #16
You ain't the South, Bob izquierdista Mar 2012 #17
no you are WRONG backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #37
How am I going to change my neighbor? izquierdista Mar 2012 #87
I won't hide or hold back backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #56
midwest here wendylaroux Mar 2012 #19
People like simple solutions that fit with their preconceptions of life, complexity that challenges Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #21
I know, Baby. It makes an old liberal hippie Southerner sad. nolabear Mar 2012 #22
K&R... stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #152
It's an old story, isn't it? tledford Mar 2012 #23
RE: DU being right of personal center......... socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #97
People make generalizations on everything. Everyone here at DU, where ever they are from could say mother earth Mar 2012 #25
I live in MS Aerows Mar 2012 #26
Hey Bob... handmade34 Mar 2012 #27
I grew up next to SC :) stuntcat Mar 2012 #29
Take this to heart my fellow American (s) showmethejedi Mar 2012 #30
Reccity rec rec! pecwae Mar 2012 #31
I live in the south. Truthfully, there are a lot of people just like you describe. Good luck in SC. Hoyt Mar 2012 #33
A Cheerwine toast to you! pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #34
Oh no you did not!! wendylaroux Mar 2012 #41
They will deliver it to your door pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #43
your the best!! thanks!! wendylaroux Mar 2012 #65
Cheerwine stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #154
I agree with you TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #35
Aren't we all somethingists? mahina Mar 2012 #38
and I grew up in the UK learning how stupid the Irish were and now I'm trying to Irish roots Demonaut Mar 2012 #46
I was born and raised in the South. Some of the most racist people I have EVER known Number23 Mar 2012 #39
a problem, Bob, is that some people MAKE FORTUNES promoting those stereotypes grasswire Mar 2012 #40
YOU NAILED IT backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #51
"Latte liberal" is also an object of hatred grasswire Mar 2012 #66
Count me in as born & raised in Richmond, VA arcane1 Mar 2012 #42
I only diss on the South xmas74 Mar 2012 #44
RTR stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #155
All over Faurot Field. xmas74 Mar 2012 #183
I lived in Arkansas and Mississippi for several years. DCBob Mar 2012 #45
Enjoy your plantation in SC! Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #47
As one of southern comics says, "Don't care what anyone says, that's funny." Hoyt Mar 2012 #75
Except he's from Nebraska, dmallind Mar 2012 #153
You're wrong. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #48
Bob. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #49
Just wondering if pipi_k Mar 2012 #50
LOL... I feel your pain here in Texas w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #53
Yes jeff47 Mar 2012 #57
aw HELL yes Skittles Mar 2012 #68
Thank you, Bob. It gets a little disheartening to read posts here that lump all of us Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #52
you are right. w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #54
If you don't like the way the South is viewed by the rest of the country, then you change it. baldguy Mar 2012 #55
All right, now you watch mine. nolabear Mar 2012 #70
Bill Maher NAILED IT, because no one understands the south better than hughee99 Mar 2012 #127
That wasn't Bill Maher's video. It was Nancy Pelosi's daughter's. MADem Mar 2012 #150
My apologies to Bill. hughee99 Mar 2012 #162
I did not see the whole show. I did see the video. MADem Mar 2012 #163
The original post to which I replied seemed to be hughee99 Mar 2012 #166
"you could make a video just like this in New York, New Jersey" guardian Mar 2012 #200
Timothy McVeigh born and raised in New York, Terry Nichols born and raised in Michigan RedEarth Mar 2012 #134
The county red to blue map shows a slightly different picture... Hippo_Tron Mar 2012 #188
I don't really give a rat's ass what they think Gman Mar 2012 #58
I don't really give a rat's ass stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #156
I live in Kansas and I'm a huge Liberal too. mistertrickster Mar 2012 #59
In fairness, there are pockets of ignorance in New England. Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #60
My aunt still tells me stories about New Haven w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #64
East Haven is for whites only: Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #73
Pockets? POCKETS? Mopar151 Mar 2012 #190
you go, backwoodsbob nt arely staircase Mar 2012 #62
The 2nd District here in Maine is not a whole lot of different, Bob. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #67
Pictures of Maine are always so pretty. I dream of visiting there one day. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #82
I'm a liberal in Louisiana. I feel your pain. juajen Mar 2012 #76
I'm from Louisiana, too! I live in Dallas now. I'm from Cajun country...southwest La. And yes,... Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #80
Most of the Cajuns that I know in Dallas vote Democratic w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #91
The hell you say! That's where I'm from! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #99
My son lives in the south, and when I visit him I meet a lot of wonderful people. But... Speck Tater Mar 2012 #77
I am the south, too! Deep, deep, deep south. By the time I was 10, I was anti-racism. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #79
The GOP's Southern Strategy is called that for a reason. JoePhilly Mar 2012 #81
I was born in the midwest, grew up in the midwest,and except for 22 years spent in New York, libinnyandia Mar 2012 #84
Native Texan here. I am a third generation Democrat and live in East Texas. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #85
LOL... DON'T get me started on Smokey Joe w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #86
Are you in SE TX? That's KKK territory, so I wouldn't think there'd be many white Dems there. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #100
I'm in East Texas north of there. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #174
No... It Really Isn't The South... WillyT Mar 2012 #90
I don't even know if it's city versus country Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #111
I agree....see my post about. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #112
Hey, WillieT. Interesting blue pattern in the south. MissMarple Mar 2012 #135
That is an "All or Nothing" graphic, bvar22 Mar 2012 #173
If You Find It... I Would Love To See It WillyT Mar 2012 #181
It took me a while to find it, but here it is. bvar22 Mar 2012 #189
Way Cool... Is That The First Time That's Been Done ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #192
Indiana cornfield liberal here... Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2012 #93
This proud Az liberal knows exactly what you are talking about. jillan Mar 2012 #94
I find hate expressed towards the people of any region personally disgusting Generic Brad Mar 2012 #95
I'm from Arizona - home of The War on MLK Day, SB1070 and banning Hispanic studies NAO Mar 2012 #96
Orange County Cal progressive here. South Orange County. Overall, Orange County wiggs Mar 2012 #98
I'm with you on that frazzled Mar 2012 #108
I am a California Socialist Taverner Mar 2012 #104
Tennessee progressive here politicasista Mar 2012 #106
Haters gonna hate. I bet there isn't a fucking city, town, or burg in this whole country cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #107
San Francisco was voted the most hated city in the nation. AtomicKitten Mar 2012 #110
thank you! we can all hate each other like adults... and still learn to not care so much about it. NuttyFluffers Mar 2012 #118
LOL's!! It's from total jealousy I think! stuntcat Mar 2012 #120
so many years ago, barbtries Mar 2012 #161
I understand Blue_Roses Mar 2012 #115
BULLSHIT ELITIST? No, that is not judgmental. No, that is not hate. KILL THE WISE ONE Mar 2012 #116
Good thing homophobia and bigotry have been eliminated outside the South. nt jobycom Mar 2012 #130
Eliminated, No. but what I deal with on a daily basis is almost nonexistent for me here. KILL THE WISE ONE Mar 2012 #197
Yeah, but up here in Wisconsin, everyone's a liberal. Yeah, that's it. Scuba Mar 2012 #119
I'm a Virginian and I don't pay it much mind Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #122
Idaho is well north of the Mason Dixon line, IDemo Mar 2012 #123
Your point is entirely valid. hifiguy Mar 2012 #124
Yep, geardaddy Mar 2012 #125
This liberal vegetarian atheist humanitarian Southerner agrees. nt jobycom Mar 2012 #129
A frank conversation would have both pros and cons just1voice Mar 2012 #132
I live in Georgia and I understand what you call hate about the South Papagoose Mar 2012 #133
We sat down for breakfast at a B&B with a couple from Boulder. MissMarple Mar 2012 #138
This coastie salutes you wryter2000 Mar 2012 #139
I moved to Texas (Houston area) because I wanted to. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #140
I thinik the reality is rural versus populated rather than north/south. Bonhomme Richard Mar 2012 #141
I believe you are on to something here. hifiguy Mar 2012 #143
A lib in the South and I'm proud to make this rec #100. n/t cynatnite Mar 2012 #142
MLK said the racism he experienced in Chicago was worse than Mississippi. Tveil Mar 2012 #145
Thank you! barbtries Mar 2012 #146
It's an uphill climb. MADem Mar 2012 #147
I love the south and I got something for everyone to hate. DeadEyeDyck Mar 2012 #148
What he said. WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #149
No one here ASSUMES anything about individuals, you included Doctor_J Mar 2012 #157
There are crappy, racist disgusting conservative people in every state. Jennicut Mar 2012 #158
If you are the south, you don't have the pulpit. The "South" has its reputation for a reason. gtar100 Mar 2012 #160
Statistically speaking, you are not "The South". AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #164
Statistically speaking, you aid those you claim to despise the most when you describe a region Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #169
I can't help it. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #196
Your post makes my point Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #198
52 percent of GOP voters in Mississippi said they think Obama is a Muslim... tjwash Mar 2012 #167
Florida chimes in DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #170
Very well said!! n/t patricia92243 Mar 2012 #171
I live in Kansas and admit we are a shithole of GOP idiots. At least I have guts to admit it. Logical Mar 2012 #175
Some of the best libs/progs I know live in deep red territory north or south many a good man Mar 2012 #176
A DURec for The Beautiful South! bvar22 Mar 2012 #177
K&R... stonecutter357 Mar 2012 #201
I have deep roots in the north and the south. Its complicated. Bosso 63 Mar 2012 #179
Welcome! SouthernLiberal Mar 2012 #180
I agree! Will do. savalez Mar 2012 #185
How come all your congresspersons are such assholes? valerief Mar 2012 #187
Oh, piffle. Daemonaquila Mar 2012 #191
Thanks for all the good things you do, backwoodsbob. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #193
The Old South is rick santorum's base.... solarman350 Mar 2012 #195
You are going to have your hands full in SC adigal Mar 2012 #199
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