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23. We need to let go of the notion

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2015, 01:43 PM

Apr 2015

that racism only happened/happens in the South. Thanks for your post, WRP.

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The day I got the living shit beaten out of me. [View all] WilliamPitt Apr 2015 OP

I have black friends from the South murielm99 Apr 2015 #1

Profiling in Chicago is real Dan de Lyons Apr 2015 #27

and yes, he is a person of color... Dan de Lyons Apr 2015 #28

A lot about housing, the segregated neighborhoods, brick throwing that MLK knew I think- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #40

MLK said he encountered the worst racism in Skokie, IL, if I remember correctly. I think this was KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #59

The plural of anecdote is not data MaggieD Apr 2015 #2

"much more prevalent in the South"> No, just different. I have been around more than 60 years, jtuck004 Apr 2015 #30

I have had the privilege of living (NOT "vacationing" but "living") in most parts of the country. bvar22 Apr 2015 #46

Sorry, that rings totally false to me MaggieD Apr 2015 #95

Since there are few if any black folk up here, it's tough to prove or disprove your jtuck004 Apr 2015 #96

There you go again MaggieD Apr 2015 #97

Northwest Indiana. phylny Apr 2015 #54

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #3

Now there is some data! MaggieD Apr 2015 #5

Depending on time, place, and particular measurements, the North may not be as racist, overall. Orsino Apr 2015 #11

No, no. Don't you understand that the South is INFERIOR, to the North, West (& everyone)? appalachiablue Apr 2015 #41

Globalizing it really provides context-- fits my observations of India, Europe, Mexico carolinayellowdog Apr 2015 #55

You nailed it - as usual JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #83

My Marine dad was stationed in NC, 1957 and 58. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #90

the resistance to busing/desegregation was pretty bad there too IIRR treestar Apr 2015 #4

Boston is the most segregated city on the Eastern seaboard. WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #6

That is very rarely if ever heard from people in the North, unfortunately. Spent most of my life appalachiablue Apr 2015 #43

And, by far, the Northern states were more resistent to change ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #85

I remember watching the news about the Bosting busing controversy Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #99

I grew up near Midway Airport on the SW edge of Chicago Martin Eden Apr 2015 #7

have attitudes changed any or are ppl just better at hiding their racism? redruddyred Apr 2015 #32

I moved out of that hood 30 years ago Martin Eden Apr 2015 #44

I'm noticing a strong correlation between bill o'reilly fandom and casual use of the n-word redruddyred Apr 2015 #71

Powerful account of a formative experience, Will. I too was beat up, but by some black kids in FailureToCommunicate Apr 2015 #8

My husband and I never experienced anything like you and Will. notadmblnd Apr 2015 #22

I imagine Will's experience was worse. I always sorta thought those boys were jealous of me dating FailureToCommunicate Apr 2015 #42

I'm not surprised, to be honest. LiberalEsto Apr 2015 #9

So I moved to Malden in 1992 -- just two doors down from Ed Markey's "residence" aikoaiko Apr 2015 #10

"and once upon a time, I had the bruises to prove it." The bruises never really go away. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #12

Man. That's awful. C Moon Apr 2015 #13

It is very mixed. alphafemale Apr 2015 #14

And not so many years ago in the south mountain grammy Apr 2015 #15

Slavery in the South not only had to be forcibly abolished NuclearDem Apr 2015 #16

Time to get off the moral High Horse. bvar22 Apr 2015 #48

And this what exactly to do with the Confederacy's defiance in the face of abolition? NuclearDem Apr 2015 #50

Yes, I agree. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #49

In the US... NancyDL Apr 2015 #17

Onslow County line Billboard sign read: Welcome to KKK Country! 2banon Apr 2015 #18

In the North, we don't put up billboards. WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #20

Boston was the flashpoint for rioting over busing in the 70s.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #19

That second photo won the Pulitzer. WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #21

and still a repulsive horrid act & image irisblue Apr 2015 #29

We need to let go of the notion Duval Apr 2015 #23

My story kjones Apr 2015 #24

Your parents are just glad you aren't gay. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #72

Video, PLEASE! LOL Stellar Apr 2015 #88

Yeah, I certainly believe so kjones Apr 2015 #94

American culture, north heaven05 Apr 2015 #25

" once upon a time, I had the bruises to prove it." < You still do. Lots of us do. But jtuck004 Apr 2015 #26

Walking around NY city last year shedevil69taz Apr 2015 #31

Last year, our son visited us in downstate Illinois from Chicago WCIL Apr 2015 #33

That's horrible. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #73

Not sure about that last sentence. Damansarajaya Apr 2015 #34

Are you Emmett Till? Medgar? WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #37

You said that the north is just as bad as the south. Damansarajaya Apr 2015 #62

Stupidity Aerows Apr 2015 #35

Me too. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #74

Boston lost its claim to color blindness when they implemented busing in the early '70s. 1monster Apr 2015 #36

I remember the attacks on the buses carrying the kids. Yep, Boston - especially South Boston was 24601 Apr 2015 #67

Watch out, you are challenging some people's "holier than thou" attitude FLPanhandle Apr 2015 #38

I experienced something similar in Cleveland awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #39

Geez. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #75

... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #92

I'm sorry that happened to you kcr Apr 2015 #45

It shows in your character Will Generic Other Apr 2015 #47

Did they call you a POSUCS? nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #51

I've lived in the North and South and both have an outcropping of racists. Yes indeed they do. Rex Apr 2015 #52

My anecdote supports yours carolinayellowdog Apr 2015 #53

The I have a black friend thread HipChick Apr 2015 #56

I think you are being mighty unfair to Mr. Pitt. This is not a "I have a KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #60

I could never get what was so bad about saying, Damansarajaya Apr 2015 #63

Just the opposite...folks often try to justify their racism HipChick Apr 2015 #65

Was the OP trying to say he understood the what black people have to experience? tkmorris Apr 2015 #68

+1 Enthusiast Apr 2015 #76

Epic Sad Fail WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #80

Having black friends is racist Throd Apr 2015 #93

It is not a North v. South thing.... the_sly_pig Apr 2015 #57

I frequently "got the living shit beaten out of me" because I was "queer bait." hunter Apr 2015 #58

Thank you for telling us this irisblue Apr 2015 #70

This is why I always say that no one would choose to be gay. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #77

Thank you, William Pitt, for sharing a powerful, powerful story. Faryn Balyncd Apr 2015 #61

That episode helped make you the man you are today Depaysement Apr 2015 #64

Thanks Will... WillyT Apr 2015 #66

So, there is racism throughout America. graegoyle Apr 2015 #69

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #78

My own girlfriend is black. sakabatou Apr 2015 #79

The US is full of bigots and racists. It cuts across all states, cities and towns! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #81

Cairo, Illinois is a notorious "sundown town" flyingfysh Apr 2015 #82

I am married to a man donnasgirl Apr 2015 #84

Former Michigander here... Triana Apr 2015 #86

The 1st time I was called the N-word ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #87

Sorry, but this and other similar threads over the last couple of days.... blackspade Apr 2015 #89

As an old hippie from NYC RoccoR5955 Apr 2015 #91

I'm sorry, but you're wrong maxrandb Apr 2015 #98