tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133445213403685266.post2991007013498611966..comments2024-03-28T00:14:55.509-07:00Comments on The Jena 6 Blog: How Representative Is Jena of the SouthYobachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16151249328042613857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133445213403685266.post-83568165673538361582007-10-06T18:11:00.000-07:002007-10-06T18:11:00.000-07:00That was awhile back, and it was mild. More uncomf...That was awhile back, and it was mild. More uncomfortable than anything. I was flying with a friend who stayed in NC for sometime, and she was used to a less concealed kind of racism, so the snubbing (staff went out of their way it seemed to greet and bid farewell to the white patrons and were zip-lipped when the folks of color passed by...a small thing but bothersome nonetheless)we experienced with Delta airlines didn't phase her.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you're right about our experiences not being much different though. We have our fairshare of confederate flag flyers, and the usual 'good ol boys' networks, though they aren't overtly active and haven't been for at least a decade or two.<BR/><BR/>Folks outside of the south who haven't visited frequently do have notions that its worse than the North, but the same agenda has run rampant worldwide, with identical propaganda. Skin color was made an issue in Malaysia just as it was here. Hawaiians have been toyed with as well. You can see the effects in Chinese culture and many others.<BR/>The intent was definitely to brainwash and play persons of color against each other. It's crazy how far reaching it's been, like no stone has been unturned...or at least that's the illusion.<BR/>Deceit only has power for so long though...It's gonna be a deluge of fists when the masses wake up.PurpleZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194302701364476475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133445213403685266.post-80463256753718737982007-10-04T10:29:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:29:00.000-07:00I'm assuming you're from Conn based on your IPO ad...I'm assuming you're from Conn based on your IPO address. I've never been to that part of the country, one of probably a couple that I haven't, so I can't make a direct comparison from personal experience. But I'd feel safe in saying that on a daily basis I don't notice or feel racism here any more than you do there; except seeing the occasional confederate flag on a car, t-shirt, or house. But I don't see those on a daily basis or even on a weekly basis necessarily.<BR/><BR/>As far as the airport thing, hmmm. Most of the time I’ve flown has been from the south, to outside of the south and back again. I haven’t noticed any particular difference, but that doesn’t negate what your experience may have been. I don’t fly that much, usually only once or twice a year. Twice so far this year, to Charlotte and then Detroit.Yobachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151249328042613857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133445213403685266.post-37791688165907805502007-10-04T01:04:00.000-07:002007-10-04T01:04:00.000-07:00I think most folks who don't hail from the south a...I think most folks who don't hail from the south assume that racism is obvious and blatant there, but I'm seeing more folks sharing the reality that it isn't a place where the cowardly klan are riding along the streets on horseback.<BR/><BR/>Perspective is power for real.<BR/><BR/>My experiences visiting some areas in the south have been mostly the same as any other area, but my experiences with airlines in the south were racially uncomfortable in comparison to others.<BR/>I could have read into things though...Maybe.PurpleZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194302701364476475noreply@blogger.com