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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
I respectfully disagree - Large cities like New York are amongst the most racist places I have ever seen. They are also extremely class conscious, etc. So, I think it is just people in general, which is more frightening to me.
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I am agreeing with Strand...there are a few bad apples everywhere and in the South there is a notion that most people are prejudice. I was born in Florida, and I lived in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi. All of these are VERY steeped-in-tradition southern states. And yet...I can think of a time when my family could have been blatantly prejudice. I dated a beautiful African American girl in high school and we were the only interacial couple at my prom. My parents were totally cool with it...and I dont remember ANYONE making a big deal out of it.