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| Mikhailoh | Apr 25 2009, 04:23 AM Post #26 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Try Detroit. And not without reason. Blacks in Detroit have destroyed that city. They'll end up putting concertina wire around the inner city. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Jolly | Apr 25 2009, 05:41 AM Post #27 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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No, I knew where you were going, but you are wrong even about that. Racism existed and exists in the South, but we lost the war, so we didn't get to write the history books. As bad as it was for blacks in certain areas of the South (remember, the South is not entirely homogenous, it is regional, almost nigh unto local), much more was made of their post-war plight than the Irish on the East Coast or the Asians on the West Coast. Taken through that lens, we are not perfect, but perhaps we weren't as bad as some thought us to be. Anyway, now is generations past segregated lunch counters or schools. Most of the time, folks are just trying to make a living and do what's best for them and their children. Occasionally, we'll have something like the Jena March...quite comical, actually. Outside people with preconceived notions much like Jon's, marching for social justice and railing against the Old South, and using for their poster boy an absolute thug who none of you would walk on the same side of the street with. But...since it is the South, and he is Black, he must be persecuted... No, Douglas was right those many years ago when asked how one should treat a black man, and he responded that a black man should be treated just as any other. To do otherwise, is its own special form of racism and an admission by the perpetrators that the black man is inferior, needing special attention to make his way through the world. Take your blinders off, Jon and read the article. Once we can agree that most of the old racial laws of the past are no longer needed, we can turn our attention to segregating society the way that y'all do it up North - by money. |
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| Luke's Dad | Apr 25 2009, 06:36 AM Post #28 |
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Emperor Pengin
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My experience, having spent a year down in Atlanta, is that most of the racist problems in GA comes from the Yanks that migrated there after the Olympics. You get out of the city and into areas of "Ol Georgia", racism is not any more prevalent than it is anywhere else. Now, that doesn't mean that prejudice doesn't exist, but it's not based on race. It's based on whether or not you're from Richmond. GA folk don't care for those snooty Richmond folk. (And Richmond folk don't necessarily care for Atlanta folk). |
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| Renauda | Apr 25 2009, 06:41 AM Post #29 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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The Irish were victims of discrimination following the war? Can someone elaborate? Never heard of that. |
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| Luke's Dad | Apr 25 2009, 06:48 AM Post #30 |
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Emperor Pengin
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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1566460/prejudices_and_discrimination_against_pg3.html?cat=47 This continued mostly through WWI, there was a little remaining up and until The Great Depression. |
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| Dewey | Apr 25 2009, 08:49 AM Post #31 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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A line from Blazing Saddles comes to mind. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Copper | Apr 25 2009, 10:49 AM Post #32 |
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Shortstop
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Unlike the wonderful right-thinking Northern society. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Copper | Apr 25 2009, 10:55 AM Post #33 |
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Shortstop
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I started caddying at the Brookline muni in the early 60's. After a while I moved across the street to the Country Club. One day someone informed me that Irish were not allowed in the Club - except of course for menial labor. At that point I said "To hell with them" and went back across the street to caddy for the Jews (who also were not allowed in the CC) at the muni. This was a common attitude at the time. It was very widespread around Boston before the war and continued for a while after. To save ink pre-war the "Now Hiring" signs said simply "INNA" at the bottom - Irish Need Not Apply. [edit] I just noticed the NINA in the linked story - I remembered INNA [/edit] |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Renauda | Apr 25 2009, 01:17 PM Post #34 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I wasn't aware of this. What was the basis for the discrimination? Catholicism? Wouldn't surprise me from I have read about and been told of the fear mongering surrounding JFK nomination and campaign for presidency. |
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 25 2009, 01:56 PM Post #35 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Only one of the country clubs in the town I graduated from high school allowed Irish, as we had a very large Irish Catholic community. Also Italians. No Jews. The other one didn't allow anyone but WASPs. |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 25 2009, 02:20 PM Post #36 |
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MAMIL
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If it makes you feel any better I believe that there's quite a few Irish pubs in Boston that make the English feel very unwelcome.
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