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re: Ole Miss police looking for men who defaced James Meredith's statue
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:20 pm to Prof
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:20 pm to Prof
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But lately it seems the anti-Memphis thing is just code for those who hate "blacks" and/or "democrats." I hear a whole lot of old people bash Memphis but not many of other age ranges unless they're lily white ultra-conservatives of the John Birch Society/White Citizen's Council variety who're just masking they're dislike for black folks.
well this is not true. Most folk in Tennessee don't like Memphis because of the crime and the national publicity memphis receives from said crime.
But I agree with that most old folk probably don't like it ebcause of the black people.
I personally have had a blast on Beale St., actively root for the Grizzlies, and played AAU in Memphis for quite some time.
I just like to rustle Rebelgators jimmies from time to time.
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:30 pm to cas4t
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well this is not true. Most folk in Tennessee don't like Memphis because of the crime and the national publicity memphis receives from said crime.
But I agree with that most old folk probably don't like it ebcause of the black people.
I personally have had a blast on Biel St., actively root for the Grizzlies, and played AAU in Memphis for quite some time.
I just like to rustle Rebelgators jimmies from time to time.
Knoxville has a higher crime rate so why isn't it mentioned? I think the PR from 'crime' is just an excuse and most of the Memphis haters are a lot like Detroit haters -- white folks who fled the city and live in upper class suburbs. Nashville has a white flight/white school districts and private schools that opened to avoid too much color problem of its own but it's less extreme. It's odd but a lot of racism in TN is associated with upper middle and upper classes. I suppose that has something to do with the odd nature of our state's history but it is what it is so to speak.
To add to it, a lot of the Northern transplant are racist as hell. They're supplying a lot of new fresh blood in terms of bigots/racists.
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