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> this is rural Mississippi we're talking about Sounds like you might have as many biases as you presume that they have.

• rbanffy 3y ago
  There is no way to ignore the history of a place. It should be remembered, because, when people forget history, they end up repeating it, which would be terrible in this specific case. I grew up in a racist country, Brazil. We don't talk much about it, we don't have laws singling out races, and we are, on paper, very egalitarian, but make no mistake: existing while dark-skinned (Brazilians have and are aware of all shades of brown - I'm a very white Caucasian, my first wife was Moorish-Italian, our son is a mix) will get you searched by security and kicked out of places. I was caught doing things that would land anyone darker than me, my son included, in jail. I am aware of my privilege, even if I wasn't while growing up. It's everyone's responsibility not to repeat these errors and to do our best to break the cycles that perpetuate them.
  • pard68 3y ago
    There is a world of difference between remembering the past and refusing to see people outside of a historic and antiquated context. OP is doing to these rural Mississippians what OP is accusing them of doing, and the article even mentions at the end that there was no problems. The only problems, ironically, are coming from others who are typecasting these southerners.