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In reply to the discussion: Reddest states, whitest states, blackest states, and scapegoats [View all]Jamastiene
(38,206 posts)There is a large AA population in the south. The thing is, the people who hate white southerners and the south, in general, don't want to hear it, don't care, and will not quit hating us even if that is pointed out. They have a preconceived notion that all white southerners are sitting around looking into the sun, playing dueling banjos, having sex with our brothers or sisters, sewing new white sheets, building burnable crosses, plotting the next major civil war for America, and wishing we could have a couple dozen slaves and that's all she wrote. Nice try, but we can't win. They will always hate us and blame us for everything that is wrong with the country. Never mind the fact that some of the reddest states in the country are not even in the south. It's still all our fault. We are shit in their eyes and there is nothing that can change that. Never mind how fucking hard it is to be a Democrat in the southeast. Never mind how hard it is for us to get Democrats elected in southern states, because the Republicans are notorious for gerrymandering the districts to their advantage (like my district that was majority Democratic Party but now has been redistricted to be mostly Republican).
They are going to hate us no matter what you bring up. Nice try though.