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11. I hope they're in D and not FW
Sun May 21, 2017, 02:05 PM
May 2017

At least our part of Dallas is very diverse, and if you're brown or black skinned or openly gay, no one I know seems in any fear of being what they are. Of course, my head office is full of all of the above with many women as division heads, so I can keep myself in a reasonable bubble for the short visits while I'm there. Even the few rednecks we have act civilly to the rest--smart move, as any harassment will see them turned out on their asses from a an employer that most people would stand in line for. The two guys that run the place spend hundreds of thousands unnecessarily every year on free food, birthday and company parties and other perks just because they like keeping the rank and file happy. We recently opened an office in Hong Kong, and we purposely rotate personnel we send out there for occasional events so that people who ordinarily would never be able to afford a trip there can get to see it.

Despite the awful headline makers, we do have some really forward thinkers in Dallas.

... shenmue May 2017 #1
Exactly! n/t Different Drummer May 2017 #3
My neighbors who are of Indian descent and American born are moving kimbutgar May 2017 #2
Austin has PLENTY of rednecks, luvMIdog May 2017 #4
I am just sickened and saddened by the level of hate in this country. smirkymonkey May 2017 #6
I kid you not when I say I'm terrified for them :( luvMIdog May 2017 #7
I hope they're in D and not FW DFW May 2017 #11
This kind of thing happens in the street..at a store.. at the post office. They live in Arlington luvMIdog May 2017 #16
I don't know Arlington DFW May 2017 #18
I'd have lost my ever loving mind and gone after them too, but I have to keep my son calm luvMIdog May 2017 #20
That makes me sad to hear this happening in Arlington. tammywammy May 2017 #43
These people are not human. They are animals. Initech May 2017 #13
Although I understand your point, theaocp May 2017 #24
Yes, I think "monster" is a more appropriate word! Initech May 2017 #26
lol, never! n/t theaocp May 2017 #29
there are already a lot of indian people in texas along with hispanics, blacks etc JI7 May 2017 #44
Religious freedom laws are not religious freedom! Initech May 2017 #5
Religious freedom laws atreides1 May 2017 #8
Can we ban Christian law the same way they ban Sharia law? Initech May 2017 #10
Honestly I go out of my way to avoid setting foot in TX Runningdawg May 2017 #9
Some of us are just used to it DFW May 2017 #12
Funny, I live in DFW area and go out of my way to avoid Oklahoma snooper2 May 2017 #23
The reprehensible right, indeed. J_William_Ryan May 2017 #14
That's why Title II is so unfair to women & LGBT people Crash2Parties May 2017 #30
White bigotted Texas is dying and they know it. That's what makes them dangerous. hunter May 2017 #15
Same problem as in some other states: Racist hicks outside the big cities dalton99a May 2017 #37
Not all of Texas is like that oberliner May 2017 #17
yes there are some wonderful people, but this Trump mess has brought out ghouls luvMIdog May 2017 #27
And they have been herded into a small handful of legislative districts nullified Crash2Parties May 2017 #31
I travel to Texas a lot... dhill926 May 2017 #19
The rascist South has risen again! workinclasszero May 2017 #21
ACLU Issues Texas Travel Advisory yortsed snacilbuper May 2017 #22
They are sick bastards. sheshe2 May 2017 #25
I already left and Texas ranks one step above Florida on my least favorite list. sinkingfeeling May 2017 #28
I'm well out of there. Aristus May 2017 #32
I know there are good people in Texas, but I still think of it as a crap place, never to RKP5637 May 2017 #33
Well, the Framers foresaw this problem.. Permanut May 2017 #34
It is tough living in Texas as times Gothmog May 2017 #35
That law would be immediately challenged. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #36
So despicable... POC please #StayWoke in TX iluvtennis May 2017 #38
Left Texas a month ago bluecollar2 May 2017 #39
I return to see my mother or special events, I am always Alice11111 May 2017 #42
Fucking Pharmacists should do their Fucking jobs! maveric May 2017 #40
I did, 30 years ago. There are some great Texans, but, like Alice11111 May 2017 #41
horrible trueblue2007 May 2017 #45
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