On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:15:38 -0600, Mayo > wrote:

> On 8/15/2014 11:47 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 8/15/2014 12:15 PM, sf wrote:
> >> When you don't live in those states, you don't understand the racial
> >> divide. My DD went to the South (MO or MS - I don't remember) as part
> >> of her community service one year in JH.
> >
> > Community service? JH? Juvenile Hall? (just kidding)
> >
> >> It was so bad that there
> >> were actually white and black sides of a single street.
> >
> > Wow. Your daughter must be a lot older than I am.
> >
> > She and a
> >> friend were stopped and admonished (nicely) by a well dressed,
> >> grandmotherly looking, black lady driving down the street, who told
> >> them they were on the wrong side and should be walking on the other
> >> side. The racial divide is very deep and whites don't appreciate
> >> uppity blacks.
> >
> > Oh good lord. "don't appreciate uppity blacks"? What year are you
> > talking about?
> >
> > I've lived in the south most of my adult life. I sometimes felt some
> > racial tension in the Memphis area. But not from everyone. And it was
> > mostly the blacks shutting out the whites. I used to buy my breakfast
> > at a store down the street on the way to work.
> >
> > One of the black women practically shunned me (Pinkie, it said on her
> > name tag). She'd just grunt and served me grudgingly. SHE had an
> > attitude. Her co-worker, Vergie, didn't.
> >
> > So one day I cooked up a batch of red beans & rice with andouille
> > sausage and took some in a container to Vergie. I figured she must get
> > tired of eating the same old fried chicken, potatoes and greens every
> > day. She thanked me and heated up the red beans & rice in the
> > microwave. Vergie told me later Miss Pinkie said to her, that smells
> > good. What is it? And Pinkie tasted it and said "Dayum! Dat shit is
> > *good*!" From then on, Pinkie was nice to me when I came in to order
> > breakfast.
> >
> > Now... way down here in SC? Sorry, but no one is still trying to fight
> > the Civil War. The people here are very friendly. They go out of their
> > way to talk to you (and no, I'm not talking about The Club). People
> > don't get shot just for walking down the street around here. So please
> > don't try not to generalize "southern attitudes".
> >
> > Jill
>
> fascinating story and insight, tnx.

She's white and can't/won't see that stuff.


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