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Posted on 1/20/23 at 9:56 am
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 1/20/23 at 9:56 am
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Octavia Spencer says she experienced ‘more racism’ in LA than Alabama

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The topic came about when the actress spoke fondly of her upbringing in Montgomery, Alabama, which seemingly caught Maron off-guard because of stereotypes of Black people living in the deep south.

Spencer claimed, ""It’s a beautiful place and beautiful people. You know, I love being from there." Maron asked, "But it’s like, it’s heavy, man. Right?"

Breaking down the stereotype, the actress stated, "I think everywhere is heavy. Everywhere has its history. You know what I mean? It’s — I think everywhere has problems."

Though she did acknowledge, "You can’t deny that southern history is intense."

The dickhead interviewer tried and tried to get her to say "yeah 'Bama racist as hell" but no dice.

I've said for almost 20 yrs that Cali is easily the most racist part of this country.

Fox
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
62835 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:10 am to
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which seemingly caught Maron off-guard because of stereotypes of Black people living in the deep south.
She knows. She's watched movies n stuff.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
21332 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:19 am to
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Octavia Spencer says she experienced ‘more racism’ in LA than Alabama


I was bracing for her story of racism in LA (Louisiana). Glad she meant Los Angeles.
Posted by markinkaty
Katy Tx
Member since Dec 2019
4507 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:19 am to
Maron watched the movie Sounder.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
42086 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:23 am to

Those who don't cater to the establishment's head canon are clearly too 'uninformed' or self-hating.


Because they KNOW.
Posted by oogabooga68
Member since Nov 2018
27194 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:33 am to
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The dickhead interviewer tried and tried to get her to say "yeah 'Bama racist as hell" but no dice.


Some black people refuse to live on the Plantation.

I don't know about her life philosophy but in THIS instance, she did right.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:38 am to
Leftists project their vies onto others.

Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
22730 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:44 am to
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But it’s like, it’s heavy, man. Right?"


This post was edited on 1/20/23 at 10:45 am
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
26862 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:46 am to
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I've said for almost 20 yrs that Cali is easily the most racist part of this country.


I guess you've never been to Boston or Hawaii?
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68464 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:49 am to
Boston no, Hawaii yes but only for a week. I went to hs in NEPA so I've been around the NEPA, NY & NJ areas but not up to Boston.
Posted by RoyalAir
Detroit
Member since Dec 2012
7249 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:50 am to
I've shared this story before, but I was traveling in Jackson, MS, (survived, thank you for T&P) and chatted up the barkeep one night. He was a black man from Chicago. I asked him what brought him to MS, and how he liked it. He point-blank told me he had a much better experience regarding race relations and community acceptance in MS than he ever did in Chicago. Said he wouldn't go back.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
175658 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:50 am to
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Octavia Spencer says she experienced ‘more racism’ in LA than Alabama

Randy Newman wrote a song about this 50 years ago
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:52 am to
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I guess you've never been to Boston or Hawaii?


The New England area is racist AF. I've been to Hawaii but never experienced/witnessed racism.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68464 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:54 am to
Would have been epic if she said "well bless your heart" to his repeated attempts to get her to say something bad about 'Bama
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
19493 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 11:35 am to
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Randy Newman wrote a song about this 50 years ago

yeah, but you won't ever hear it on the radio ever again

surprised its still on spotify
Posted by LSUAngelHere1
Watson
Member since Jan 2018
10137 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 11:45 am to
Every southern black person who has been outside of the south knows that the south is the least racist.
Posted by AUMIS01
Atlanta
Member since May 2020
1405 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 11:58 am to
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Boston no, Hawaii yes but only for a week. I went to hs in NEPA so I've been around the NEPA, NY & NJ areas but not up to Boston.



Native Hawaiians despise mainlanders. Unfortunately for them, they need mainlander money so play nice to your face.

From my experience, Boston wins most racist place in the country by a longshot. Neighborhoods are still highly, highly segregated. I've spent a lot of time in Boston. Good luck finding a black person that lives north of Dorchester.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
15615 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 12:15 pm to
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Spencer elaborated, saying, "I remember going into a shop and being followed, like, at first, I didn’t even — I was just like so excited, like just walking around, and then I realized that I was being followed."

I just assume I’m being watched by cameras or people that are in the business of loss prevention whenever I’m in a high dollar store or even in a neighborhood CVS.

I can’t imagine a reasonable mind that thinks they are being watched solely because of the color of their skin.
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26263 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 12:28 pm to
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I've said for almost 20 yrs that Cali is easily the most racist part of this country.


Maybe but I think it is the Upper east coast. Splittig hairs. The south despite what is pushed is one of the least racist areas of this country.
Posted by bird35
Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
13414 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 1:17 pm to
The South is the only place in America where large numbers of black and white people live, and work together.

Our kids play on the same teams and we spend a lot of time together.

The rest of the Nation is pretty much segregated.


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