re: Racism in Louisiana...

What's it called when a black man burns down a black church but tries to make it look like a hate crime?

the state certainly has a racism problem. black people hate white people.

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I was born here and have lived in Louisiana all of my life. I grew up where Cajun turf meets redneck land.

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7 pages later.

You need to travel and actually live other places. The south is way less racist than other parts of the country. The northeast is freaking racist as hell. They may not have the kkk, but they dont need it.

The midwest isn't really that racist. They just havent had as much exposure. My dads hometown(small farm town) had the first black person move in when I was in high school. Like 98 or so. It was a big deal, not really racist, just no exposure.

We have the opportunity to move around, travel, and get exposure to other cultures and ways of life.

Do it.

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I never experienced any significant racism in Louisiana (or maybe I was too oblivious to notice it).

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What part of Louisiana do you live in and how old are you? I ask because I don't want to say you're oblivious so I'm hopeful that you've found that place in Louisiana, because I haven't.

Perhaps it's the circle of people you surround yourself with. We do tend to see the world as being populated with peopleenerally like our friends.

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Racism is an action. Disliking someone because of their race is prejudice.

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Prejudice to a certain race is called racism.

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Go work in central city or NO east for a few months then tell me what you think. My plumber got robbed twice in a month in broad daylight at gun point

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Didnt say there wasnt crime. Didnt say racism didnt exist down here.

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But... I think LA has more black prejudice towards white people than anywhere else. I've seen few places that hate whitey as much as LA.

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I've lived in a lot of places and this is more true for Louisiana than any other place I've lived in. South East Louisiana blacks are very butthurt over whites.

I've heard that one a few times myself but the person saying it usually throws in white trash in an attempt to equal it out.

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If they elect other white people who are racist.

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so the same applies to blacks electing black officials right?

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so the same applies to blacks electing black officials right?

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Not all groups have the same history.

It's not apples and apples as much as people want to believe it to be