Comments on: The Jena 6 aren’t The Little Rock 9 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/ the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: kurt http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/comment-page-1/#comment-32957 kurt Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:44:10 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/#comment-32957 Racism certainly isn't contained by regions, but I was truly struck by what I heard while in Atlanta. Talk about yankees (not the baseball team), the civil war, etc was not uncommon. Also heard a lot of "those people do such and such because..." followed by some inane stereotypical comment that I hadn't heard since the 70's. I was there for a few months of corporate training and much of this came from white collar folk...professionals. It was quite an adjustment for a guy from a sleepy little beach town! Racism certainly isn’t contained by regions, but I was truly struck by what I heard while in Atlanta. Talk about yankees (not the baseball team), the civil war, etc was not uncommon. Also heard a lot of “those people do such and such because…” followed by some inane stereotypical comment that I hadn’t heard since the 70′s. I was there for a few months of corporate training and much of this came from white collar folk…professionals. It was quite an adjustment for a guy from a sleepy little beach town!

]]> By: wayne http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/comment-page-1/#comment-32437 wayne Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:48:43 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/#comment-32437 I tend to disagree that racism is anymore prevalent in the south than it is anywhere else. It may be more open and public, but definitely not more prevalent. I grew up in a small town the deep south (Louisiana to be exact) and have lived in the midwest and mid atlantic and spent PLENTY of time in the Northeast (my father was from Brooklyn). You want to see racism, go spend some time in NYC. Racism is as old as the world and is prevalent anywhere you go. There are plenty of non-racist people in Jena, LA and across the southern U.S. AND there are plenty of racists in NYC, Denver, L.A., Seattle -- the world. It's not a deep south phenomena. I tend to disagree that racism is anymore prevalent in the south than it is anywhere else. It may be more open and public, but definitely not more prevalent. I grew up in a small town the deep south (Louisiana to be exact) and have lived in the midwest and mid atlantic and spent PLENTY of time in the Northeast (my father was from Brooklyn). You want to see racism, go spend some time in NYC. Racism is as old as the world and is prevalent anywhere you go. There are plenty of non-racist people in Jena, LA and across the southern U.S. AND there are plenty of racists in NYC, Denver, L.A., Seattle — the world. It’s not a deep south phenomena.

]]> By: Grant http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/comment-page-1/#comment-32415 Grant Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:57:27 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/#comment-32415 Well...hate to admit it but you're right. We lived in Little Rock after being out of the South for 15 years and it was quite the eye-opener for us as well. It is about humanity...good call, Kurt Well…hate to admit it but you’re right. We lived in Little Rock after being out of the South for 15 years and it was quite the eye-opener for us as well.

It is about humanity…good call, Kurt

]]> By: kurt http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/comment-page-1/#comment-32401 kurt Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:43:21 +0000 http://grantenglish.com/archives/2007/09/20/the-jena-6-arent-the-little-rock-9/#comment-32401 What happened in Jena was not good...but it does seem that certain individuals are trying to use it as some sort of new civil rights movement. People who do mean and cruel things ought to be punished accordingly. I hope those morons in West Virginia who tortured the black woman get it good. It's not about race...it's about humanity. A native Californian, I spent a couple months in the south, and was blown away by the undercurrent of racism at all levels of life. Really made me sick... What happened in Jena was not good…but it does seem that certain individuals are trying to use it as some sort of new civil rights movement.

People who do mean and cruel things ought to be punished accordingly. I hope those morons in West Virginia who tortured the black woman get it good. It’s not about race…it’s about humanity.

A native Californian, I spent a couple months in the south, and was blown away by the undercurrent of racism at all levels of life. Really made me sick…

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