iamwhatiseem
I grew up in Southern Indiana. Being born in 1965, the number of black people within 50 miles could be counted on one hand. Not because they couldn't, but just like most rural areas in the Northern states...when blacks migrated here they didn't go to small towns.
So you're seriously saying that if black people would have migrated to the small town in southern Indiana in 1965 the white population would have been fine with that ?
iamwhatiseem
The first black family I saw I was in junior high. There is a GM plant there, and some families out of NY and Detroit moved there when their plants closed. One of those families moved in our neighborhood. And started going to our church. As far as I knew, they had no issues here.
O right. Yeah (lol) And how do you think the reaction would have been to a black family complaining about racism to whites in a 99% white town in South Indiana in 1965 ?
Exactly. They knew that wouldn't have went down well. So what ever discrimination and racism they faced they kept their mouths shut because that was a battle they would not have won.
iamwhatiseem
I absolutely remember them being welcomed into the church.
And they should have fkin been welcomed into your church !! It kills me the way whites act like treating black people like a normal human being deserves them a medal. You don't get credit for doing something you're supposed to do.
iamwhatiseem
They had two children, one was a boy who was the same age as my middle brother. They became friends and he was at our house over the next several years 100's of times.
Once again. You're asking for a cookie for doing something you're supposed to do. Your supposed to make friends at church and maybe mingle with their families after church.
iamwhatiseem
Then in high school a few more familes moved here and one boy fell into my group of friends and hung out till graduation.
Right. OK.
iamwhatiseem
Then we lived in a college town (Bloomington, IN) and there are of course significantly higher number of blacks there. To this day I have never once had a problem with any of them. Worked with them, friends with several of them... been to a few weddings..etc. etc.
But what would have happened if you would have problems with them ? Then you would have went right bk in to racism "these blks blah blah"
iamwhatiseem
Black people here don't act any different than anyone else. And the crime committed by them are probably no higher/lower than other races here.
Ok. Come on now. You've tried doing the whole "You know I've never had a problem with the negroes. I was friends with some etc"
iamwhatiseem
BUT... drive 45 minutes north to Indianapolis.... Whole - Other - Story. Drive 2 hours south to Louisville...same..2 and a half hours east to Cincy - same. In my book, according to 55 years of living - there are two sets of blacks in America. Inner-city blacks, and suburban blacks.
I have known suburban blacks most of my life, and I don't feel any different with them than any other race. PERIOD. Inner city blacks? Stay the **** away from me. I want no part of you. When my two kids went to IUPUI Medical School in Indy... I made sure every apartment they lived in - there was as few blacks as possible. That was pretty much the only stipulation I had. And it cost a lot more for them to live there, but so be it.
Two questions.
Have you ever been attacked or harmed by a so called inner city black person ?
Have you ever been attacked or harmed by a white person ?
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