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On this forum, it seems like we have the green light to stereotype all Muslims as being potential terrorists and Islam as a demonic faith that preaches violence. We are also allowed to stereotype Blacks as being responsible for every negative stereotype.
Yet when it comes to the South and residents in rural areas, why is it that people get defensive when accusations of racism, bigotry, larger presence of hate groups, opposition to interracial relationships, Christian Evangelicalism, and White Trash cultural references are made? After all, there is plenty of evidence to support these accusations. There are several headlines and incidences that support this like the Louisiana judge who denied an interracial marriage or the states of North Carolina and South Carolina who coninuted to re-elect racist Senators (Jessie Helms and Strom Thurmond) who were openly opposed to Civil Rights. Skin Heads and KKK have also murdered thousands of people.
It seems like a double standard. These same people who criticize political correctness suddenly demand that it apply to them when they are stereotyped. Hypocrisy at its finest!
Are you sure you're not thinking of a different forum? Southerners are stereotyped all over these threads, almost more so than anyone else.
You beat me to it.
There has been no shortage of "Southerners = racist, haters, bible thumpers, gun toters, ignorant, bad schools, fat, untravelled, WalMart...........................".
There has been no shortage of "Southerners = racist, haters, bible thumpers, gun toters, ignorant, bad schools, fat, untravelled, WalMart...........................".
Yeah, no kidding. Just check out general and city vs city. Bashing southerners is almost a sport there.
On this forum, it seems like we have the green light to stereotype all Muslims as being potential terrorists and Islam as a demonic faith that preaches violence. We are also allowed to stereotype Blacks as being responsible for every negative stereotype.
Yet when it comes to the South and residents in rural areas, why is it that people get defensive when accusations of racism, bigotry, larger presenceof hate groups, opposition to interracial relationships, Christian Evangelicalism, and White Trash cultural references are made? After all, there is plenty of evidence to support these accusations. There are several headlines and incidences that support this like the Louisiana judge who denied an interracial marriage or the states of North Carolina and South Carolina who coninuted to re-elect racist Senators (Jessie Helms and Strom Thurmond) who were openly opposed to Civil Rights. Skin Heads and KKK have also murdered thousands of people.
It seems like a double standard. These same people who criticize political correctness suddenly demand that it apply to them when they are stereotyped. Hypocrisy at its finest!
Because you can find just as much of this in every other part of the country, especially in Arizona and California
My first reaction was, "What planet do you live on?"
"Rednecks", especially the ones who "carry a Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other", are the only politically correct group left to be trashed. Everything else is "racism" (or "sexism").
One thing to be said for "rednecks"--they can laugh at themselves. None of the other "protected groups" do that.
On this forum, it seems like we have the green light to stereotype all Muslims as being potential terrorists and Islam as a demonic faith that preaches violence. We are also allowed to stereotype Blacks as being responsible for every negative stereotype.
Yet when it comes to the South and residents in rural areas, why is it that people get defensive when accusations of racism, bigotry, larger presence of hate groups, opposition to interracial relationships, Christian Evangelicalism, and White Trash cultural references are made? After all, there is plenty of evidence to support these accusations. There are several headlines and incidences that support this like the Louisiana judge who denied an interracial marriage or the states of North Carolina and South Carolina who coninuted to re-elect racist Senators (Jessie Helms and Strom Thurmond) who were openly opposed to Civil Rights. Skin Heads and KKK have also murdered thousands of people.
It seems like a double standard. These same people who criticize political correctness suddenly demand that it apply to them when they are stereotyped. Hypocrisy at its finest!
Stereotyping is the first step to marginalizing a group. What's interesting about this thread is that you seem to recognize that when you criticize the stereotyping of Muslims and blacks, but you think it's okay to stereotype Southerners. Stereotyping is not okay. Human beings have a natural tendency to stereotype, in an effort to understand the world around him, but it's important to be aware of this tendency and to control it.
On this forum, it seems like we have the green light to stereotype all Muslims as being potential terrorists and Islam as a demonic faith that preaches violence. We are also allowed to stereotype Blacks as being responsible for every negative stereotype.
Yet when it comes to the South and residents in rural areas, why is it that people get defensive when accusations of racism, bigotry, larger presence of hate groups, opposition to interracial relationships, Christian Evangelicalism, and White Trash cultural references are made? After all, there is plenty of evidence to support these accusations. There are several headlines and incidences that support this like the Louisiana judge who denied an interracial marriage or the states of North Carolina and South Carolina who coninuted to re-elect racist Senators (Jessie Helms and Strom Thurmond) who were openly opposed to Civil Rights. Skin Heads and KKK have also murdered thousands of people.
It seems like a double standard. These same people who criticize political correctness suddenly demand that it apply to them when they are stereotyped. Hypocrisy at its finest!
Check this map out, there are hate groups all over the country. If you think racism is limited to the south you are mistaken.
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