Life in Charleston, SC. How bad is the racism in Charleston, SC? How do people react to Interracial dating there? (Columbia: real estate, credit card)

[Led Zeppelin]

Oh, it's terribly racist in South Carolina. The only place worse is anywhere up North or on the Left Coast, or anywhere in the Middle East.

We still have Klansmen marching up and down the streets every weekend. I guess that's why so many Yankees keep moving down here. They're thinking all the racism will help keep them from having to live around black people.

[willow9713]

Racisim......nationalism....classism...ignorantism ...still prevailent behind closed doors (and at times it bubbles to the surface) through out the USA and parts of the world I've seen...though I wish it wasn't so.

[Sprouts]

We just relocated to Goose Creek and I'd say downtown Charleston is about 30 minutes from where we are.

[jenny1951]

I lived in and attended MUSC in Charleston in 1991-1993. All I can say is that a legitimate excuse for not attending a required "assembly on multi-culturalism" at MUSC in 1993 was that the speaker was black. Three students were excused by my professor because they all stated that their great-great-grandpapies owned slaves, and they would be damned if they were to sit and listen to a "n*****" speak. This was considered a legitimate excuse for not attending!! Need I say more? I graduated and was on the next plane out...never looked back. South Carolina was a true ****hole.

[southbel]

Originally Posted by jenny1951

I lived in and attended MUSC in Charleston in 1991-1993. All I can say is that a legitimate excuse for not attending a required "assembly on multi-culturalism" at MUSC in 1993 was that the speaker was black. Three students were excused by my professor because they all stated that their great-great-grandpapies owned slaves, and they would be damned if they were to sit and listen to a "n*****" speak. This was considered a legitimate excuse for not attending!! Need I say more? I graduated and was on the next plane out...never looked back. South Carolina was a true ****hole.

Thanks for stopping by!

[thfan]

Why do people from the north and west move to the south and always want to know if there's racism here, as if the south is the only place that has racism? To answer the question, yes, there is racism in he south, just like there is in NYC, Chicago, Cali, and everywhere else on the planet, you all are not immune to it, so don't even front. It's probably no worse here than any place else but there's always that perception. I live in Charlotte and see inter-racial couples all the time, it's quite common. As long as anyone is looking for racism behind every tree and under every rock they're sure to find it. Drop your pre-conceived notions and have a more positive attitude about your move and I'm sure you'll see less racism and feel safer no matter where you choose to live.

[SCBeaches]

Originally Posted by jenny1951

I lived in and attended MUSC in Charleston in 1991-1993. All I can say is that a legitimate excuse for not attending a required "assembly on multi-culturalism" at MUSC in 1993 was that the speaker was black. Three students were excused by my professor because they all stated that their great-great-grandpapies owned slaves, and they would be damned if they were to sit and listen to a "n*****" speak. This was considered a legitimate excuse for not attending!! Need I say more? I graduated and was on the next plane out...never looked back. South Carolina was a true ****hole.

Hogwash. I truly doubt incident ever happened. It does help to support the "cause" though - that "let's-prove-that-Southerners-are racist" bandwagon that many are so quick to jump on.....and stay on.

[roxanneself]

Originally Posted by SCBeaches

Hogwash. I truly doubt incident ever happened. It does help to support the "cause" though - that "let's-prove-that-Southerners-are racist" bandwagon that many are so quick to jump on.....and stay on.

And even if it did happen, to use an event that happened 20 years ago as evidence of a general attitude for the region is ridiculous. Tides change quickly in this country. Don't believe me? Deduct 20 years for the posters story and tell me what it was like in Charleston in 1971..... or 1951.....
That post is as silly as if I took that one posters story and held it up as proof that MUSC clearly doesn't produce critical thinkers in their program.

[SCBeaches]

Originally Posted by roxanneself

And even if it did happen, to use an event that happened 20 years ago as evidence of a general attitude for the region is ridiculous. Tides change quickly in this country. Don't believe me? Deduct 20 years for the posters story and tell me what it was like in Charleston in 1971..... or 1951.....
That post is as silly as if I took that one posters story and held it up as proof that MUSC clearly doesn't produce critical thinkers in their program.

Exactly!

[sheena]

Originally Posted by Everwatchful

Racism is in the eye, and sometime the ear, of the beholder. But regionalism, particularly where the elitest in most of the country are concerned, is still a big problem.

Almost every news and entertainment venue, and publisher, still refer to the area in a negative way. The term "going South" is constantly thrown out to indicate a failing trend, as in "his golf game is going south by the minute, Johnny".

If the South is such a bad place, why do so many from the North (East and West) flock to it? And why is regionalism o.k., but racism is not.

People from the Northeast want out so bad but then they want to compare and transform a place into the Northeast. It's easier to just stay in the place that you love. If the taxes are too high get involved and make a change in the North East. They complain about the heat and humidity down south yet they want out of the snow. No place is perfect. Take the good with the bad.

I'm from NY but live in AZ now and I hear the same crap from these people from NY. Too hot, racist, food stinks, blah blah blah....

Anyway ended up on this thread looking for info on Charleston for a retirement place. We are what you could call a mixed couple as well. I am not worried about it though and never have been.