SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
from tonguetied.us. Bold type is my addition for emphasis.
The public art committee in Portland, Maine is resisting the gift of a bronze statue because some of its members say the city already has enough statues of white people, according to the Boston Globe.
The statue, to be donated by the owner of a local minor league baseball team and placed outside the stadium, depicts a family of four going to a game. In an article about the statue, the local Portland Press Herald quoted a member of the public committee that must approve its placement as saying that the city had enough "white folks on pedestals."
Predictably, many locals didn't take too kindly to the comments, calling the committee arrogant, out-of-touch and ungracious. Comments to the paper's website have run overwhelmingly along the lines of those of Melissa Wolf of Scarborough said.
"I'm not racist, but there's nothing wrong with white people," she said. "Every city is different, and here, we're the majority. I don't see why diversity has to be shoved down our throats."
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Wow. Where was that attitude in 1861?
Maybe since the South is more racially integrated than dear ole Newe Englande, we oughta invade and force them to accept black folk into their communities. They don't bite, ya know, carry no more disease than white folk, don't have cooties, none of that stuff. You all ought to give 'em a chance, IF you get a minute free from your "redneck Southern hick" jokes.
The public art committee in Portland, Maine is resisting the gift of a bronze statue because some of its members say the city already has enough statues of white people, according to the Boston Globe.
The statue, to be donated by the owner of a local minor league baseball team and placed outside the stadium, depicts a family of four going to a game. In an article about the statue, the local Portland Press Herald quoted a member of the public committee that must approve its placement as saying that the city had enough "white folks on pedestals."
Predictably, many locals didn't take too kindly to the comments, calling the committee arrogant, out-of-touch and ungracious. Comments to the paper's website have run overwhelmingly along the lines of those of Melissa Wolf of Scarborough said.
"I'm not racist, but there's nothing wrong with white people," she said. "Every city is different, and here, we're the majority. I don't see why diversity has to be shoved down our throats."
**end**
Wow. Where was that attitude in 1861?
Maybe since the South is more racially integrated than dear ole Newe Englande, we oughta invade and force them to accept black folk into their communities. They don't bite, ya know, carry no more disease than white folk, don't have cooties, none of that stuff. You all ought to give 'em a chance, IF you get a minute free from your "redneck Southern hick" jokes.
