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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Yeah, I don't know what part of the south the OP friend is in, or where Mixedmedia has visited, but in the part of the South I'm in, Obama is wildly popular with all races and genders. The only demographic split I'm seeing in Obama/Clinton support is age--older Democrats seem to prefer Hillary. Real change is scary, I guess, and might cause the country to break a hip...
It is interesting that there are still regional political standards, though. Why should Massachusetts be so strongly Democrat and Texas so strongly Republican, when we're all watching the same mass media? I guess I'm glad there are--it would be a shame to have the whole electorate be homogenized and texture-free.
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Well, I can say as a person born in Atlanta, who has always lived in the south and currently lives in fairly homogenous Central Florida, that there are two disparate modes of 'the south' living alongside each other simultaneously. And I had no idea how potent racism still was in some areas until I actually lived in one. Therefore UsTwo's conversation with his friend fails to surprise me.
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Originally Posted by jewels443
While I do agree with you as far as racism goes, I'm finding that here, many blacks are hesitant to vote for Obama, stating "lack of experience" as their issue in discussions. I've also heard, from quite a few black co-workers, that "this country isn't ready" for a black President. They feel that Hilary's got their back and seem comfortable with her.  |
Well, this is probably related to some extent to related reactionary attitudes. Not the 'lack of experience' issue, which can be easily quantified in a rational discussion, but definitely the 'country isn't ready' issue, I think, could be a reaction to living with racism.