8/24 I'm a colored man and I've never been outside of the West Coast and
East Coast. Are the white folks there tolerant of outsiders? Are
they more racist than Californians?
\_ Where is there?
\_ That unspeakable place which is not the East or West Coast I'd
wager.
\_ Well, I'd expect Chicago to be pretty non-racist, but
Memphis, TN to be pretty racist. All non-east/non-west
is not the same.
\_ I've seen plenty of racism right here in the lovely
SF Bay Area. All places have people and people are
just what they are.
\_ True, but then, I've haven't heard any stories
\_ True, but then, I've never heard of any recent stories
of people being chained behind a pickup truck and
and dragged along the pavement until dead in SF/BA
because of skin color.
\_ No, just beaten to death b/c (s)he's transgender
\_ point. |