John Chaney:

[PS2Man]

Originally posted by dblref


Having been born and reared in the South, and still living in the South, I find this thread to be very interesting. I have to agree with PS2Man when he said: "Your are right that being a thug has no color but stereotypes sure do." It works both ways, my friend, both ways.

I was born in the South too. I grew up in the South. I had gone to a predominately black school. I currently live in the South I have family members that were not allowed to go to schools other than predominately black institutions. I have lived in different parts of the country because of my career. Do not tell me what goes both ways. Maybe your family had choices where they could go to college or what types of professions they went into. Many were restricted or had very few choices on how they wanted to achieve those things in life. I take very seriously the stereotypes that are perpetuated.