tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755682664732264899.post2183328976703953128..comments2023-10-03T11:24:12.341-05:00Comments on Shrimp Po-boy or a...: The Jena 6: a case study in prejudice.Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18240367149017147237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755682664732264899.post-2718181795884449952007-09-14T08:33:00.000-05:002007-09-14T08:33:00.000-05:00http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/jena6.asphttp://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/jena6.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755682664732264899.post-10460538847304675882007-09-12T18:41:00.000-05:002007-09-12T18:41:00.000-05:00^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I waffle a lot but I hope you know...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<BR/><BR/>I waffle a lot but I hope you know what I mean.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755682664732264899.post-1426347998857353802007-09-12T18:40:00.001-05:002007-09-12T18:40:00.001-05:00I think media outlets, such as the Huffington Post...I think media outlets, such as the Huffington Post, stereotyping this as a condition of the American South (an 'example' of how little that area has changed) is a coping mechanism.<BR/><BR/>I too see all sorts of evidence everyday, in cultural products, in incidents, in conversation even, that prejudice still exists and much wider than it should.<BR/><BR/>But people - despite the reality of how prejudice still functions in our society - are (understandably) desperate to separate themselves from such things, hence this kind of simplistic stereotyping of the south.<BR/><BR/>The bright side is, on an individual people by people basis, I also see a lot of good and a lot to be grateful for and a lot that says the world is changing and advancing and becoming a slowly but surely a better place to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755682664732264899.post-74278000234530790742007-09-12T18:40:00.000-05:002007-09-12T18:40:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05960484631238091908noreply@blogger.com