The North more Racist than the South?

Question

How many people think that this is true? I was born and raised in the south and recently moved to the tri-state area i.e Paramus, Wayne, Nyc and I have experienced more racism here than in the deep woods of the south. i.e. Miami, Jacksonville,Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville, the Caorlinas. And honest to God in these areas the people arent rich so I know that It isnt a social bias cause they own 2 family homes and have some stranger living with them. However when I visit more affluent areas the people are nice and I dont feel that stare. For example I went to the Library in a middle class suburb of Jersey and some of the "caucasians" were looking at myself as well as my bi-racial baby cousins very funny and asking us If we lived there... And note that I said some because Im not some Black person who thinks that all white folks are out to get me. I love everyone... but I am just curious because I have this debate often and wanted some outside input. SO is there more racism up north?

And dont get me worng there is racism in the South my baby brother just started school in Alabama monday and already came home saying that the white kids dont want to play with him but he just insists that he wants to be their friend. But all in all I have noticed it more up north. What are people teaching their children? Cause I teach my brothers to love everyone!!!!!

Answer 1

I have to agree with you...in the South, racism is "above board," you have no doubt about it. In the North, it is deep seated, hidden, and insidiously evil .... all done in the guise of a smile and open mindedness.. Yea, right! Discrimination is just that, no matter where and how it is done. Good luck

Answer 2

Actually racism is every where.... I may be 14 but I have experienced racism first handed... Racism is a very common... Some people think that racism died in the 60's but it continues every where... Schools are some times socially divided (not by the teacher but by the students)... I actually felt like an out cast for the mid year of the school year ( I moved somewhere else and there were more races than in my old school) and I listened to rock and I was a Mexican and I started to hang around with some of the Caucasians because some of them liked rock... they were cool and stuff but then the Mexicans started to ask me "Why the hell do you hang around with those white dudes" and I felt like a loner. Then I moved back. (even more racism) most of my school is Hispanic (about 92%) during the immigration protest the whole school was with the amnesty and the anti wall... so anyways the principle agreed if we had a good reason to protest she would let us walk out BUT the vice principle disagreed with her and during the walk out time she said to one of the teachers over the walkie-talkie and I quote "Use force against the ******* supporters if necessary"


So at the conclusion...
Racism is every where...
New york, California, Texas, WHERE EVER

Answer 3

Who knows? Racism comes from an over-compensation of personal insecurity. I guess that anywhere you have extremely insecure people your going to have racism or some other form of "my group is better than your group" mentality.
A possible theory on what your asking is: because the south has been accused of racism so much over the years, perhaps we've been forced to deal with it (or in some cases learn to hide it) a little more.

Answer 4

I experienced the same thing. I moved from NC to PA and felt that my school in PA was much more racist. There was definitely racism in NC, but not as much as in PA. Basically I think part of it is because in the south there are alot more racially diverse areas (for example, all of the schools in my school district in NC were very racially mixed), whereas in the north the only place you find minorities is the big cities. This leads to alot of ignorance and stereotyping since they don't interact with people of other races very often

Answer 5

I've noticed that black kids in the Prichard-Chikasaw area don't welcome white kids neither.....I'd say it's about the same everywhere. You can see what you want to see, but it's all over....and swings both ways. It ain't just black and white neither. Asians, Arabs, even some Latinos view whites and Blacks as inferior and beneath them....I've witnessed this first-hand and was amazed at how ridgid some of the foriegn cultures view our whole society. Recall the Arab girl who was murdered by her own mother and father after dating an African-american boy from her school.

The best you can do is to ignore the haters and do what makes you happy.

Answer 6

I think the North and South are equal it comes to racism, it just shows more in the South. If you go to states like Montana, they can be very racist up there. If you are not White, people will hate you.

Answer 7

I'm from the North but live now in the South. I'm also a WM married to a BW. I grew up believing Northerners weren't racist, but they are, just differently. For example, neighborhoods in the North are still segregated. I still can't believe it when I go back 20 years after I left. Except for ghettos, all neighborhoods I've seen in the South have been fully integrated. Attitudes are harder to judge.

Answer 8

I've lived in the north most of my life except for a few years in Va. and have traveled the world extensively; there are still many "affluent" areas that have that "white bread" frame of mind because they haven't been exposed to many other cultures outside of their own....it can happen anywhere....hey, I know many people of color who are prejudiced against certain members of their own race because they're too dark...sad but true...ignorance isn't limited by location....

Answer 9

I live in south Ohio, part of the border between the north and south in the US. My closest friend is black, and has never complained of discrimination against her. I cannot say that I have witnessed much racism in the South either, but I do still believe that people there are more prone to bigoted beliefs.

Answer 10

Bless u. Ur beautiful on the inside. N e ways I was born in the tri-state area, middletown NY, bout hour or so from the city. Im white. Belive it or not theres ALOT of racism towards white ppl up here. There r sum gay kids in my skool that thinx its kool to act lyk rednecks n hate black ppl, but only lyk 5, which is still enuff. But also many black ppl that moved up here from the city wont even have one white friend b/c there not 'gangsta' or hell I rele dont kno y. So theres deffinatly equall racism, but jus continue lovin every1 n e way <3333 mwahz