What's your nationality?

[whatsername]

I'm crossing that out only because it's true across the country.  White people here in CA are just as blind to racism as in the South.

[fluffy jorgen]

According to that poll I must be a Loserface.
I'm Latvian.

[soldierjane]

And that South is less racist because a) only black people down here are racists, or b) I talk to black persons, so that can't be true.  Ya'll so cute.

ROFL 

[Andreana Whiteway]

I'm from Turkey and and therefore have been categorized as a ''loserface'' 

[cindybc]

Yep. I am North American Native decent, how much more American can that be, but since there isn't a specific category for Natives I'm a ''loserface''  "Hee, hee, hee." Like my dad use to say when I was little and was watching a sad movie and I would be crying. He would say, don't worry, it's all set up by the guy that makes the movies.

Cindy

[tekla]

Well white people in California have a lot more choices, for sure on that.  And, depending on where they live, they may well be a minority.  But it seems more insidious and less institutionalized than the South.

[Linda]

North America, the US.
"They" say it is the smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state.

[tekla]

Warren, R.I.?

My guess anyway

[Linda]

Warren, R.I.?

My guess anyway

DOH! An educated guess, at that.
and I was going to post a topic on who rides motorcycles, with a pic of mine,,,

ok, tekla, here's another fave lyric of mine,
" And then as the sail is hoist, You find your eyes are growing moist. All the fears never voiced say you have to make your final choice." 

[tekla]

No educated guess.  Google.  You just have to know how to ask.

and I'm very weird, but I've always thought that Obscured by Clouds and Meddle were the best Floyd records, the later ones just sound overproduced and more overproduced, and then, way overproduced. 

[Linda]

OMG! No, you're not wierd, for I whole heartedly agree. The memories of a man in his old age, are the deeds of a man in his prime,, all this and here I am considering making history herstory.

I figured some one would google it, the state reference that is. I love google. My girl hates that when ever a question comes up that can't be readily answered, I go google it.

[tekla]

We did it (googled) last night in the middle of the load out for The Killers to answer the question "What is the correct plural of cactus?" -- which for us, was really slowing down the effort.  And since I was the one moving the spiny little deals around, it was really slowing me down. LOL.

[Annwyn]

Try having not dated a black individual for more than a few years, once again the only racism encountered has been from across the fence.

Now you people can kindly begin supporting your claims besides making jabs at the south.

[whatsername]

No "jabs" intended, just relaying information contrary to what you said from people who also live there.  Clearly it is a different experience for each of you.

Institutionalized racism like the kind experienced by people of color in this country on a regular basis doesn't discriminate against you, in fact it prefers and privileges you.  So, again, I can only really repeat my question, as a white person, exactly what kind of racism would you expect to encounter except from non-white people? 

If by those assertions you mean you've never seen a white person say or do anything racist, I would be astonished to learn that's true.  I have experienced white people saying and doing things ranging from mildly to overtly racist many times.

I am curious about the first half of that first sentence though, "trying having not dated a black individual for more than a few years..."  what exactly do you mean by that?  You dated a black person and now you don't?  And your experiences of racism came while you were dating that person?  If so, from whom?

[Diane]

I am Canadian

[tekla]

Our Neighbor to the North, as opposed to Mexico, the Sleeping Giant At Our Doorstep.  I like Canada, very clean. 

[lisagurl]

It's almost a clichie that white people never notice racism down South.

I live in Mississippi and yes their is racism but in a more cloudy way. Yes you see blacks and whites in public together all the time. But if you check out the local municipal government you will find discrimination in hiring and promotion. You will also find segregated neighborhoods and churches. Partly due to culture as each keeps to their own. Just as the schools in all black areas have a harder time scoring on Sat or Act as they favor culture.

[tekla]

and churches
Hell, the most segregated time in America is 10:00am Sunday morning, and that's as true in Oakland and SF as it is in Mississippi.

[Vexing]

I'm the only kiwi in the village 
Although most people think NZ is a state of Australia, anyway.

[Kaitlyn]

I don't think I can handle the idea that there are real people outside the U.S.  It goes against everything we're taught in America (i.e. Earth).