Im from the deep south and when I came to cali I was very shocked about the racism out here its actually worse than anywhere Ive ever been. There are obviously some very free minded peeps out here but the racism and gay haters are very flagrant. back home youll see old white dudes driving a caddy with big chrome wheels and youll see young black guys driving big trucks with "lets go fishin" bumper stickers, its just like that down there. people do what they want and don't get judged too much for it
Ive always drove big luxury sedans with rims, tint, bump, etc and like I said its no biggie in Louisiana, Mississippi or florida but here in cali that's just begging to get pulled over and Ive had cops tell me point blank when I asked why I got pulled "oh, I thought you were black haha" fucking disgusting!
I guess another reason I hate cops is my bio dad is one, detective actually and the police station was about 4 blocks from my childhood home. never heard from the prick. even when I got in trouble as a teen and was being held at the very police station he worked at the asshole still couldn't help his own son
I know its not right to prejudge an entire group based on a few people so when I say this Im speaking in general.... FUCK THE POLICE, especially the ones here in socal. Ive met a few that were decent human beings but for the most part theyre cold heartless bastards who will majorly fuck over your entire life for a little extra commission on their next paycheck
I hate to say it but this is a reality that most of liberal America (which includes me) would absolutely hate to admit.
As weird as it might seem--the least racist places I've been have all been in the midwest (and I've been ALLL OVER the country--I think I'm missing like 4 states out of 50).
I just got my mind going and realized I could go for like 3 pages on this, so I'm going to try something new and just boil my long ass argument down into something digestible. Here's how I break it down:
"The South":
Harbors the most racist areas (on an extremely isolated, small, and local scale).
Has probably the most segregated population still overall, but this is mostly a consequence of "self segregation".
Despite all this has developed somewhere near 50% of the area into a culturally diverse economic powerhouse. I think this is VERY OFTEN just brushed over in this country. It's not only important that a large swath of the south has learned to "live and let live"--it's REALLY REALLY important to realize that they have done so with the influence of the above two points being extremely close to them (and vocal). This is beyond commendable, it's downright surprising and inspiring.
"The Midwest"
This one is hard to break up really, the states are SO SO different demographically. Much of the south looks the same with demographics (though don't take that to mean the states aren't very unique).
Overall, though, what I've found is that a larger amount of people are open to culturally diverse settings throughout the Midwest. But there is a catch.
Instead of really ridiculous, over-the-edge, racists--we actually have a damn large population of what I call "half-way" racists or "closet" racists. This is the story of the Midwest.
The Midwest is a bit like the law of averages. We basically ended up with 50/50 of everything. I think maybe its a bit easier to get by here for that reason, but it's also exceedingly weird. I'd almost rather people just be racist up front.
"Out West"
To be honest, I really would just mirror what you said here 4/20. I think there might be a bit more nuance to it--and that maybe the "west" has some of the more regionally dependent race relations in the country. There are big differences that happen over relatively short distances.
That said I think you honestly hit it on the head.
"Texas"
What the fuck. Seriously? This is a state still?
