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I'm a fan of "Southern Rock," but sometimes the lyrics make me wonder if i should drop it. Generally I listen more for music than message, but I don't want my kids hearing "be proud you're a rebel..." (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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"...cuz the South's gonna to do it again."

But man, that song rocks, especially the end. In a, you know, country way.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would you like to come hang out sometime? NW Florida here. I REALLY mean that. I'm asking and I'm serious.

I got a couple of spare rooms, loads of things to do around here if you like outdoors stuff. Floating the rivers and creeks in kayaks and such is my jam. Stop on random sandbanks, swap in a cold beer, eat a little, explore, move on.

I've never lived anywhere where people were less racist. I know, hard to believe. I live on the edge of a redneck town. My street is ~30% black, the rest white. We got one Asian! And I will marry her this Friday. Everyone is coming.

I cannot clap hard enough for your honest post. You must be a fine person for having said all that out loud and I love you for it. I'm embarrassed by my little prejudices as well, and I hate those god damned limits I put on myself. We get past those by travelling and sharing. Only way I know.

DM me and I'll tell you where we're at.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Man, that spring-feed water is COLD! I'm a Florida boy myself, and I love doing all that stuff you mentioned. I hope he takes you up on the offer because the world needs more connection.

Nice job stranger. Keep up the good work.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm in Florida too, and the most racist people I know moved here from Michigan. Apparently up north there is more segregation than in FL, they told me they went to "the white high school" and my husband said the same thing about Indiana and Maryland, the high schools he went to were segregated.

Those guys come down here where we had enforced school integration (which did work somewhat as far as I can tell) and we are just more mashed together and mixed, and they find out they are actually dead racist and think "those people" should be in a different neighborhood and a different school from their kids. They were just able to ignore their racism up north by never interacting with anyone of a different "race".