The Southernization of manners in the North and West is just as serious a threat as is the Yankification of manners in the South, which is to say very serious, actually, and well worth the concern of anybody interested in ~diversity~, ~tradition~, or both.
My wife is from Memphis. IWas working in Bay City, Michigan in 1971. She went to a meeting to join the YWCA. They were promoting a movie “Racism in Mississippi. Give me a break! LOL!
Right. Who ever heard of racism in Mississippi?
The city is 90% white. Also, Bay County swung hard to the right in 2016. I'd say it's a safe bet that racism exists there.
Reported for hatefulness against white people
