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Originally posted by 33girl
Well, I'll put it this way:
I'm going to Chicago. I hope I don't get shot by Al Capone and his mob.
I'm going to Boston. I will see people dressed like Indians dumping tea in the harbor.
You would think someone was an idiot if they said that - so why isn't it the same when someone makes similar references that are almost as outdated about someplace else?
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I would think "Damn, Shelia's got some cracked-out opinions, but whatev, that's her deal."
Those aren't really good examples because one refers to events 80 years ago and the other refers to events 250+ years ago; according to Dani, the steel mills only shut down 25 or so years ago and I bet many people who don't live in Pittsburgh or even Pennsylvania are aware of this. I wasn't and it looks like I'm not the only one.
If the guy would have read his own column, he should have realized the kind of feedback he was going to get -- he basically says the people of Pittsburgh live, breathe and die Steelers football and to say anything different to a fan is taking your own life into your hands.
But I still maintain the whole point of his first column isn't about how dirty or dark the city is, it's about how much that city loves its football. That what I, as a person who has very little knowledge about Pittsburgh or Steelers football, came away with after reading it.
And I'm not saying you don't have the right to be offended by his column, or sing the praises of your city, you certainly do.