“Confederate Southern Americans” a minority like hispanics and african americans?

[Munchkin03]

Originally posted by angelove
Why do people get so offended if a person even mentions race, but it's okay to make fun of people who were born or live in the South?

I have tried to stop making fun of the South, too. After 18 years straight of living there, I got out when I could and I feel I have earned the right to make fun of the South. I've received more racial negativity there than any other place I've lived (which includes a few cities on the eastern seaboard and abroad).

There's a huge difference in my mind between making fun of someone's location and racial harassment. But maybe after experiencing one, the other seems trivial.