I'm pretty sure everyone here realizes that there is racism all over the South...so, what's this topic about again?
For the record, I have found in my travels that racism is actually more pronounced outside the south.
When I was in Arizona we took a desert tour. Enjoyable. At one point during the trip the guide asks me what's "the breakdown" back in Alabama.
Breakdown?
Yeah, there are tons of "negrahs" in Alabama, right?
I don't know, probably 40 percent or less I'd guess. Depends on where you go.
Well we don't have that problem out here. Only about 2% black in the whole state of Arizona. and most of them play for the Cardinals, Suns and D'backs.
Oh. Really? What's your illegal alien population?
Silence.
Alabama just has that reputation due to the firehoses back in the day. When UA has to apologize for slurs, when the KA Old South Party rolls by black sororities for taunting purposes (and gets sued), when racist slams are painted on doors in the admin building, and so on... it just perpetuates the stereotype.
Much as when gasbag doucheclowns like crimpdulla and that other legal luminary show up spouting their troll nonsense it perpetuates the stereotype of dumbfuck bama fans.