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Subject: "That’s enough away from home. "
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MEAT
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22258 posts
Tue Dec-14-21 03:58 PM
16. "That’s enough away from home. "
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“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
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I have a running mental atlas of racist ass places, is that not normal?
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Tue Dec-14-21 02:15 PM
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I’ll visit family in any state besides Mississippi
legsdiamond
Dec 14th 2021
1
What’s abortion got to do with my day to day?
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
3
what’s Joe have to with your day to day if you went to visit family?
legsdiamond
Dec 14th 2021
11
Shes not proposing visiting family, she wants to be out and about
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
17
My apprehension isn't with politicians it’s about law enforcement
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
8
I’ve had over 25 encounters with law enforcement
legsdiamond
Dec 14th 2021
12
that's where my dad's family id from, I don't know if its guilt or what....
ThaTruth
Dec 14th 2021
26
Biloxi/ GPT aint bad, palm trees, casinos, beaches, 2 military bases
seasoned vet
Dec 15th 2021
47
my wife’s dad is from there
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
65
about 10 years ago my sis moved down to jackson miss to get her phd
mikediggz
Dec 14th 2021
32
Mississippi has the highest per capita of Black people outside of DC
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
33
yeah she had a pretty cool experience down there over all. my lil short
mikediggz
Dec 14th 2021
34
yeah.. and that’s what worries me
legsdiamond
Dec 17th 2021
77
my wife grew up in Huntsville AL
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
66
I actually work in Mississippi
Ray_Snill
Dec 15th 2021
61
what do you mean by try super hard not to be racist?
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
67
for example
Ray_Snill
Dec 15th 2021
69
No not normal
PimpTrickGangstaClik
Dec 14th 2021
2
not normal at all.
tariqhu
Dec 14th 2021
4
Some of yall should get familiar with Maricopa
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
5
where the 5th most populous city is? or the racism?
tomjohn29
Dec 14th 2021
9
Oh word?
Castro
Dec 14th 2021
28
from what you say about where you live...i can see you doing it
tomjohn29
Dec 14th 2021
6
RE: from what you say about where you live...i can see you doing it
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
7
thats it?
tomjohn29
Dec 14th 2021
10
He moved from DC to Texas
legsdiamond
Dec 14th 2021
13
me too
tomjohn29
Dec 14th 2021
14
I avoid Waller County if I can.
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
15
I avoid counties people tell me to avoid
legsdiamond
Dec 14th 2021
18
I get it...but the older I've gotten, the less fcks I give about it...
FLUIDJ
Dec 14th 2021
19
Gotdamn…how I type the same damn thing as legs? lol
FLUIDJ
Dec 14th 2021
23
that old nigga wisdom fam
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
36
I immigrated to the US as an adult and this sounds normal to me.
kfine
Dec 14th 2021
20
It's much easier to assume the entire country is racist ....
guru0509
Dec 14th 2021
21
RE: It's much easier to assume the entire country is racist ....
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
22
This not true lol...
ThaTruth
Dec 15th 2021
42
I guess we just gonna ignore the NAACP saying think twice
MEAT
Dec 15th 2021
48
the world blew up over Mike Brown until it became obvious that...
ThaTruth
Dec 15th 2021
64
I may feel like that about situations, but not who geographies.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Dec 14th 2021
24
don't you live in Texas?
ThaTruth
Dec 14th 2021
25
It’s a massive state
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
27
Where are these magical places in the US that racism doesn't exist?
bentagain
Dec 14th 2021
29
RE: Where are these magical places in the US that racism doesn't exist?
MEAT
Dec 14th 2021
31
Maricopa is the county Joe was Sheriff of, which includes Phoenix
bentagain
Dec 15th 2021
35
that's what I was thinking lol
ThaTruth
Dec 15th 2021
44
that ain’t normal at all
BrooklynWHAT
Dec 14th 2021
30
I think its kind of normal of you are hyper focused on the news
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
38
Nigga, no
MEAT
Dec 15th 2021
39
but its not like you cited Joe because of personal experience
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
43
Jose Arapaio led on of the most lawless departments in US history
MEAT
Dec 15th 2021
45
I know.. and the reason I know is because of the news
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
49
Im not avoiding Phoenix. We’re going to Phoenix
MEAT
Dec 15th 2021
50
that is fair.. I was under the impression you weren’t going at all
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
54
To those of you who think MEAT's perspective is abnormal:
kfine
Dec 15th 2021
37
Do you have personal experiences that justify this anxiety?
PimpTrickGangstaClik
Dec 15th 2021
40
wife and I thought about moving to Cincinnati
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
46
One minor incident where I was randomly chased by 2 police cars
kfine
Dec 15th 2021
52
did those 2 cops actually stop you?
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
55
I saw the one car in my peripheral as I was running and heard the bloop
kfine
Dec 15th 2021
58
One should definitely take racism into consideration when moving
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
41
Got it. Thanks for this; makes a lot of sense
kfine
Dec 15th 2021
53
Where to live would be totally different.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Dec 15th 2021
51
Understood. And ya, I hear ya on the effects being the only Black
kfine
Dec 15th 2021
56
Damn. Sorry to hear that.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Dec 15th 2021
59
Lol, it's all good. Taught me a lot
kfine
Dec 15th 2021
60
When I told my mother in law this she didn’t agree
legsdiamond
Dec 15th 2021
57
it's not abnormal to consider your potential surroundings,
tariqhu
Dec 15th 2021
62
Re: Atlas
MEAT
Dec 15th 2021
63
ahh. now it makes more sense.
tariqhu
Dec 15th 2021
68
I have a map...
Kira
Dec 15th 2021
70
Sings the Daria melody to myself
MEAT
Dec 15th 2021
71
did you just move to America?
legsdiamond
Dec 16th 2021
72
Yes
MEAT
Dec 16th 2021
73
I don't get your point.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Dec 16th 2021
74
RE: I don't get your point.
MEAT
Dec 16th 2021
75
Sounds like America to me
legsdiamond
Dec 16th 2021
76
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