Is Racism Alive And Well In The Lone Star State? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-51935"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+Racism+Alive+And+Well+In+The+Lone+Star+State%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs Racism Alive And Well In The Lone Star State?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="929c4be38834bd62fb927c351080d35c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/051/935/for_gallery_v2/c458859a.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/051/935/large_v3/c458859a.jpg" alt="C458859a" /></a></div></div>I was disheartened after reading this story. My state, my beloved Texas, also known for ... its racism. We've discussed racism on RP, this week, as a matter of fact. I never thought we would be discussing racism In Texas. Not that Texas is so great that racism wouldn't exist, but, I hate to see that it still does.<br /><br />"The stars at night are big and bright/ Deep in the heart of Texas..."<br /><br />Texas is an immensely popular state. It easily ranks high among the states in our union with an international profile. Texas boasts three of the fastest growing regions in America along with three of the ten most populous cities. The state's low cost of living along with its thriving business community is attracting new residents seeking fresh starts and new opportunities for success.<br /><br />Last week, Sandra Bland made her southward odyssey to Texas to begin a new job that was awaiting her at her alma mater, one of Texas' most storied historically Black institutions of higher learning, Prairie View A&amp;M University.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/018/245/qrc/o-TEXAS-STATE-FLAG-facebook.jpg?1443048610"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html">Deep in the Heart of Texas</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Texas is an immensely popular state. Texas is also a deeply troubled state. When you look past the veneer of towering skyscrapers and rolling plains, you discover a great tragedy: Texas&#39; terrifying legacy of racism.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:44:06 -0400 Is Racism Alive And Well In The Lone Star State? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-51935"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+Racism+Alive+And+Well+In+The+Lone+Star+State%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs Racism Alive And Well In The Lone Star State?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="4025bc43cd486424fe80f74b1016d72c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/051/935/for_gallery_v2/c458859a.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/051/935/large_v3/c458859a.jpg" alt="C458859a" /></a></div></div>I was disheartened after reading this story. My state, my beloved Texas, also known for ... its racism. We've discussed racism on RP, this week, as a matter of fact. I never thought we would be discussing racism In Texas. Not that Texas is so great that racism wouldn't exist, but, I hate to see that it still does.<br /><br />"The stars at night are big and bright/ Deep in the heart of Texas..."<br /><br />Texas is an immensely popular state. It easily ranks high among the states in our union with an international profile. Texas boasts three of the fastest growing regions in America along with three of the ten most populous cities. The state's low cost of living along with its thriving business community is attracting new residents seeking fresh starts and new opportunities for success.<br /><br />Last week, Sandra Bland made her southward odyssey to Texas to begin a new job that was awaiting her at her alma mater, one of Texas' most storied historically Black institutions of higher learning, Prairie View A&amp;M University.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/018/245/qrc/o-TEXAS-STATE-FLAG-facebook.jpg?1443048610"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html">Deep in the Heart of Texas</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Texas is an immensely popular state. Texas is also a deeply troubled state. When you look past the veneer of towering skyscrapers and rolling plains, you discover a great tragedy: Texas&#39; terrifying legacy of racism.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SGT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:44:06 -0400 2015-07-17T22:44:06-04:00 Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2015 11:04 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824149&urlhash=824149 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s most everywhere, certainly not in Texas alone. But my observation, and I not about to apologize for what I see and hear everyday on the news, is that a great deal of the racial divide in this country has been and continues to be fomented by several infamously prominent members of the black community itself. It doesn&#39;t take a deaf or blind man to see who the most visible and vocal racists are in America today: Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama AND especially his wife, Eric Holder, Maxine Waters, Elijah Cummings, Charles Rangel, Sheila Jackson Lee and, now, Baltimore&#39;s Sheila Rawlings-Blake and Marilyn Mosby, to name but a very few. Everyone of them a black Democrat, and everyone else afraid to call them out for what they are. There is still racism and racists in this country, but some of the most despicable kind are those that earn their living off it. SCPO Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 17 Jul 2015 23:04:22 -0400 2015-07-17T23:04:22-04:00 Response by SGT Richard H. made Jul 17 at 2015 11:59 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824217&urlhash=824217 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yeah...everybody talks about Texas&#39; high level of racism...except Texas. Why, you may ask? Because we rank 38th out of 50 states in hate crimes (FBI stat, not mine)...that may be one place to start looking. That doesn&#39;t mean there are 37 states better...that means there are 37 worse. (by the way, several of the 10 worst were in the NE)<br /><br />That&#39;s what I can tell you from statistics...now here&#39;s what I can tell you from experience: I moved to a Southeast state in 2006. I&#39;m here to tell you, my odometer told me that I had moved 1400 miles east, but my moral compass told me that I had moved at least 50 years back in time, based on the racial relations &amp; tensions that I saw. Trust me, Texas ain&#39;t so bad. SGT Richard H. Fri, 17 Jul 2015 23:59:08 -0400 2015-07-17T23:59:08-04:00 Response by SPC George Long made Jul 18 at 2015 12:06 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824222&urlhash=824222 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes I am afraid Texas is deeply racist. It has been for along time. Texans take great pride in the Great State. They should take a good look at themselves, from who they elect for state offices <br />to the composition of the patrons of a bar. Texas is a big state but I&#39;m not to sure I&#39;d call it Great. SPC George Long Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:06:30 -0400 2015-07-18T00:06:30-04:00 Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 18 at 2015 1:14 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824291&urlhash=824291 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Those that dwell on race can find individual racists in every state and in every race. <br />I don&#39;t believe I&#39;d take the Huff Post as an unbiased source; liberals hate conservatives and will go out of their way to slander them with the flimsiest of evidence. Capt Seid Waddell Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:14:18 -0400 2015-07-18T01:14:18-04:00 Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 9:13 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824493&urlhash=824493 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-51962"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+Racism+Alive+And+Well+In+The+Lone+Star+State%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs Racism Alive And Well In The Lone Star State?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1d1d85c237184edead556798c035627b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/051/962/for_gallery_v2/eba36b51.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/051/962/large_v3/eba36b51.png" alt="Eba36b51" /></a></div></div>Personally, I&#39;m suspect of the author in the article and the venue which is predominantly left. Firstly, racism exists everywhere and from all races. Blanket statements targeting all of the people of TX is the type of stereotyping that he himself abhors. It sounds more like he&#39;s is projecting to drum up support for HIS beliefs. Cpl Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Jul 2015 09:13:40 -0400 2015-07-18T09:13:40-04:00 Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 18 at 2015 12:10 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824881&urlhash=824881 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br />Huff Post is very liberally biased, so I don't even consider them a trustworthy news source anymore.<br /><br />Is racism alive and well in Texas? Of course it is, I don't need to read an online article to know that. But racism is alive and well EVERYWHERE, not just in Texas. The simple fact is, as long as there are people of different ethnic backgrounds there will be racism. If there were only 2 people left in the WORLD there would be racism.<br /><br />There are certain neighborhoods in every state where I as a white person can't go just like there are neighborhoods where my black wife can't go. It works both ways.<br />I've been to Texas a few times to visit with my brother, and I've taken my wife (who is black) and our daughter (who is obviously mixed ethnicity) with me and have not run into any issues of racism. PO1 John Miller Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:10:21 -0400 2015-07-18T12:10:21-04:00 Response by SPC Andrew Griffin made Jul 18 at 2015 12:16 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824894&urlhash=824894 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes. And it has always been that way. SPC Andrew Griffin Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:16:05 -0400 2015-07-18T12:16:05-04:00 Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 12:29 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824938&urlhash=824938 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Racism is alive in every state... This author lost me at voter suppression though. SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:29:33 -0400 2015-07-18T12:29:33-04:00 Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Jul 18 at 2015 12:30 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824941&urlhash=824941 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Texas is a big place. It&#39;s silly to paint it with a broad brush that carries baggage from the entire South. The author needs to try Alabama or Georgia one of these days... SGT Jeremiah B. Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:30:03 -0400 2015-07-18T12:30:03-04:00 Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Jul 18 at 2015 12:38 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824967&urlhash=824967 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I'm certain there is no more racism in Texas than any other state. It seems to me the more progressive states have more trouble with racial issues than states like Texas. SSgt Alex Robinson Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:38:51 -0400 2015-07-18T12:38:51-04:00 Response by CW4 Scott S. made Jul 18 at 2015 12:46 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=824983&urlhash=824983 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Unfortunately, racism is something that is taught so we still experience it today. I am hopeful that with enough prayer one day it may be erased from our society. CW4 Scott S. Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:46:22 -0400 2015-07-18T12:46:22-04:00 Response by SrA Edward Vong made Jul 18 at 2015 1:35 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=825063&urlhash=825063 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Racism does indeed exist, not just in the United States, but throughout the world. I feel what we witness on a day to day basis is not racism, but racial intolerance, ignorance, and discrimination. The term racism has evolved over time. It used to mean the belief of a race being superior to another, but now has a different meaning entirely. For the most part, I believe "classical racism" is defeated and society in general has gone above that. The traces of the old beliefs still exist, but they are considered a dying breed.<br /><br />My opinion on Texas and racism is that racial intolerance, and discrimination in that state may stem from the population of illegal immigrants, particularly from Mexico. SrA Edward Vong Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:35:19 -0400 2015-07-18T13:35:19-04:00 Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 18 at 2015 1:56 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=825099&urlhash=825099 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nah, dragging a black man behind a truck happens everywhere and having a governor with a ranch called &quot;Ni@&amp;$rhead Ranch is common....... LTC Bink Romanick Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:56:29 -0400 2015-07-18T13:56:29-04:00 Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 1:59 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=825107&urlhash=825107 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Unfortunately racism still exists in every state. An issue that wint just go away from lack of attention. Lest not forget that racism isn't a one color issue either. <br /><br />Racism exists within all races toward those that are different or at least perceived to be different or of lessor status. Racism in not bread into an individual, it is taught. Discussion, education and positive experiences is how we eventually abolish racism. It will take years and maybe even more than some of use have available. Just pass on the good fight to the next Generation (Education). 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:59:37 -0400 2015-07-18T13:59:37-04:00 Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 18 at 2015 4:25 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=825359&urlhash=825359 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Texas is a big place you really can&#39;t generalize. Racism is a,real problem in this country. Part of the problem is the fact that minority birth rates are climbing while Caucasian birth rates are dropping, this increase tension among those who feel that their hegemony is threatened. The number oh hate groups ha grown exponentially during the last 10 years. <br /><br />Texas is really no different than any other state. Racism exists everywhere. LTC Bink Romanick Sat, 18 Jul 2015 16:25:51 -0400 2015-07-18T16:25:51-04:00 Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 9:01 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=825872&urlhash=825872 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Look racism exists and always will but to shine a spot light on the select few that choose to be racisit doesn&#39;t solve anything. PO2 Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:01:32 -0400 2015-07-18T21:01:32-04:00 Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jul 18 at 2015 9:14 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=825891&urlhash=825891 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Racism exists everywhere in individuals. It always has been so. It always will be so. However, in no place in the United States is it legally sanctioned including Texas. No law-abiding citizen is allowed to act on their prejudicial attitudes. <br /><br />Is there a greater incidence of prejudiced thinking in Texas than in other places? I don&#39;t know (and I don&#39;t believe anyone who claims they do).<br /><br />I was born and raised in the South, sired by the most racist person I ever knew. Truth be told, he was indiscriminate in his discrimination. He hated everybody except white Lutherans of German extraction. (Although he was of German extraction, he always claimed that he was.) I believe that he hated Catholics most of all, but that didn&#39;t prevent him from venting his spleen on blacks. And, no, he wasn&#39;t a southerner by birth. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania which, at one time, was the home of the KKK. Thus, I recognize racism when I see it.<br /><br />As I have traveled and lived in many states, I have found racism everywhere. It flourished in Hawaii (where I lived for five years) where the people loved to brag that racism didn&#39;t exist (it&#39;s just that on one group represented a majority there and, as a consequence, couldn&#39;t express their racial bias except in personal ways). It is rampant in Southern California where I live today. <br /><br />I have only visited Texas briefly (maybe a week at a time on business) and didn&#39;t see any more overt racism practiced there than other places. Indeed, far less than others (such as Pennsylvania). <br /><br />Now don&#39;t go jumping me you Pennsylvanians. I&#39;m sure that there are other places just as bad or worse. I simply can&#39;t bear witness to them. My experience is limited, probably just as limited as those who want to anoint Texas as the capitol of racism. CPT Jack Durish Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:14:19 -0400 2015-07-18T21:14:19-04:00 Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 18 at 2015 11:47 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=826106&urlhash=826106 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think the guy who wrote this article is a little off of his rocker...yes, Texas has racism just as any other state does...and since Texas is way bigger than other states and we have way more people maybe that's why this guy feels it's more prevalent here.... Overall I believe most Texans are not racist....there are pockets of racism here and there. I think that before Trayvon Martin and Ferguson then Baltimore happened that racism was around, but not as prevalent, but with the likes of Sharpton, the black panthers and other like these folks...the egging on, the false statement and all of the race bating stirred a lot of people up that I do not believe would have reacted in such a manner as they did....ok, enough said otherwise I would ramble on forever. loll :-) Sgt Kelli Mays Sat, 18 Jul 2015 23:47:27 -0400 2015-07-18T23:47:27-04:00 Response by SGT Joe Sabedra made Jul 19 at 2015 10:03 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=826614&urlhash=826614 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have been in Texas 20 years and have only met 1 racist person. <br />There are always jokes but they are for all races and in good fun. <br /><br />Stereotypes are proven wrong in Texas. I have friends who happen to be black and Mexican who are Cowboys, love to Bass fish, hunt and do all the same things the rest of us enjoy. <br /><br />I think Texas breakers the stereotypes once you get out of the big cities. SGT Joe Sabedra Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:03:53 -0400 2015-07-19T10:03:53-04:00 Response by SSG Keith Roberson made Jul 19 at 2015 11:31 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=826769&urlhash=826769 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I don&#39;t think Texas is any worse than other states having racial tensions. Our problem stems from illegal immigrants pouring across our borders and the people protecting them are clearly overwhelmed. SSG Keith Roberson Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:31:28 -0400 2015-07-19T11:31:28-04:00 Response by SPC Jeffrey Bly made Jul 19 at 2015 1:33 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=826999&urlhash=826999 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The honest and sad truth is racism is alive and well everywhere, not just Texas, the South, or even America. It's everywhere. Many nations big and small. And not just race, but religion, poverty, wealth, education. White collar, blue colla, the disdain is everywhere. Someday we will all have to come together as one great peoples or we will destroy ourselves in the process, both physically and personally. We lose ourselves in the inequalities and injustices. It's not a racial thing, it's a human one. SPC Jeffrey Bly Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:33:37 -0400 2015-07-19T13:33:37-04:00 Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Jul 20 at 2015 3:53 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=828345&urlhash=828345 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Racism is alive and well in every state in the country. SFC Joseph Weber Mon, 20 Jul 2015 03:53:02 -0400 2015-07-20T03:53:02-04:00 Response by MSG Floyd Williams made Jul 20 at 2015 11:10 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=828762&urlhash=828762 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Racism is alive and well all over it isn&#39;t just Texas and it would be wrong for me to put that label on the Lone Star State it is a person choice to be that way, when we know right from wrong we&#39;re obligated to do better. MSG Floyd Williams Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:10:58 -0400 2015-07-20T11:10:58-04:00 Response by SSG Sean Gallagher made Jul 20 at 2015 4:10 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=829512&urlhash=829512 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I call BS. SSG Sean Gallagher Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:10:05 -0400 2015-07-20T16:10:05-04:00 Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Jul 20 at 2015 5:38 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=829779&urlhash=829779 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What a crock of BS! Author (if you can call him that), provides not sources...these folks should be ashamed of themselves. SPC(P) Jay Heenan Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:38:20 -0400 2015-07-20T17:38:20-04:00 Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2015 6:11 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=829863&urlhash=829863 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Racism is alive and well everywhere. It's nothing new. And with all the social media out there now blowing it all up in our faces, it's just talked baout more. It is no more a bigger issue than it was in the 80s. Or 90s. It's just more open with the internet and social media being at the forefront of everything that is dramatic. SPC Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:11:21 -0400 2015-07-20T18:11:21-04:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2015 11:50 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=830684&urlhash=830684 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never have had any issues dealing with racism in this great state of Texas. I was born and raised and Texas and been all over the state and everywhere I went I always received good Ole southern hospitality. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:50:14 -0400 2015-07-20T23:50:14-04:00 Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 21 at 2015 1:08 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=830805&urlhash=830805 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Oh my Gosh, Keith! Are you an Aggie?!?! Houston, I think we have a problem here. LOL I am a Longhorn all the way...graduating from UT of SA...my brother from UT....gee, I&#39;m going to have to think about whether or not we can be friends. HA! Just kidding....but I&#39;ve got some great Aggie jokes. Sgt Kelli Mays Tue, 21 Jul 2015 01:08:00 -0400 2015-07-21T01:08:00-04:00 Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2015 3:08 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-racism-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state?n=832266&urlhash=832266 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Back in the 60's, me and my brother-in-law went to Lake Sam Rayburn, in East Texas. We went to a fish camp that rented boats. When we asked the owner about renting a boat, he went outside and,looking directly at the boats, said, boats? I don't see no boats. We laughed, thinking he was joking. He wasn't. My mom and dad had a place near there and I knew thief friend that lived there. We went to her house and she let us use her Bass boat. We went back to the fishing camp and launched the boat, while the redneck SOB was watching. He had a look wondering where we got the boat. He called the sheriff. The sheriff came out all ready to bust us. He asked where we got the boat, and I told him where we got it. He called the owner and she verified our story. We went fishing for the rest of the day. We took the boat back to the owner and left to go home. On the way out of Lufkin, Texas, we stopped to get gas. The same sheriff came over to U.S. And asked where we were going. He had on a pair of those " a Cool Hand Luke" sunglasses and a toothpick in his mouth. He asked where we were from. We told him, and he told us to git, and get gas at the next town. When we asked him what we had done, he told us he didn't like Vietnam veterans with long hair and for us to get our asses out of his town. Our hair wasn't real long, but too long for this redneck. My point after this boring story, is that there are many ways to show racism. This was one of them in the 60's. The black folks in Lufkin, at that time, we're not being discriminated against. It was the long haired, hippy looking, drug smoking, Vietnam vets. What does my story illustrate? It illustrates that it doesn't matter what race you are, if you don't look or act like someone thinks you're supposed to, you can be racially profiled. SGT Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:08:32 -0400 2015-07-21T15:08:32-04:00 2015-07-17T22:44:06-04:00