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Originally Posted by chadglni
There's no use arguing over the subject but the fact is NO was a majority black community. The poor neighborhoods that were demolished in the storm were majority black by a longshot. Many of these people left the state because they have nothing left. While you're worried about the way something is said the mayor was talking to a majority black crowd in a majority black city who had concerns because so many of their neighbors were forced out of town. "New Orleans will be a chocolate city again" or whatever he said is hardly racist in that situation. I would say the same thing if a spanish community was destroyed and their mayor said "It will be fiesta time again". It's just silly to worry about such petty crap.  |
You know .. in the past we have butted heads, but I agree with you 100%. If you lived in a place that was mostly Italian, and someone said "We'll make this Little Italy again, it would be no problem. NO is mostly black and the mayor, in my opionion, is just tying to get some positive energy flowing back into the city. I thought it was pretty funny when I heard it. I didn't get offended at all. Right now, there's no time for racism or negativity, just concentrate on the good.