Is Springfield, Mo really that racist? (Joplin, California: high school, restaurant, costs)

[Cali BassMan]

Originally Posted by SW Missouri Dave

Mod's were on the ball this time. Not only did they ban him quick - they deleted his nonsense as well.

So whom is the Mod?
I haven't seen Shadow Caver in along time...
Nor have I seen ol Ozark Boy or plenty of other

[sadgirl80]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

Those may be fine choices for you. Experientially, cities are usually considerably more liberal than urban, suburban and rural venues. To each their own! If it's any help, Springfield seems to be leaning heavily toward courting and "celebrating its diversity." Hello the left coast in MO.

Isn't city = urban?

I found Springfield quite diverse and welcoming as well.
It was diverse enough to have its own brand of Springfield Chinese food. Even CA can't claim that! (OMG)
MOSouthernMan must be disappointed. Maybe he gotta pack up and leave for the deep South. Maybe MS..

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/di...anted=all&_r=0
Missouri Chinese: Two Cultures Claim This Chicken

By JOHN T. EDGE
Published: March 10, 2009
Springfield, Mo.

[sadgirl80]

Originally Posted by MoNative34

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2. Back in Blue
3. HugeBluesFan
4. Desert Fox
5. BorderofDixie
6. Deutschland Uber Alles
7. Southern Deutschland Uber Alles
8 BigMissouriFan
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12. BluesWinCup
13. SouthernMoFan
14. MissouriIsSouthern
15. MoSouthernMan
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LOL at his past handles.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by sadgirl80

Isn't city = urban?

I found Springfield quite diverse and welcoming as well.
It was diverse enough to have its own brand of Springfield Chinese food. Even CA can't claim that! (OMG)
MOSouthernMan must be disappointed. Maybe he gotta pack up and leave for the deep South. Maybe MS..

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/di...anted=all&_r=0
Missouri Chinese: Two Cultures Claim This Chicken

By JOHN T. EDGE
Published: March 10, 2009
Springfield, Mo.

Yes it is. I goofed. MOSouthernMan has been banned until he comes back with another handle, which he will, no doubt.

[SW Missouri Dave]

Originally Posted by Bigblaster

I have nothing against Asians. In fact I picked up some Chinese food tonight Orange chicken with fried rice.

Your first post was all about the South so you kind of gave yourself away - again.

[Steverino63]

Originally Posted by MoSouthernMan

Branson has much more in common with Macon GA than Iowa! Sure it's not deep south, but Branson is still in the south and is southern culturally. Macon is also southern culturally. Just they're two types. Branson is upper south just like northern AR is. The climate, culture, religion, dialect line up with Macon more than IA! Branson is protestant, has southern linguistics, mild climate, ancestory and southern food.

Des Moines has NONE of that. Also IA does not have a star on the confederate flag or were they a slave state.

Even by the people on here from MO who are really anti southern will disagree with you about the southern quarter of Missouri.

So not true in some ways. It snows regularly in Branson. You folks, compared to Macon, don't do "real" barbecue. Your ancestry came from both northern and southern borderlands, different than Macon.

And Des Moines has Protestants, too. More Methodists and Lutherans, and fewer Baptists, to be sure.

That said, per the start of the thread ... race relations ... maybe you ARE "deep South" in that case?

[Steverino63]

Originally Posted by imbored198824

I like black people as long as they act white. I lived in Kansas City for a year, that was long enough.

First, not sure what "acting white" is. Is it driving a dually with fake bull nuts hanging from the back bumper/trailer hitch?

Second, imagine if a black person said "I like white people as long as they act black."

Enough said.

[Steverino63]

i35vagabond never said Springfield was **totally** Midwestern, just that it seemed **more** Midwestern than Southern. <sigh>

That said, I'm done browsing through this forum, and probably will never run into "imbored" again.

[voice of choice]

Originally Posted by BellasDad52

My job is moving out to Springfield, MO next year, at first I thought it might be nice to move from the busy west coast scene to a nice country type life style. But I see that Springfield is 95% white and I read a few articles on-line that Springfield is a very racist area. My family is hispanic and before moving out there I would like to get a better read on the area before we move. And I would also like to hear from people who live in the area directly versus news articles.

I am black or african-american and have been living in Southwest Missouri for seven years in a little town near by Springfield.

I have to tell you that I lived in southern California for most of my life and I feel more comfortable in Springfield than I did there. It's safer and the people are kinder. They aren't effusive for the most part but kinder than you'd think.

[Moyosafi]

As an African American male college student, what factors would influence your decision to leave college early?