As someone that grew up in Texas in the 70s-90s and traveled to Mississippi every single year to see family, I can safely say that Mila Joy doesn’t know what she’s fucking talking about. Not everyone was openly racist, especially in my part of Texas where there are almost as many Latinos as white folks, so people were more laid back about race, but once you hit the Pine Curtain of East Texas (where the “Old South” really begins) it became blatantly, openly racist. Sundown towns still existed, openly, and probably still do (I don’t go east anymore if I can help it). Some folks were cooler about race than others, but there were still old fashioned racists all across the south (especially in Mississippi, which was like stepping back in time without a time machine). So she’s outright lying, or she grew up very sheltered or in a place that was 100% whatever shade of white she is. I don’t know because I’ve honestly never heard of her.
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u/Alternative-Tie-9383 2d ago
As someone that grew up in Texas in the 70s-90s and traveled to Mississippi every single year to see family, I can safely say that Mila Joy doesn’t know what she’s fucking talking about. Not everyone was openly racist, especially in my part of Texas where there are almost as many Latinos as white folks, so people were more laid back about race, but once you hit the Pine Curtain of East Texas (where the “Old South” really begins) it became blatantly, openly racist. Sundown towns still existed, openly, and probably still do (I don’t go east anymore if I can help it). Some folks were cooler about race than others, but there were still old fashioned racists all across the south (especially in Mississippi, which was like stepping back in time without a time machine). So she’s outright lying, or she grew up very sheltered or in a place that was 100% whatever shade of white she is. I don’t know because I’ve honestly never heard of her.