I don't argue with you on this point, Steve, except to say this... Oddly enough, I've seen/heard as much or more racial bigotry in my husband's Midwestern family (Indiana... ahem... home of the Ku Klux Klan) than in my own family (all born and bred in the Deep South, including all the states you mentioned except Kentucky... and also in Louisiana and South Carolina).
Cee ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve McKibben To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:51 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Interracial marriage has hurt Strong's chances of getting a head-coaching job It may go beyond that. If it's apparent that they would be ostracized (at best) in the community at large even if he was hired, then it would be tough to put your family through that voluntarily. And if you don't believe that there are still places in the deep south where there would be rampant hostility, even to the football coach's family, then you likely haven't traveled much to rural Alabama (Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and yes...Florida). Sad but true. That's all I'm gonna say about that, as I think this topic is probably better suited for THFGT! --- On Tue, 1/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: I say "BS" on not being hired because he is black and/or she is white. I think that schools will recruit the best players and coaches - whether they are black or white. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
