Go, Economy!

[Fe 26]

I wish more people would show videos of how shitty Mississippi (and Alabama and all those states) are. I'm sick of hearing the dialogue on TV about how these fucking rednecks and racists are "real Americans" and "values voters" and "part of the heartland." Fuck all those states.

You really think that video represented the whole state?

You're smarter than this.

[Fe 26]

Add stereotypes to the list of things that are ok as long as they go in the right direction. The irony of implying that every person in Mississippi is a racist is awesome. I'm sure diff has spent significant time throughout the deep south and speaks only from experience, because he couldn't possibly be exactly like the real racists he's bitching about.

The video is a joke. Its so blatantly biased it should be obvious.

They probably went to the poorest county in the state to do their "sampling"

You can make MS look however you want if you pick the right county or town. I could make it look like a bunch of spoiled upper middle class white women if I went to Southhaven MS. Nothing but poor black people if I picked inner Jackson or Meridian. Nothing but liberals if I picked Biloxi.

And this isn't specific to southern states. I could probably make Cali look like a bunch of rednecks if I picked two specific southern California counties. (and before you get all in a rage over this comment, go browse peopleofwalmart.com for a bit and look at where the pictures are taken.)

[Fe 26]

Something a little more on topic

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=255

The average incomes of the top 5 percent of families are 12 times the average incomes of the bottom fifth. The states with the largest such gap are New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee, New Mexico, Alabama, California, and Virginia

Thats right, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, California and Virginia are in good company with Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama in regards to having a huge difference between the richest and the poorest.

That should make most if not all of you uncomfortable.

[dave is ok]

You do realize that it's not just our opinions that Mississippi is one of the dumbest states. There are statistics to back that up

[Yoshi]

I do. And there are similar statistics based on race and gender too. Do you want to go there?

[Fe 26]

You do realize that it's not just our opinions that Mississippi is one of the dumbest states. There are statistics to back that up

That doesn't make the video any less bullshit.

It goes well beyond "the people in MS aren't quite as bright as the people in NY"

[Bojack]

You do realize that it's not just our opinions that Mississippi is one of the dumbest states. There are statistics to back that up

That prolly has more to do with dirt poor school systems than it would have to do with gender or race, as Yosh has pointed out.

[Fe 26]

this is EVERYONE in Alabama. EVERY LAST ONE

there is no possible way that this video is not representative of all of Alabama.

[Diff-chan]

Lawl at Yoshi trying to use my statement on MS/AL to air his racist shit.

Fuck Mississippi.

[Fe 26]

Lawl at you not seeing you're right there with him.