Thursday, September 08, 2005

Southern racism...

... has once again raised its ugly but ever-present head, as many in the white upper-crust claim they don't want to live with the area's black poor anymore. I had already formed this impression based on some emails I've received from the area, and it has been reinforced by articles like this one from the Wall Street Journal. This O'Dwyer character is a lawyer at the firm at which I used to work.

They seem to have forgotten that New Orleans' economy depends on tourism, and that the area's unique culture is what makes it a place people want to visit. And that we don't live in the nineteenth century anymore.

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