My main point seems to have gotten lost: When people refer disparagingly to "Southerners," or "the southern population," or even "the good folks in the South," they're almost invariably forgetting that their generalizations apply primarily to *white* Southerners. A significant percentage of the southern population is Black, or Native, or…
My main point seems to have gotten lost: When people refer disparagingly to "Southerners," or "the southern population," or even "the good folks in the South," they're almost invariably forgetting that their generalizations apply primarily to *white* Southerners. A significant percentage of the southern population is Black, or Native, or otherwise not white. So I suggest including "white" before "Southerner" when that is the case.
My main point seems to have gotten lost: When people refer disparagingly to "Southerners," or "the southern population," or even "the good folks in the South," they're almost invariably forgetting that their generalizations apply primarily to *white* Southerners. A significant percentage of the southern population is Black, or Native, or otherwise not white. So I suggest including "white" before "Southerner" when that is the case.
Good points. Filed for future reference.