[Katrina M.]

You are being a bit over-sensitive. I noticed you used the word Caucasian instead of white. The word white isn’t capitalized, either. There is no racist reason; it isn’t in capital letters either. The reason is that the words ‘black’ and ‘white’, even when referred to as a race, are common nouns, which aren’t supposed to be capitalized. Conversely, Caucasian, African American, Latinos, etc. are proper nouns, therefore they are capitalized. If a reporter were to capitalize either the words black or white, they would be doing so against commonly accepted grammar, and their editor would change it.

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[Katrina M.]

The words ‘black’ and ‘white’ are common nouns, and therefore are not capitalized; to do so is incorrect grammar. Conversely, Caucasian, African American, Middle Eastern, etc. are proper nouns and must be capitalized. the reason is grammar, not racism.

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[Katrina M.]

You are from NY…What makes you an expert on the south? You are more ignorant than you are claiming southerners to be! There is no problem with underage pregnancy in the southern ‘rural’ white communities here. There are many more rural communities in the Mid-West than down here, anyway. Typical New Yorker to assume southerners are all slack-jawed yokels like the ones portrayed in movies. For your information, I don’t drive a truck, do not live in a trailor, do not fly or respect the Confederate flag, do not have any illigitate children, do not listen to country music, do not date relatives, do not play the banjo, and I do not eat possum. I do, however, work and go to school full-time, practice safe sex, listen to pop and rock, drive a convertible, play piano wonderfully, and enjoy eating sushi. Oh, but IGNORANT yankees that perpetuate southern stereotypes do make me sick to my stomach.

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[Katrina M.]

Abraham Lincoln, who did an immeasureable amount of good for the blacks in this country, was a republican.

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[Katrina M.]

I’m Catholic, Pro-Choice, AND I vote Republican for economic reasons (in other words, my money is my money, not that guy’s money) Go figure huh…

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