Adjusting to Shreveport LA

[Hallie2402]

Originally Posted by Drew1972

I moved to Shreveport in 2002, I located there due to buisness. I was sent there to open the Funny Bone Comedy Club under the Texas Street Bridge. As many of you remember the Red River District, Everything seemed great when I got there, My favorite hang out was the Blind Tiger and to this day I can honestly say that PC was the best Bartender I ever saw. Comedy was welcomed with open arms in Shreveport though one night after a show, A group came up to me and told me that the headliner was the funniest ( N-word ) they ever saw. Thats when I knew I was definitly in the bible belted south. I remember when the police had shot and killed a black man when he got out of his car during a traffic stop with his cell phone in his hand waving it around while yelling and cursing at the officers. That sure did alot for racial tensions in Shreveport, I have lived alot of places in my life and all I can say is that racism is everywhere in some form or another. I lived in New Mexico and witnessed it towards the Navajo, and watched it in Delaware against the Hispanic people. All I can say is if it bothers you so much then try and find a place that has the lowest amount of diversity, my wife and I did, we will be moving to Bangor, Maine next year.

If that person said the N word to you and you blame Shreveport for that and not the poor ignorant soul that said it? and fyi....the black man "waving around a cell phone" was pointing it at them pretending he had a gun. what would you expect them to do and do you actually think they wouldnt do the same if a white man pointed a "gun" at them? gimme a break. it has NOTHING to do with racism. See how things get started?

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

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