[Drew16]

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The stories I've heard of Louisville make it sound like there's a good deal of kill-whitey sentiment there. True or untrue?

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Completely untrue. Who the hell has been telling you these stories? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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A guy I know who used to be the assistant general manager of a big hotel there. He told me all kinds of tales about the the racism of the place, and how the blacks there were virtually untouchable because they were constantly filing lawsuits, etc. But the story most short and sweet about all that stuff that I can tell is that he said he walked onto the property on his first day at the job and some black lady who worked there sneered at him as he was walking through the lobby and barked out, "I'll be here longer than you will, cracka!" All he could come up with was, "Whhaaat?" And so she gave him a nasty stare and repeated what she just said word for word while staring him down. He hadn't been in the doors for more than half a minute by that time. The lady had no fear whatsoever of losing her job even for overt, aggressive racism, against her managers, yet!

He had more stories, including some higher level political ones he was involved in, but that's the one I can tell.

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If this story is true I would certainly say its rare. I worked for a bank for a while WAY in the west end (26th & Broadway for those of you familiar with the area) which is very much the black section of louisville. I was the only white employee and there was rarely a white customer in there. I never had a person make any negative comments about me being white. There were certainly some angry people and it was a rough crowd but no "kill-whitey" stuff.

There are a couple of well know black activists in the area who manage to get on TV almost everyday complaining about things, usually the police officers, but nothing most larger cities dont have.

I grew up just outside of louisville and moved to louisville after college. I work downtown in the city and always feel safe. Cost of living is fairly cheap, there is alot to do, and the city is not far from many other big cities.