Reply #57: appalachian people are very nice!

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unless you are black, foreign, or talk, dress and act differently. I go to a university in appalachia. I know firsthand the racism that occurs. There really are a lot of racists there in the local towns around where i go (im on break now i live in northern va). It's soft racism. It's weariness and unfriendliness to those that are different. If you are black, cops will automatically think you possibly are dealing drugs or stealing and they will treat you differently then white people. There *is* white privilege in Appalachia. Maybe the term racism should be replaced with nativism, I dont know but they just don't trust you if you aren't from there. Even I get talked to or treated differently just because I dont have the accent or dailect since im from northern virginia.