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Snorks! I will say this. I never saw racism until I was in the Army. I saw it from both races.

Posted by Redmond (aka REDMOND) Feb 12 '09, 22:39

I thought in basic training there was going to be a race brawl. I didn't want any part of any of it. I was accused of selling out my race. It was fucking horrible. Where was I going to go? I was locked down in basic. Some white Texans using the N word. It was ridiculous. It takes a topic like this to flash my memory. I kind of have repressed that stuff. I remember the Army mainly as a good experience. But that shit sucked.

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My most compelling brush with racism was when I first moved to Nashville. Not at all what I expected. - TFox Feb 12, 22:44 1
- Ugh! Yeah, see this is why I look for other perspectives. I just don't see that stuff here. -- nm - Redmond Feb 12, 22:48

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Snorks! I will say this. I never saw racism until I was in the Army. I saw it from both races.

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