Phillyist: Yo, Philly in the News

Norm is Norm

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:39:25 -0500

I was making bit of a metaphor about how the whites in the city really have no social interaction with the majority African American community. As for the people from the Northeast, all of them that I have encountered - a large amount of them - seem to fit into the mold I mention.

Civil Negligence

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:21:52 -0500

Norm, where to start, where to start: Jim, I don't think that you were out of line, but I think it just brings to bear that the majority of the African American community in the city might just be on another planet compared to the Whites in the city. So because African-Americans have different modes of grieving, they are from a different planet? I guess because Indians celebrate when their loved ones died, they are from a different planet too? Get your head out of your deirere. Also, you fail to notice that there are whites and hispanics in the city who do the same things pointed out by Phillyist. How tight are those blinders on your head? The Santourm voting Joe Six-Pack in the Northeast would loathe to have anyone who isn't a white Eagles loving, support the police without question person move into their neighbrohood. Norm, how long have you lived in Philly, son? The NE is mostly working class and want NOTHING to do with Santorum. I don't even think you have to be from Philly to realize the working poor of most of the city, let alone the NE, do not like Ricky.

Norm is Norm

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:45:57 -0500

Jim, I don't think that you were out of line, but I think it just brings to bear that the majority of the African American community in the city might just be on another planet compared to the Whites in the city. I hate to say it but this is one of the most segregated cities in the country, despite bright spots of integration like Mt. Airy. The Santourm voting Joe Six-Pack in the Northeast would loathe to have anyone who isn't a white Eagles loving, support the police without question person move into their neighbrohood.

Jim

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:03:41 -0500

Was I out of line there? If so, I apologize. I was just trying to give the regular honest blogger commentary, and I certainly didn't mean to hurt anybody's feelings.

Civil Negligence

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:34:03 -0500

This Phillyist, even having lived in or near the city all his life, still finds some of the local rituals of grief - such as the purchasing of memorial T-shirts - to be pretty odd. Way to go Phillyist: kick 'um when they're down! Maybe you should start tagging certain local rituals as oddities as a new local ritual in and of itself...