Not anymore invaded by Haitians

I don’t know where you are from, but if you live almost anywhere outside of the south they paint many who live there as poor, ignorant, and racist. I don’t believe I did that and I did also acknowledge that I am likely to be biased about the state, but wanted to allow people to share their experience too. I didn’t make assumptions that everyone was racist or that everything is magically better. I think that is a responsible way to address the way that Alabama is portrayed if I can’t personally address something. We all know what the history of the area was and how the media still portrays it today. Bringing up the reputation of the state when people are looking at moving somewhere is kind of a big deal. Let’s address a few of your points. Crime is a big deal when someone is looking to move somewhere, so I do have to address crime data. I believe that if you are someone who commits a crime, regardless of your skin color you should be held accountable. If you are black and commit a crime you should be held accountable. I don’t think anything that I said contradicts that. Black on black crime is a huge problem in our country as well and we do need to do better. I NEVER denied that. But, that doesn’t mean that racism just magically disappeared either. So, having questions about that is also fair. Your comment about, “Oh but you bring up racism and ponder if it still lives in AL...why would it not if the people know it's the black population committing the majority of crime, how could they not dislike them?” is frankly short sided. For HUNDREDS of years, black people were kidnapped, sold, and enslaved. Using your logic, when exactly should black people forgive white people for the individual and systemic crimes committed against them? I am not using systemic to describe the modern condition either. So, let me be specific. Slavery being legal is obvious legalized oppression. After slavery was abolished, Mississippi codes, voter intimidation, and Jim Crow rules dominated for decades to eliminate the rights we had. Was that when racism vanished? After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did it vanish? My own father came across signs that said no coloreds or whites only in the 1970s in Texas on a family road trip. They were denied the same rights. Using your logic, when should we have forgiven white people? I LOVE my country, we are not perfect. We have made amazing progress and that makes me proud! That doesn’t mean it’s perfect. To question something is not to accuse. I hope this comment section is a place where people are respectful and able to share their real experiences. The difference between you and I is simple, I don’t personally hold a white person, for example, accountable for other white people (whether we are talking about historical or current people). If you are a good person, I will respect you and we will get along. You see black people monolithically, while likely asking to be treated on your individual merit. That is hypocrisy. You say holding my people accountable would give me more accountability… I’d be curious to know what things you’d want me to be accountable for and what things you’d expect to be held accountable for by whoever “your people” are. This video is not meant to disparage Alabama. This video was not designed to bring up the past. I said as much in my intro. I would really like to know if you have watched other videos on my channel and tell me if you feel the same way. I have videos on places in the south or places like California. I think you are assuming how I think rather than asking question