This is the best quote that I’ve seen in weeks:

Posted by Pandora on March 29, 2008 at 6:16 a.m. 

What? You’re now accusing WalMart of being racist? AMAZING. If I eat a Twinkie in this city, I’m racist because I didn’t choose a Ho-Ho instead.

It’s from a message board on the Memphis newspaper website.  The story was about Wal-Mart closing down a store that is in one of the several free-fire zones in Memphis.  I hate Wal-Mart more than the average bear, but even I can support closing down this location.  The number of people shot in that neighborhood is second only to the number of cars stolen.  I wouldn’t work there without getting combat pay.

Back to the point of the comment.  It’s dead on.  Memphis is probably the last town in America to have blatant racism sitting on the surface of everyday life.  Blacks are still mad at Whitey for shooting Martin.  Whites are still mad at Blacks for taking over the city government and schools, making them even worse than they already were.

Point is, as much as I love pulling for the Tigers basketball team, I’m not going back.  The city is either going to burn, or fall into complete chaos someday.  I love the food and music too much to be there when it does.