Yes, but I will say that Appalachia is wrongly considered a hotbed of racism. Historically, there has been a higher degree of racial solidarity in Appalachia because poor whites and poor blacks had common interests. Virginia, South Carolina and other parts of the south largely occupied by landed gentry have a much… Read more

Thank you, @AndYaBurnt. Baltimore IS majority black, but also very segregated. There are a few areas (Homeland, Guilford, Roland Park, Ruxton, Lutherville) that are both wealthy and majority white, where people sequester themselves in country clubs and private schools and can develop rather warped attitudes about… Read more

The joys of living below the Mason-Dixon Line! Not that embarrassing things don't happen elsewhere, though. Read more

Towson/Ruxton, in Baltimore County. See answer to @sayWHAAAAT. Read more

Yep! Don't worry, though. It wasn't racist because they said it wasn't. Read more

Yay Old Line State! I think the most recent embarrassing Maryland news was Martin O'Malley's DNC speech. I still enjoy seeing him shirtless, though. Read more

I'm surprised I didn't die of septic shock from throwing up in my mouth a little every day for four years. Read more

I'm sure it wouldn't! I went to high school in Towson/Ruxton, in Baltimore County. My school was about 80% white and 20% black, and it was very segregated. AP classes were typically peopled with white students and "academic" (lower-level) classes with black students. There was a lot of tension and resentment between… Read more

Every time something like this happens, I think, "Please, please don't let this be in Maryland." Thankfully it's not: this time. At my high school there was a fake rap group consisting of lax bros called 3Saggin (Get it? It's the N word backwards!!) They were permitted to perform at the senior talent show. They also… Read more

The carrots! The peas! The celery sticks! The meat and the fish will make you sick!

In rabbit jumping, everybody wins. Read more