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The 5 States You Should Avoid Like The Plague If You Are Not A White, American Male

Before I married my husband, I never really gave where I lived much thought. I mean, I’m from New York, live in Florida, and I have been treated the same way in both regions. Why? Because I am a white American. When I say white, I mean really white. I have fair skin, freckles, blue eyes, and don’t look any kind of ethnic. I glow-in-the-dark and with my whiteness comes the freedom to live wherever I want without much thought. Unfortunately not everyone was born with my privilege, some people, like my husband (an immigrant), give a great deal of thought about where they live.

Not only is my husband an immigrant, but until we finish his immigration paperwork he’s an undocumented immigrant. Undocumented immigrants living in the United States face many hardships, but for him it is worse because he is a brown immigrant. The color of his skin and his status means that his life will be very different depending on which state he lives in.

For instance, we will never move to Arizona (especially Phoenix) because the lawmakers in that state have made it very clear that they hate brown immigrants. Remember the “Show Me Your Papers” law? They also have the most awful sheriff in the country. However, Arizona is not alone in their hatred, there are other states just as bad as them.

These are the five states undocumented immigrants should avoid like the plague:

  1. Arizona (Number one haters)
  2. Indiana (It’s not only the gays they hate)
  3. Alabama (Does this state do anything right?)
  4. Georgia (Love you only if your skin is the color of their famous peaches)
  5. South Carolina (Georgia and Alabama’s bestie)

If you are an immigrant and you are unfortunate enough to live in one of these states: I’m sorry. You have probably exprienced a white cop asking you if you are a real ‘Murican, because they are permitted by law to ask you to show your papers. You definitely don’t have a driver’s license and probably never will as long as they are bleeding red. Oh and not only do they bar immigrants from receiving in-state tuition for college, but they are suing President Obama over his immigration actions.

These five states are also anti-woman, anti-gay, and hate African Americans. They are the states Republican Jesus™ will save first because they bleed hate.

So, unless you are a white American male, it’s best to just stay as far away as humanly possible. For you, there is nothing but misery to be found in those places.

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  • A’alon Dawson

    As a black man who is also gay living in Brooklyn, NY I can personally say, “The is no safe place in America for me.”

    • kbeth

      As an older white female, born and raised in rural Georgia, my heart goes out to you. Hate and fear are cancers all across our nation.

    • David

      As a white gay man, let yourself be free, try out Unity, you can be safe, you are safe, you are a live, take your life and be grateful every day you wake up and can do small changes, I applaud you for posting this but seriously look up “Unity” in a google search, there you will find that god loves you, not Jesus, but God, a universal power in the world and the universe.

      • FastMovingCloud

        I guess if you HAVE to have a sky fairy to beleive in, this is one of the better (least hateful) organizations to do it. I personally have no need for one but that’s me. I don’t begrudge others their sky fairies if it makes them feel better.

        • Sidra

          As long as they don’t try to impose their sky fairies on others with a different belief system; unfortunately, too many right-wing christians want a theocracy and are planning on installing laws to force everyone in this country to convert to their mean-spirited brand of Christianity with mandatory church attendance! Some are called Dominionists, others Reconstructionist Christians. …google and learn how scarey these MF really are…..we need to educate the masses about them in order to protect against their agenda. People like Cruz, Palin, Bachman, Scott Walker to name a few have been identified as Dominionists…..buyer beware.

          • NickDanger007

            Exactly right.

    • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

      In light of the black on black murder rate, you’re right. Among whites is the safest place you could be

      • A’alon Dawson

        Black on black crime isn’t a real thing. It’s just a statement racists make to justify thier racism. So congrats on letting everyone know what you really are.

        • Robert

          Black on black crime is a real thing! Check out most murders in New Orleans

          • Adrianne Locke

            White on White is just as high I truly wish ppl like you would STOP using that as an excuse to say, “see you ppl are more dangerous.” The fact of the matter is this ppl kill who they LIVE around. White males are statistically higher to be serial killers does that give the right to say, ” Oh well the whole white race is breeding serial killers” NO b/c it’s not true. This country would be so much better if EVERYONE of us would realize that NOT one of us is perfect, that no one race is superior to another, that we ALL could do self improving. But No it’s easier to look at someone else whom you’ve been taught is inferior and beneath you and lump that whole race in a group and blame all the ills of society on them without ever looking at yourselves. I mean b/c blacks are of one mind and body and think and act alike when someone does a horrible act in their race, but when whites commit a heinous act then we should remember they’re individual and can think separately and they each have their own mind, right. Look say and think what you want but don’t ever for one second believe that b/c you’re white or black and live with you’re race that you’re safe or safer for that matter b/c YOU ARE NOT. Humans no matter WHAT COLOR can do horrible things and it’s doesn’t matter how often, at what percentage rate or who is committing the atrocities the fact is HUMANS can do horrible things. PERIOD.

          • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

            sheeeesh, blacks kill about 90 percent of blacks that get murdered,,,, and about half the whites that get murdered.

      • FastMovingCloud

        That was just about the most incredibly ignorant statement I’ve heard in a long time, John Prewett (and I watch Congress on CSPAN so that’s saying something). White on white crime occurs at just about the same rate as black on black and neither has ANYTHING to do with discrimination. Quit repeating really stupid talking points from Sean insHannity and the rest of Fox Propaganda Network!!!

      • Kevin Murray

        Bigotry like yours is golden. Whites are the most couldn’t and destructive race in the history of mankind. Everywhere the White man goes he destroys.

        • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

          yea, that’s why you see so many blacks fleeing the USA and Europe wanting to get back to the good life in the African motherland

          • Candice Menzies Yesk

            Most blacks in the U.S. have a better American pedigree since their ancestors came here 400 years ago. When did your ancestors get here - maybe you should go back….

      • invader3k

        What about white-on-white crime? White people are killed by other whites more than by any minority. As a white male, should I go live in a black or Hispanic community to be safer?

        • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

          Hmmm, ever notice there are 6x as many whites … plux the proximity factor. 90 percent of the time in interracial violent crime, the perp is black. In forcible rape, 100 percent of interracial rape is black perp. White men just don’t rape black women. Black men though outnumbered 6 to 1, still rape about half the while women that get raped …. plus black men rape ALL the black women that get raped

      • Truth Boot

        Racist much? LOL… What a proud goober you must be.

      • Desmond Edwards

        How is your comment relevant to the conversation?

      • Barbara Brown

        You’re deceiving yourself Sir!

      • Rick Derris

        A guy like you would probably shoot him in a stand your ground incident because his skin color makes you fear for your life.

      • Clement Mckenzie

        well there is the white on white murder rate to worry about, oh its larger by the way much larger

      • Dirk Posey

        In light of the white on white murder rate, her boyfriend is in serious danger.

    • ashkphoto

      This is unfortunate. I happen to agree. I am a caucasion female heterosexual with children and an entrepreneur. Let me kust say I look yoing and these yhings dont benefit me. I wish I could change things for you. There are many prejudices in America. Im not sure why color or sexuity ever have to be an issue but, im a photographer and am very open minded. Im doing my best to help build a good foundation for low income families and of all nationalities and religions. Hoe boring wiuld our lives be if we were all blonde blue eyed white girls. Not that theres anything wrong with that. But, im quite tired of the if you dont look this certain way you dont beling club and I dont want any part of the bigotry. So, I am trying to help fight for everyone instead in my own way. Im a boy scout leader and have been for 20 years snd have 3 children of my own im teaching to have a moral compass. Kharma is life. Do well be well and you will be rewarded. Have a blessed day! :-) Know that there are people out there trying to make changes but, not everyone changes so easily, unfortunately it takes time.

      • WWMD

        Can you teach them how to use spell check too?

        • fjwalker1959

          If you can’t read it why comment? I just took it she was on her phone. I find it very difficult to type on my phone also. Didn’t think about throwing out a snarky useless comment.

        • OUR12

          Doooosch!

    • Rick Derris

      Sorry, man.

    • Luvinthewild

      There is no safe place for a lot of people who are considered different from what we think is the main stream but San Francisco is an awesome place to live because it has a lot of diversity and appreciates it.

  • okiejoe100

    Arizona might be the hatinest state but those Arizonans sure love the color of green. I went out there one time. I swear everywhere I went it seemed like everyone had their hands out for money. I left thinking everyone there must of been a farmer.

    • Lauren Perrine

      What part of Az were you in that they had their hand out ?

    • JamieHaman

      Agribusiness or oil business. Lots of government taxpayer money there.

  • 2Smart2bGOP

    Good; not a single state that I have ever had the least inclination to visit anyway. SO happy to live in blue, blue, blue Oregon.

    • brian nunziato

      I love Oregon.

    • Meredith Watkins

      I wish our deplorable example of a “sheriff” hadn’t given phoenix such a bad rap, but quite unfortunately he has. I loathe the man. If it was up to me, like I said in my comment, it would absolutely be a rainbow state, where every single color of skin and color of love is welcomed with open arms. But it’s my voice, and people like me, against a barage of bigots and haters. And I’m so sorry for that, because an idiotic, messianic individual has painted this beautifully naturistic state so horribly. Thankfully though, he’s in his eighties, so I pray he won’t be able to spread his hate and vile beliefs very much longer.. With open love and open hearts from Phoenix.. ♥♥♥

      • Lauren Perrine

        Not all of us here in AZ are bad I agree Joe has to go

        • Meredith Watkins

          Thank you.. Those of us need to band together..

          • FastMovingCloud

            Those of you need to get other people like you to the polls to vote out the lunatics. Otherwise, the rest of us are forced to beleive that you like
            Arizona to be this way.

        • Kevin Murray

          I was in the Navy for 4 years and the worst racial tension came from shipmates from Arizona. I understand the law if averages dictates that good people must exist in AZ, but your voice is overpowered by the bigots.

          • Donna Bradley

            Yes we are out voted. I never once voted for Joe or Jan Brewer or the current Doug Doucy

      • Susanna Iris Astarte

        My sentiments exactly! And hello neighbor I live here too!

    • runnerrunner

      Isn’t there about 4% blacks in Oregon? GO BLUE

      • Kevin Murray

        You’re comment makes no sense and is ridiculously uninformed. Because Oregon had a low Black population you assume they must be urban and on welfare?! You do realize Whites utilize welfare more than any minority more than 2-1…. right?!

      • http://www.bing.com/ Randy P

        runnerrunner, I get where you were going… but have you seen the demographic of people on Welfare in the US and public assistance (hint: black’s aren’t at the top) you should check it out.

        • glogrrl

          Out of the 10 states who accept the most government welfare, NINE are Red States.

      • 2Smart2bGOP

        Wow - you win for Idiot Statement of The Day.
        Yeah, there’s a big fenced in area in NE Portland, where we “keep them together,” and they’re locked in at night. (heavy snark.)

        If it doesn’t hurt to be as stupid as you seem with that comment, then it should. It really, really should.

        • glogrrl

          I’m an old white heterosexual woman and I live in Northeast Portland among many white people and some of color. It’s a nice neighborhood.

          • 2Smart2bGOP

            I’m an old(er) white hetero woman living in Oregon City, and yes, glogrrl, there are lots of beautiful neighborhoods of mixed ethnicities all over Portland. I’m very proud of my home state.
            Looking forward to Rose Festival? ;)

    • Tuff Guffs

      Oregon is great but this is dumb. Racists are everywhere, including Oregon. California is considered a blue state and there’s easily more hate going back and forth there than Indiana.

      • 2Smart2bGOP

        I never claimed that Oregon was a bastion of racial harmony, but we don’t make discriminatory laws based on race. Hating “the other” is as old as the human race. My main intolerance is for the intolerant.

    • glogrrl

      Bravo! I live here, too!

  • Robyn Ryan

    Louisiana is doing its damndest.

  • rlibos

    By avoiding them you are not missing much.

  • Keith Johnson

    Is immigration a right protected by the constitution? Does any country in the world have completely open borders? Has any country in the history of the world welcomed more documented and undocumented immigrants thant the good ole US of A? Immigrants are pawns used by the business interests of the receiving country to keep wages artificially low. The main thing broken in the USA’s immigration laws is that we don’t enforce the laws we’ve enacted, and have enacted some that are a detriment to the pursuit of the natural citizens. When an American can go to just 5% of the other countries in the world undocumented or not, trying to emigrate, and be welcomed long term as well as when the roles are reversed then I may have time for your whining. Your article and you are pathetic and ignorant.

    • Mark Kinnaman

      Yes plenty of countries in Europe throughout the ages have done just that and still do. Its just not the USA, and suprise, Europe is the destination of most immigrants, not the USA.

      • runnerrunner

        Surprise Europe is a continent.And it’s not surprising that the people of the world that were unable to advanced their own culture,would want to go to a white christian society.

        • Grannyb2

          I think you are deluded if you think Europe is a Christian society.

          • runnerrunner

            That’s the best you have? Change the history of Europe.
            While it’s more secular now then ever.The entire Continent was
            founded and built with Christian philophies. That lead to building a society
            that less advanced peoples flock to

        • Mark Kinnaman

          I know it is, but, its size and the countries that encompass it, amount to about the same size as we are, and now they re a union of sorts, like confederate states. Europe isn’t Christian anymore. France hasn’t been since their revolution in the 1700’s Scandinavian countries aren’t Christian, its thereof course, but the nations as a whole are not ruled by Christian thought and legalese. England and Germany, that would be about it where Christianity is dominant in he culture today in Europe, at least government wise. Their societys have almost double the athesists and agnostics as the USA. We are 12% and they are closer to 22% as a whole.
          And Norway is way over 22% agnostic/atheist.

    • Mary

      “Completely open borders”, are you saying that is the case with the USA? It is certainly possible to get her without coming in through a government border crossing but it is by no means easy. And the present Administration has deported over 2 million since 2009. I do agree with you about how many of YOU undocumented, illegal immigrants have invaded my country, if your family hasn’t been here since before the last ice age, you are just as illegal as everyone you hate.

      • Keith Johnson

        When I say “completely open open borders” I’m asking is that what the writer expects?
        Is that what she wants? Does any modern country operate that way and should they? By the way I don’t hate anyone. As far as your people are concerned I assume you are “native” american. Did your ancestors originate in the Americas or did they come here from somewhere else? Have you heard of the Solutreans? Their spear points were different than and pre date Clovis people and later “native americans” yet they match the oldest ever discovered in Europe. The history of the Americas is quite different than what is commonly supposed. Look it up.

    • Krista

      Unless you’re 100% Native American, you should stick a sock in it.

      Or is it your opinion that someone’s legitimate if they come in as invaders and “make” the country theirs?

  • brian nunziato

    I lived in South Carolina for two years… It’s like going back in time. I’ll NEVER go back.

  • Dirk Posey

    Its civil war in Indiana,the anti RACIST hate the RACIST and bigots with a passion.Living in Indiana for a couple of years I can say that confidently.

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  • Bette Gilbertson Zimmerman

    I love Sheriff Joe. All the illegals are going to be sent home. Can’t wait. Oh, and the muslims.

    • Mary

      Bette, to my family YOU are the illegal and WE want you to pack yourself up and head back to Europe, WE were here first. And Sheriff Joe will be going to jail soon, you could love him from afar.

      • Meredith Watkins

        I love your response Mary. And I hope with these federal indightments that “sheriff Joe” will finally go to jail soon. It’s way too long overdue

    • Brandy

      With a name like that, I highly doubt you are Native American. Tell me, when are you going home? Or would you like amnesty?

      • yellowdogdemocrat

        She’s George’s wife.

      • Matthew Horse

        Why is Mary not a name of native status , there are boats , planes and swimming is an option , European people are the original wetbacks, they crossed an entire ocean to steal .

    • Nancy Oni

      Please excuse Bette, she is one of the people who thinks that you’re a racist if you point out racism. She is still trying to figure out why black people aren’t still being called “Negro” like in the good ole days of her wonder years, even though I’m sure she would have rather used a different word. Her comments history says plenty about who she is.

    • https://www.facebook.com/melissa.c.keiper Melissa Keiper

      Reading your comment history just makes me feel sorry for you. But you’re obviously too old and sheltered to discover any humanity. Or empathy, even. You will probably die as fearful and as stupid as you are right now.

      Poor thing. The world leaves you very confused,doesn’t it?

  • Codi Brooke Berry

    Don’t forget Oklahoma.

  • Brandy

    As a side note, metro Alabama is very different than rural. And Missouri should be on this list, when I was in high school, a friend of mine was killed for the crime of being black.

    • JoJoViolet

      As a lifetime resident in the state on Missouri I couldn’t agree with you more. But we do have Ferguson where brave citizens are standing up and saying ‘Enough’. They started a movement that hopefully leads to meaningful change in St. Louis and beyond.

  • strongislander

    There are so many darker shades of white living here in Arizona & I don’t see many of them moving away & hating life here. There are actually many multiracial couples in AZ. Perhaps if there were less stereotypes, there would be less irritated people.

  • Meredith Watkins

    I live in Phoenix and would like you to know that a great portion of us absolutely loathe “sheriff” Arpaio. He should have been gone 20 years ago. The man is an absolute disgrace. I’d welcome your family with open arms into my home. “Sheriff Joe” has done nothing but make people hate Phoenix because of his bigoted, misogynistic, bass-ackward way of thinking and I personally think he is a deplorable human being. If I could personally get rid of him, I’d love nothing more than making this a rainbow state where every color of skin and every color of love is welcome..

    • Lauren Perrine

      I was going to say the same thing plus you would fit in here the people are great

    • JamieHaman

      Always, I feel better about Rick Perry and a few other elected officials in Texas when I read about Arizona.
      There are a whole lot of pretty wonderful folks here in Texas, and we keep electing some fine examples of….clueless.

  • Everettel

    Rural area of Texas is similar to these states,thats why I never leave the city (Houston) only if I fly outside the state.

  • orwell

    If you want this country to change you need to vote Republicans out of office on every level. Make them the minority, because they are the ones who promote hate and want to preserve the power of the old white males.

  • D.Shep.

    I hear bigots talking in Florida everyday and they don’t even hate homeless people there. This type of stuff is divisive.

  • Judson Snell

    You might want to fuel up before entering Kentucky to avoid stopping while you’re at it. Louisville / Lexington / Bowling Green are one thing… the remaining 98% of the state is Rand country.

    • Concerned Senior

      I spent 3 weeks in Lexington recently and was amazed at the level of prejudice there. I expected more from a town with a big university.

  • David

    Thank you so much for sharing this, I feel your pain, I am an American, but yet I understand exactly what you are saying, we have to keep fighting because right will win, I am glad that you had the courage to make this posting and say what you said, continue on with your fight because one of these days, all the difference will be made but in the meantime, be free with your spirit and know that you are loved, god loves you and so do I.

  • v2787

    The entire southeastern U.S. is basically a hate-filled zone for anyone who isn’t white, male, American, and “Christian.” If you’re anything other than that, you’re taking your chances. There are good people in those states, to be sure, but they’re outnumbered by the ignorant, racist rednecks who think guns and republicans are the answer to everything. We have a long, long way to go in this country before our citizenry joins the 21st century.

    • Luanne Taylor

      the good people are not voting, and that makes them NOT so good…

  • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

    Never mind the interracial violent crime stats.

  • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

    I’ve read several articles claiming Blacks moving back to the South precisely because they feel more comfortabl there. Oh well ….

  • BJMoose666

    Your forgot Utah. The Mormons track record with both LGBT’s and minorities is atrocious. They reinforced how much they despise gays just this past weekend with the “heartwarming” stories about counterfeit lifestyles. Truly disgusting.

  • FastMovingCloud

    I can’t believe they left Arkansas or Louisiana off the list. Those are some pretty hateful places. And dumb…but then, hate and stupidity usually go hand in hand.

  • T Wallace

    There are always going to be “bad apples” in the bunch, and these states probably have their share. Time will ween these “bad apples” out of these states so all should remain encouraged.

  • http://batman-news.com Kuffar

    As a white straight American, all I can say is Boo Hoo to you. What gives any illegal alien the right to live anywhere in America?

  • NickDanger007

    As usual, mostly the south. And states influenced by the south. Why is that? Snark

    • Ebola Nurse

      Large black populations?

      • NickDanger007

        Large concentrations of white racists? I’ve traveled the world and the worst experiences I’ve had were in the American south. Not surprising, it’s the most religious and least educated part of the US.

  • Learjet

    I’m from Indiana, and in spite of the ridiculous “religious freedom” law that was just signed, the people who support it are in the super MINORITY. Citizens’s have been rallying and businesses all over the place are putting stickers on their windows and doors stating they serve EVERYONE.

    I understand why we made the list, but truly, most people are accepting and loving, especially in Indianapolis, where the mayor of the 12th largest city in the country signed an executive order protecting LGBT’s from discrimination.

    And, yes, we did elect the Republican majority in state congress, but just like on the national level, voter turnout for Democrats was at an all-time low, so the despicable Republican party does NOT reflect how most of us feel here. Just sayin’.

    • Tuff Guffs

      Why would the Democrat vote be any higher in Indiana when people like the writer of this would rather dismiss the state with “flyover red state in whereverville”? Democrat elitism abandoned Indiana. Progressives are left to fend for themselves just like many other states. Indiana voted Obama in 2008 but even after that historic vote, the dude simply didn’t bother dropping by again for the 2012 campaign. Nice

    • Carol Kiser

      Amen Learjet, Also Bloomington ranked in the top 3 GLBT friendly towns in the USA.

    • glogrrl

      I’ve seen a sign that says, “Now entering Indiana; please set your watches back 200 years.”

  • Dan

    Shannon Argueta - As a proud liberal democrat who lives in Indiana, I won’t dispute that racism and such exists here. But I am just curious as to what this list is based upon. Do you have actual statistics? Or are you simply voicing an opinion? Because there are a lot of Hispanic immigrants here, and they rarely make the news. Same for racial profiling…. again, not claiming it doesn’t happen, but it doesn’t seem to be as rampant as many other places. But you live in Florida… oh, yeah… “Stand Your Ground” Mr. Zimmerman. And blacks and Hispanics are NEVER profiled by the authorities there… right?

    Your list is bogus, and simply perpetuates it’s own stereotypes. Yes, racial profiling exists here in Indiana, but to assert it’s the second-worse place for it is a lie. I’m sure some people in Ferguson, MO would agree.

  • Blake Kirk

    Parts of Alabama aren’t so bad. Huntsville, where I live, for example. Of course, the reason Huntsville is so unlike the rest of Alabama is that most of the people in Huntsville aren’t from Alabama.

  • Tuff Guffs

    I love how the knee-jerks are tossing Indiana into these lists now. It’s no different than any of the other states. It’s a part of a country that shares the same problem everywhere. Growing up in the Indy area, especially visiting places like Bloomington frequently really make this post even more hilarious.

    Ignorance goes both ways, I suppose. You’ve just got to read how the author heavily depends on terms like “red” and “blue state” to figure that out.

  • Macha

    Yes, Alabama does some things right - Obesity and poor living standards.

    • Ebola Nurse

      Especially in the inner-cities.

  • Carol Kiser

    As a native Hoosier I’m going to tell you we dont belong on the list we really dont… Yes you’ll find bigots in every state and of course you’ll find them here too. Bloomington was rated as one of the top 3 GLBT friendly towns in the USA. Sad to say articles like this denigrate our state because of a few idiotic vocal fundamental religious minorities that maybe make up about 1% As much as I hate the fundamentalist right wing idiots, the left is going too far with this too. It’s costing Indiana jobs already. All it take is a few bad apples on both sides spreading ignorance and dividing us further. Believe me I know no one who is proud of what Pence and his cronies have done to this states reputation.

    • Crowie

      Then why did you all vote for him? It’s not as if any of this was some big secret.

  • Kenneth Henderson

    I sort of agree with this list, the states I would’ve added are Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida. Too much hate, misogyny, bigotry come out of these states, as well as those listed above. (Though I know its everywhere, even in blue states like Washington, Oregon and California.) More needs to be done to combat this cancer on society.

  • Kenneth Henderson

    For those who are in Indiana that support, love, and show compassion to everyone. Thank you, but there is more to do! Speaking up is a start but start a grassroots effort to change these horrid draconian laws that your government has put into place, confront your homophobic, misogynistic, bigoted neighbors, show them that love, kindness and compassion makes the world go round. Bring them all the way down and then build them back up to be better citizens, you reap what you sow, and right now Indiana is on this list because of just that. Good luck Hoosiers, I wish you the best.

  • http://www.blackatheists.wordpress.com/ Black Atheists

    Just those? How about most of the world.

  • Joe Langella

    This blogger is a sick perverted hateful person who came out of a hateful blue city like new York and married a illegal immigrant and therefore has a set bias about reality and just makes up things to prove her hate.
    She has no concept of reality outside of her small little scope of life.
    She hides behind the bloggers safe haven knowing that she will not be held accountable in any aspect for the lies she attempts to push on the I’ll informed.
    I just hope people will wake up to people like her and not buy nto her hateful demonizing thinking errors.
    There are racist in every state there is no denying that but the one’s most hateful come from blue progessive cities like ny.
    I know because I grew up on nyc and seen the hate until I was smart enough to get out of the rat race.

  • WWMD

    Just to clarify, when you say can’t receive in state tuition from state schools for being an immigrant are you referring to undocumented or documented resident ?

  • lulucaliente

    Can I have the 3 minutes I spent reading this back? What a boat load of crap. Atlanta is completely run by black people. I travel to every state on this list frequently and I wouldn’t hesitate to live in any of them. Life is what you make it.

  • randymarsh1

    Its probably best to stay out of any red states.

  • Sidra

    You definitely gotta add Florida and Texas to this list! As a lily white womyn (Finnish/Scandinavian/Scots-Irish) with a black husband and mixed children, I’ve experienced first hand the racist BS from these 2 horrible states with many low-information right-wing hating christians!!!

  • Luanne Taylor

    Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, all in a row, you don’t want to live here if you are poor either, they will never expand Medicaid for you, I hope this will change someday, but southern white folk are the most stubborn of the species…

  • JayelK

    Shannon, this is the most stupid article I have ever read. You are upset that your husband, who happens to be in the in country illegally, has to provide identification when asked. Perhaps you should be more upset at the millions of people who break our immigration laws, and those politicians who are their accomplices, and end up destroying the property, jobs and lives of Americans who are here legally. It is the lack of federal immigration law enforcement that makes people in Arizona resort to other methods of enforcing the law. As for this alleged ‘white privilege’ you mention, I believe people of all races, religions and gender orientations that are careful about where they live. For instance a Jewish person may be reluctant to live in Dearborn, Michigan while a white person may be reluctant to live in Harlem, NY. And yes, a criminal may be reluctant to live in an area where the law is enforced.

  • Ventress Dugan

    Agree, bit would add Texas and Florida!

  • Mucho Macho

    The next list should be:
    Neighborhoods you should avoid if you are driving a nice car

  • Mucho Macho

    There is also a saying that goes like this:
    “No matter where you go in life…
    You’ll always take your baggage with you”
    *Some people would never be happy..Anywhere

  • hahaaaa

    Not everyone from Arizona is a hater…
    ArizonaRick

  • Dan Page

    If there is a Jesus, he would be crying to see his name so much taken in vain. He would be disappointed for human kind for they know not what they do. Jesus would accept everybody as who they are and would welcome anybody who would want to believe in God. .He would turn down no one if they needed help, he wanted to end the suffering of sickness and hate in human beings, that’s why he sacrificed his life for our sins but he forgives, even the criminals. Jesus would not be a Republican, he would be what they would call a socialist today.

  • Ebola Nurse

    80% of Americans believe in God. 1.8% of Americans are gay. Do the math.

  • Clement Mckenzie

    How did she miss Mississippi

  • NURREDIN

    Things are slowly changing in Arizona.That’s why the republicans there are so batsh*t crazy. The LEGAL Mexican American population is already over 30%. Hispanic kids in grades K-12 are 43% and African Americans,Native Americans, and Asians are 15%. In roughly 13 years all those kids will be able to vote,and that’s the end of the Republicans winning any statewide elections. That’s why there’s so much racism in Arizona.They know they’re about to lose power.

  • tariq

    I agree with much of what the author of the article says but I might add that those five states are terrible places to live or visit mainly for so called “Black” people and so called people of color, but any and all white people no matter if they are Americans or not if they are privileged class white people ,male or female their lives would be just fine in those states at it would be in ay other state in America. The white supremacist system hates first and foremost so called “Black” people and that is the case in every state in America not just those five although those five may be the worst in the world.

  • infernalistgamer

    I live in Alabama. Fu-uck this place. If I could afford to leave, we’d be in Vermont already.

  • longtail

    One of the nice things about electing the first black president is that, even though we are shocked at how racist we turned out to be, we now have a feel for the scope of the problem
    and can adjust our thinking to address the problem we all thought was solved.

  • scrubba

    People in Arizona tell me I’m crazy when I tell them I escaped with my life an little else after working in Tempe in 1989. It would take an act of GOD to get me to return to Phoenix or the area ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Susanna Iris Astarte

    I live in Arizona- came for the sunshine, stayed to help fight the bigots.

  • Susanna Iris Astarte

    I’m surprised that Florida and Texas didn’t make the cut.

  • CRAIG BRAYE

    As a black male that lives and works overseas, I can tell you, I get treated better overseas than I do when I am home. And when some of the immigration officers see my passport, I get twenty questions.

  • NaturallyCurlyHair

    We have a tiny, teeny, itty, bitty pocket of blue here in the middle of oh-so-red Phoenix. We’re not all haters, honest. We’ve been trying to get rid of Arpaio for YEARS but they still outnumber us. But we keep plugging away! (We got Kyrsten Sinema into Congress!)

  • http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/ John Prewett

    all manner of killings,… the black rate is higher. Family, stranger … all of them

    • Candice Menzies Yesk

      Why are you so afraid to admit that we need to have open conversations about racism - not spewing the sound bites given to you by Fox & Friends?