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The March 27 meeting went quickly downhill after former city commissioner Larry Johnson, who is white, got up to speak during the public comments section. Addressing his comments mostly to current city commissioner Rodney McCord, who is black, Johnson began talking about the city's history.
"There were white folks. There were black folks when I was growing up," Johnson said. "There was white trash — my family. There was n-----town. I lived next to n-----town."
"You lived next to what town?" asked McCord.
"N-----town, son!" Johnson replied. "I'm telling you that I've changed. I'm no longer white trash. And they're no longer called that."
After a brief interruption by McCord and another commissioner, Johnson continued.
"Now, if that's offensive, I apologize for being offensive," he said. "I don't use that word anymore."
I understand the point the guy was trying to get across. Things have changed....for the better. What I find amazing is the other members of the commission getting on Mr. McCord for interrupting the guying that kept using the n-word. They thought he was the one in the wrong for trying to stop the repeated n-words. The fact that they thought it was ok, and weren't offended by it, is very telling. They thought the black guy was wrong.
