on Dear Tennessee at 15:51 08/23/2008 as a reply on the comment by Narcissistic Bitch

no you crawl from under your bed and realize that steps have been implemented to change this and also south and north memphis are ghetto not most of midtown downtown and east memphis so get with it... im sick of people insulting are city... it gets ridiculous. anyone been to the ghettos of houston chicago LA NY yeah I rest my case. we are a fabulous city and we are trying for change and it has started but change does not happen over night

on Dear Tennessee at 02:21 08/23/2008

saying that you haven't been to memphis cause i live here and like any major metropolitan area there are ghettos... midtown has a ton of money as well as downtown east memphis and the burbs i dont know where the hell you drive binghamptom airways orange mound. well i have been robbed twice at gun point and i know i shouldnt have been where i was, anyone who comes here would realize we are a beautiful city that is growing and changing for the better.... tennessee also has wic and foodstamps welfare yada yada yada thats why so many folkds from mississippi try and use are healthcare system as well as arkansas. well i cant stand ignorant people... i love this city and while the housing market is downturning ours is actually going up especially downtown. once again EVERY major city has ghettos, it makes me sick that people are so judgemental we have outreach programs and i repeat are still progressing since we are 8 years behind economically, but let me tell arkansas and mississippi are right there with us if not farther behind. change takes time and king willie need to be rid of for change...

on Dear Tennessee at 15:39 08/22/2008

I think it is sad to see some people saying these "black girls shouldn't breed," that is so horrifying to think someone thinks like that and just completely racist. I have lived in shelby county for about 7 years now one it is an issue amongst african americans primarily because the actuall city of memphis is about 80 percent black... two this is a not a rural area piperton county maybe west memphis arkansas, but memphis... we are also not as poor and ghetto as everyone says certain areas yes, but hello fedex east memphis, germantown and collierville are some of the richest areas in the nation... having said that we do have programs such as tenncare and many churches who outreach to those in need. we are doing the best with what we have a corrupt government. the city is slowly changing for the better. it is a vicious circle those who are poor live in terrible ghettos and it just a continuous circle we need to break. insulting our state before you know the facts is sad and not respectable. i have lived in midtown and then downtown for sometime, we are developing rapidly, rich culturally, historically, and musically. dont run your mouth unless you know what is really going on...