there's nothing hard to face. there's racism everywhere. i think most intelligent people know that. but just because you lived in a more cosmopolitan area in the south in no way mean there's more racism than wny. show my a confederate flag at one court house here and i'll at least listen. in city living, you tend to be around more educated, affluent citizens, and are more likely to see less of a racist flare. whether it be north or south, the lower socioeconomic group probably come off as more bigoted. maybe it's just who you're exposed to in the area, but i have a tough time believing racism is an ingrained in wny as it is in the deep south. does it exist here...of course.
boston is the most segregated city i've been a part of. i never heard a lot of racist banter, but you didn't see a lot of diversity, that's for sure.
there's a lot of racism everywhere, but i have a tough time believing it's more hardcore in wny than in the south.