Comment on The Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame has a pedophile that they refuse to remove
andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 week agoIn rural Oklahoma - high schools exist to field football teams. You drive into a town and the water tower will say “State Champions ‘92” - their quarterback was on the team, owns the car dealership and consequently owns the town. It’s not about religion necessarily - it’s more that Oklahoma is a set of petty fiefdoms run by terrible men who are okay with anything as long as they can watch the game at a brand new stadium built with bond money.
OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
I can relate. I grew up in Indiana. It’s more of a basketball state, but same vibe.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Fun fact - in the 1920’s, 1 in 3 white people in Indiana were members of the KKK. It was as about a mainstream a thing as being a rotary club member - they even had charity matches against the Knight of Columbus.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My aunt in the 90s said membership in the klan in Atlanta was as prevalent as membership in the boy scouts. I have little reason to doubt her.