He is convinced, however, that the south side gets a bum rap because most African-Americans live there. Every neighborhood has problems. Ours just gets more negative press. South St. Pete is never spoken of positively. It's spat out instead of spoken.
White people spit it out.
It defines a dislike or hatred that is not superficial. And being a white person, I can look over it. But for a black person, it strikes you to the heart, and this affects me. I am concerned about it, and I am ashamed of it. I love the south side because of its racial diversity.