Quote Originally Posted by bartock View Post
Well, it was a bit cheeky, which is why I said "perhaps." However, with the geographics, it is like saying "Hazeltucky," or what have you. Detroit has been compared to Mogadishu, and I would think that comparison would be racist in nature. It ultimately isn't really about comparing one place versus another. It is comparing negative stereotypes of the people of one place versus another, under the geographic guise.
The "Michissippi" comment was sarcasm hence the , following the comment.