# silly southerners are at it again.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 17, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silly-southerners-are-at-it-again/247645 "2009-10-17T13:41:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silly-southerners-are-at-it-again/247645/32 "2009-10-19T22:37:24Z")
> [@WTB: Tickets for Brand New 3/15](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-tickets-for-brand-new-3-15/24589/6): > > It’s not his job to express his opinion, it’s his job to issue marriage licenses according to the limits of marriage laws in his area. He can go have his own opinion at his new job. marriage, like when you want a divorce, its really not up to the individuals, its up to the issuing authority. and if its deemed in the best interest of all parties involved to hold off on, or not be married/divorced, than it is his job to do so. ofcourse your opinion on this subject matter is that the guy was wrong and was being racist. look at statistics on divorce by race "**Similarly a survey taken in 2000 by the US bureau of census shows that only 19% of African American males and 37% of females were married. n divorce rates (twice as much as whites)** but also asteady decrease in the marriage rates. So we see that the traumatic past, the continuous discrimination andconsequent economic deprivation, breakdown from the extended family setup,have all contributed to the fragility of the African American familystructure. [Elaine P Pinderhughes] These factors according to M. The increasing crime level alsosuggests a link to the decreasing marriage rates. Researchers have also identifiedthat economics had a key role in the disastrous trend. **At present morethan more than 1/3rd of the black community is unemployed**. " -from [Divorce Rates in the African American Community essays](http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/200764.html) in the best interest… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/silly-southerners-are-at-it-again/247645)._