Comments on: The Ethics of Graceland http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/25/the-ethics-of-graceland/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jill- Jack and Jill Travel The World http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/25/the-ethics-of-graceland/comment-page-1/#comment-86126 jill- Jack and Jill Travel The World Tue, 31 May 2011 11:25:44 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4718#comment-86126 OFten times I struggle with this very question myself - where does my tourist money go? Does it go to sustainable tourism (whatever that is?), what kind of politics do the hostels I'm staying in support, etc, etc - but you're absolutely right that if you're not careful, it will lead to an endless research and confusion. Will be curious to know the answer from Tennessee tourism board - but at the same time, it doesn't necessarily reflect the beliefs of others who will also benefit of your visit there (the restaurant owners, workers at the museums, etc, etc). OFten times I struggle with this very question myself – where does my tourist money go? Does it go to sustainable tourism (whatever that is?), what kind of politics do the hostels I’m staying in support, etc, etc – but you’re absolutely right that if you’re not careful, it will lead to an endless research and confusion.

Will be curious to know the answer from Tennessee tourism board – but at the same time, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the beliefs of others who will also benefit of your visit there (the restaurant owners, workers at the museums, etc, etc).

]]> By: Camels & Chocolate http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/25/the-ethics-of-graceland/comment-page-1/#comment-86044 Camels & Chocolate Sun, 29 May 2011 05:02:30 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4718#comment-86044 Can I just chime in for a moment as someone who is from the Nashville area but currently lives in the country's gay capital (San Francisco)? Don't miss out on a good trip because a few bad eggs have given us a negative name. First of all, there is a HUGE gay scene in Nashville, and the city is veering much more toward liberal than Republican (at least the 40-and-under set). The problem is that there are only four major cities in the state--and only two of those, Memphis and Nashville, have metro areas that exceed one million residents--and, thus, a large portion of the population resides in the the uber-conservative rural regions that drive these sort of initiatives. (Don't burn them at the stake: They don't know any better, bless their hearts. The Pentecostal and Southern Baptist churches have them brainwashed!) Loving music as you do, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to veer over into Tennessee if you have the chance. Though I must say Nashville is far better than Memphis as a tourist destination. That said, I wrote a book on the state last year and had a lot of fun during the Memphis portion of the research. It's a quirky little town with some charming attributes, despite its bad rap. Can I just chime in for a moment as someone who is from the Nashville area but currently lives in the country’s gay capital (San Francisco)? Don’t miss out on a good trip because a few bad eggs have given us a negative name. First of all, there is a HUGE gay scene in Nashville, and the city is veering much more toward liberal than Republican (at least the 40-and-under set). The problem is that there are only four major cities in the state–and only two of those, Memphis and Nashville, have metro areas that exceed one million residents–and, thus, a large portion of the population resides in the the uber-conservative rural regions that drive these sort of initiatives. (Don’t burn them at the stake: They don’t know any better, bless their hearts. The Pentecostal and Southern Baptist churches have them brainwashed!)

Loving music as you do, you’d be doing yourself a disservice not to veer over into Tennessee if you have the chance. Though I must say Nashville is far better than Memphis as a tourist destination. That said, I wrote a book on the state last year and had a lot of fun during the Memphis portion of the research. It’s a quirky little town with some charming attributes, despite its bad rap.

]]> By: Lori http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/25/the-ethics-of-graceland/comment-page-1/#comment-85977 Lori Wed, 25 May 2011 17:42:40 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4718#comment-85977 The Tenth Amendment notwithstanding, every time I hear "states' rights," I remember that Scarlett O'Hara's father yelled that phrase over and over at a party before the Civil War in "Gone with the Wind." The Tenth Amendment notwithstanding, every time I hear “states’ rights,” I remember that Scarlett O’Hara’s father yelled that phrase over and over at a party before the Civil War in “Gone with the Wind.”

]]> By: nerd's eye view http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/25/the-ethics-of-graceland/comment-page-1/#comment-85974 nerd's eye view Wed, 25 May 2011 17:14:13 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4718#comment-85974 "I figure when I show up in a place of bigotry and intolerance, hopefully my presence helps right the hate-to-love ratio just a little bit." LOVE. “I figure when I show up in a place of bigotry and intolerance, hopefully my presence helps right the hate-to-love ratio just a little bit.”

LOVE.

]]> By: Jan Ross http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/25/the-ethics-of-graceland/comment-page-1/#comment-85973 Jan Ross Wed, 25 May 2011 16:39:26 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4718#comment-85973 Thanks for this post - I could not agree with you more. My sister is gay and a nicer, sweeter, more generous person could not be found. It's really difficult to only allocate your travel money to places with liberal views like ours; how do you even find them?? Thanks for this post – I could not agree with you more. My sister is gay and a nicer, sweeter, more generous person could not be found. It’s really difficult to only allocate your travel money to places with liberal views like ours; how do you even find them??

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