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Atlanta is the Real Wakanda

Fun, inspiring article. Atlanta sounds great.

Atlantans, is there an abundance of cute guys?

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by Anonymousreply 61February 23, 2019 4:48 PM

Buckhead reminds me of parts of Northern Virginia. Really nice.

It's strange, I can't think of where Atlanta makes its money. It seems like the majority is from real estate development.

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by Anonymousreply 1February 21, 2019 6:09 PM

For the last 30 years, Atlanta has become more of a black hollywood. Pebbles + LA Reid moved there and brought the music business with them. Since then it has only grown. Now reality shows thrive in Atlanta, further adding to entertainment. It's gotten to the point now where some tv shows and films film in Atlanta too. Atlanta has a huge black population and culture as well. Ever go to a hair show?

by Anonymousreply 2February 21, 2019 6:12 PM

*huge GAY black population

by Anonymousreply 3February 21, 2019 6:13 PM

Huge HIV problem...let's be real.

by Anonymousreply 4February 21, 2019 6:15 PM

I see the old adage "If Atlanta could suck as hard as she could blow, she'd be a seaport" is alive and well.

by Anonymousreply 5February 21, 2019 6:29 PM

Traffic is LA levels of awful. That ain’t Wakanda.

by Anonymousreply 6February 21, 2019 6:31 PM

I definitely agree it’s a black Mecca. But it is one of my least favorite cities. No redeeming qualities I can think of.

by Anonymousreply 7February 21, 2019 6:40 PM

It's a great city to live in -- but for the traffic.

But I don't get why people visit.

by Anonymousreply 8February 21, 2019 6:41 PM

I dated a guy in Atlanta for a couple of years, and I never really warmed to it in all my visits. Though, I guess I like it best out of all the big sunbelt cities.

Showy, nouveau and suburban-feeling (for all its endless traffic and disconnected clusters of skyscrapers). A weirdly unimaginative place (when it doubt let’s call it Peachtree!) full of strip clubs, strip malls, sports teams nobody gives a shit about and big mediocre restaurants with valet (for the seemingly mandatory leased white luxury vehicle).

Also, as a bleeding heart white guy, I know I should be aspiring to get “invited to the Cookout.” But frankly, I no longer trust Black twitter’s ability to accurately gauge if their aunties’ potato salad and Mac and Cheese is legitimately good or not after having eaten at the execrable and insanely popular Cookout restaurant chain.

by Anonymousreply 9February 21, 2019 6:41 PM

Savannah probably gets more productions to film in there city than Atlanta does.

by Anonymousreply 10February 21, 2019 6:45 PM

ATLANTA FOREVER

by Anonymousreply 11February 21, 2019 6:46 PM

[quote]Savannah probably gets more productions to film in there city than Atlanta does.

Oh, dear.

That's not true. Much of Atlanta's film work is done on sound stages. And inside locations.

by Anonymousreply 12February 21, 2019 6:47 PM

Abundance of traffic

by Anonymousreply 13February 21, 2019 6:50 PM

r1 , Atlanta is headquarters to hundreds of corporations. Here are some of the largest:

Atlanta Fortune 500 Companies 23. The Home Depot 44. United Parcel Service (UPS) 87. The Coca-Cola Company 75. Delta Air Lines Inc. 126. The Southern Company 177. Genuine Parts Company 254. First Data Corporation 303. SunTrust Banks Inc. 331. Veritiv 341. Pulte Group Inc. 430. HD Supply Holdings 194. WestRock 347. AGCO Corporation 434. Asbury Automotive Group Inc. 432. NCR Corporation 477. Intercontinental Exchange

by Anonymousreply 14February 21, 2019 6:51 PM

Not a fan at all. It’s ghetto and showy, lots of people living beyond their means.

by Anonymousreply 15February 21, 2019 6:56 PM

Sprawled and no personality.

by Anonymousreply 16February 21, 2019 7:00 PM

According to the cunts on LSA, Atlanta's full of self-hating black men who love to fuck fat white women when THEY sit at home alone wondering why no one wants to fuck THEM.

by Anonymousreply 17February 21, 2019 7:03 PM

“Great” if you like fundy Christian, gun-hugging Republicans as governor, senators and reps. What’s not to love?

by Anonymousreply 18February 21, 2019 7:10 PM

And obnoxious "Atlanta" commercials where Childish Gambino looks confused and the only white guy says something stupid and is "frowned" upon.

by Anonymousreply 19February 21, 2019 7:14 PM

Cute, shmute - they're all fuzzin-cuckin' Trumptards, so thank you, no.

by Anonymousreply 20February 21, 2019 7:19 PM

Atlanta's Grady hospital where over 100 people die of AIDS every year =

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by Anonymousreply 21February 21, 2019 7:26 PM

People asking to borrow money is an issue there =

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by Anonymousreply 22February 21, 2019 7:27 PM

Fast Food Shootings Are Common =

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by Anonymousreply 23February 21, 2019 7:29 PM

Just Going To Get Gas Can Be A Problem There

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by Anonymousreply 24February 21, 2019 7:30 PM

Um, I'd love to be underneath the guy in r22. Just saying.

by Anonymousreply 25February 21, 2019 7:30 PM

Atlanta Now 4th In The Nation For New HIV Cases

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by Anonymousreply 26February 21, 2019 7:33 PM

You Might Not Have Heard This Police Warning =

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by Anonymousreply 27February 21, 2019 7:35 PM

Lawdy Miss Scarlett, jes listen to these heah up nawth and out west homosexuals jes gittin all up in arms at the very thought that the city they live in ain't gittin' all the attention no mo. They is scared Miss Scarlett, they sho'nuff is. I thinks we needs to hand out the smellin' salts before they start a'droppin' from the vapuhs.

by Anonymousreply 28February 21, 2019 7:35 PM

[quote] Savannah probably gets more productions to film in there city than Atlanta does.

Says someone who obviously knows nothing and is just talking out his ass, and doesn't know the difference between "there" and "their".

by Anonymousreply 29February 21, 2019 7:38 PM

What us gone do Miss Scarlett? WHAT US GONE DO!

by Anonymousreply 30February 21, 2019 7:41 PM

Big Gay Walter's Take

On Atlanta For Black Gay Men =

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by Anonymousreply 31February 21, 2019 7:44 PM

Mmm, prime beef

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by Anonymousreply 32February 21, 2019 7:46 PM

His best advice if you plan on moving there =

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by Anonymousreply 33February 21, 2019 7:49 PM

Lived there for 20 years. Ghastly. Lots of folks keepin it real, getting theirs and getting paid. Ghetto AF. The gays there are truly and honestly batshit crazy. Most of them have some sort of disease or a drug problem because they’re so promiscuous.

by Anonymousreply 34February 21, 2019 8:09 PM

Yeah the gays there do seem either drugged out or alcoholic. Not pretty. And not friendly. A weird vibe.

by Anonymousreply 35February 21, 2019 8:48 PM

Newark is becoming the Atlanta of the Northeast.

by Anonymousreply 36February 21, 2019 8:58 PM

Buckhead is lovely. Better than Beverly Hills.

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by Anonymousreply 37February 22, 2019 6:33 AM

Don't tell me y'all forgot about me...I run this town.

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by Anonymousreply 38February 22, 2019 6:42 AM

Houston. Looks like bacterial growth in a Petri dish.

We really are a cancer on the planet.

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by Anonymousreply 39February 22, 2019 6:44 AM

All I want to know is this: are there cute, hot, black gay guys in Atlanta or is it just a bunch of Rupaul wannabes?

by Anonymousreply 40February 22, 2019 8:11 AM

The Dynasty reboot is shit there.

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by Anonymousreply 41February 22, 2019 8:28 AM

R40 there are hot guys of all races, creeds, colors, and sexual persuasions everywhere you look in Atlanta.

by Anonymousreply 42February 22, 2019 12:13 PM

A real diversity of black guys. I’ve never seen so many black preppies anywhere.

by Anonymousreply 43February 22, 2019 3:05 PM

So Buckhead is Beverly Hills East? South?

by Anonymousreply 44February 22, 2019 3:06 PM

Old monied Buckhead families look at the Beverly Hills set as common trash.

by Anonymousreply 45February 22, 2019 3:43 PM

How are homes in Athens? I want to live near a Kaiser hospital for some reason.

by Anonymousreply 46February 22, 2019 5:27 PM

R45, is it money from slavery?

by Anonymousreply 47February 22, 2019 5:32 PM

It's quite beautiful with the hills and the dogwood trees. Very pretty for a big, sprawled out city. Traffic is hell and getting worse. The gays here are not down to earth and up front. Seems everyone is hiding a big secrete or running a scam. You see these pissy A-list wanna be's who are one paycheck from the curb. Not that this only goes on in Atlanta.

by Anonymousreply 48February 22, 2019 5:44 PM

secret

by Anonymousreply 49February 22, 2019 5:45 PM

[quote] The gays here are not down to earth and up front.

Atlanta is a metropolitan area with hundreds of thousands of homosexuals. So you've apparently met them all. Maybe you should consider changing the places and types of homosexuals you hang out in and with because I can assure you there are far more of us who are perfectly nice, up front, down to earth people, than the sleazy lowlifes you seem to encounter.

by Anonymousreply 50February 22, 2019 6:07 PM

All these Atlanta haters must be some ugly bitches. I lived there 4 different times over the years,the last being 96-98,and I always had a blast. The bars were fantastic,Backstreets being my hands down fave,and I found the gay community to be very welcoming. Of course,I was very cute so....

by Anonymousreply 51February 22, 2019 6:09 PM

Nah, they're just the typical "let's trash everything, every place, and everybody" types. Most of them have very likely never even been to Atlanta.

by Anonymousreply 52February 22, 2019 6:13 PM

[quote] [R45], is it money from slavery?

Said the nitwit with the mentality of a 12 year old.

by Anonymousreply 53February 22, 2019 6:15 PM

R53, "old money" in the South? Slavery.

by Anonymousreply 54February 22, 2019 6:16 PM

There is a big "party" culture with lots of drugs. Not everyone but quite a few partake in the wild side of things, and you do meet a lot of sketchy people. But I'm sure there's lots of people here who aren't into that scene. Coming to Atlanta from Dallas, I was surprised to see how many people in Atlanta party hard (and have hard partier problems).

by Anonymousreply 55February 22, 2019 6:23 PM

It's that way in every big city.

by Anonymousreply 56February 22, 2019 6:52 PM

This thread has made me want to book a flight to Atlanta.

What are the best places to check out hot, black, gay guys?

by Anonymousreply 57February 22, 2019 7:06 PM

Sorry, can't be of much help there. I haven't been into the bar scene in decades. I live somewhat near a popular gay watering hole called Blakes (on 10th St.). It's been around for 30 years and still seems quite popular.

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by Anonymousreply 58February 22, 2019 10:13 PM

Ugh ! Blakes is the worst of the worst stand and model bars ! Nothing but a bunch of snooty queens shooting way above their levels. Of course Im speaking from years ago,it might be different now.

by Anonymousreply 59February 23, 2019 2:50 PM

Atlanta is for rich blacks.

by Anonymousreply 60February 23, 2019 3:00 PM

Agree R55. The gay scene has a very druggy/alcoholic vibe. Messy and ugly with people getting by on credit cards. Never experienced a good time in the dozen or more times I was there. Houston, Nashville, Tampa would all be preferable.

by Anonymousreply 61February 23, 2019 4:48 PM
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