| Having spent the first 18 years of my life in that town, I just have to say this isn't surprising at all. For the part, it is a very religious community. Mennonites don't go for swing'n the other way and apparently neither do the Catholics or Methodest in their town.
It is also no surprise that the Newspaper there did not even ask him any questions. To them, there would be no excuse that would fly. They (townfolk) have successfully defeated any proposals that would let the town sell hard Liqour. As far as I know it has always been a dry town on hard liqour/wine (just to give you an idea of the mindset). A bar can barly survive there on the town drunks, which have to drive to Fowler to get anything other than 3.2% beer.
I wouldn't classify them as Bigots. Vietnamese, Japanese, Colored and Mexican families have lived there long before and after I did, and I would say no one ever even noticed what skin color people were. This is a Moral issue they have never had to face and probably wish it never surfaced because now they have to deal with it. And in their view, the Lakeway owner is an outsider come to their town to stir the shite.  |