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I was the origional "inquiring mind" that wished to be informed about the nature of your "old south" parties specifically for the purpose of not jumping to conclusions about what these gatherings celebrate. I will not argue that every essence of the old south historically has to do with racism or what I prefer to call white supremacy; but there is, was, and for a long time will be rascist connotations (and aptly so) associated with the historical old (and present)south. But the south is not alone in associations with racism, because this whole country is guilty for this crime. However, that is not the issue, nor my wish to turn this into an emotional debate. I am a black northerner, so I know little of the southern culture which is celebrated, yet I know there is more to this culture than what was taught to me. Actually, shortly after I posted the question I turned to the internet to reseach this topic myself so I'm now aware of the basic premise of these parties. Racism is America's tradition, not just the south's. To say so is to be historically inaccurate. Finally I would like to add that racial debates should be encouraged instead of swept under the rug, because the additudes and ideas about the FALLACY of race, including the subsequent heirarchies which followed are still firmly locked in place today whether we talk about them or not. I feel it is the only way to move on as a country and to correct one of the cancers that plague us. Would you avoid talking about (or dealing with) a malignant tumor in your own body because it will be extremely unpleasant? I hope not because that would be the untimely death of you simply for avoiding the obvious. But as I said, my origional purpose was for information so "conclusions" would not be "jumped to".
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