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Originally Posted by DrPhil
This is all so cliche`.
I see Ms. Caddell's point. There is a rich history and those who display the flag (including Blacks) are not automatically racist. However, she knows that she now lives in an historically and predominantly Black neighborhood. Respect the environment and the overarching culture of this environment. The fact that she refuses to do so, as far as I'm concerned, is a display of white privilege.
Many Blacks who see the Confederate Flag do a double-take at least to see who is displaying the flag. Most Blacks, who live in areas where people still display the flag, have learned to ignore it. This is not a matter of a misunderstanding. The Confederate Flag does represent the negative despite its rich history and how proud some people are of it.
The neighbor who threw a rock at her porch is a complete dumbass.
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But I feel the need to point out -- there is no such thing as
the Confederate flag. There were three national flags of the Confederate States of America before the war was over. There was also the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, which became known as the Confederate Battle Flag. This seems to be the one that can be seen in the picture, and it is similar but not identical to the flag typically called "the Confederate flag" (or the Rebel flag) -- which ironically was never a national flag of the CSA, though it did serve as a naval jack for a few years. It was this flag that the KKK and other groups latched onto.