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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Looks like rebel flag prom dress girl went to the dance by herself.
Count me in as a born and bred southerner that cringes when I see the Stars and Bars flying. I think for most of our states, the history is too tinged with violence connected to that flag, and throwing it up in the faces of our fellow citizens is rude and inflammatory. Yes, you have the right to fly that flag, but you can also be rude to someone's face. We just don't do that in the south...it's called southern hospitality.
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I'm completely with you, AOII Angel. I love being a Southerner. I love parts of Southern culture; parts of our history make me cry. In graduate school, I specialized in Southern Literature. That being said, I have seen all too many white Southerners claim "heritage not hate" publicly and privately claim, well, let's just say a less positive spin on things. I declined my opportunity to join the UDC because of this. I do not claim that everyone involved with the Sons/Daughters of the Confederacy are this way, but I've met enough to know that I don't want to be associated with it.
I believe in thorough understanding and teaching of our history, lest we repeat it. One needs to examine the warts and all of the past, and I believe that all too often, the "heritage" group overlooks the warts. I understand why we want to revere some of those ideals, but there was too many horrifying things associated with that time in our history to simply gloss over.