The Confederate Flag

[*winter*]

Meh. Whenever I see a Confederate flag, my first thought is, "get over it." But then again, I live up North, and people here primarily use them to alert others that they are a huge racist and if a black person steps foot on their property, they are going to put their machine gun on "burst."

I work in a rural area, and the whole racism thing is an undercurrent in life there. I'm white, but I've never had a positive encounter with someone who was, in any way, sporting a Confederate flag. Those site visits usually don't end well, because such people don't usually have enlightened views about anything- the government, women, the list just goes on.

I can understand the whole Southern Pride thing...to a point. I'm proud that I'm a German-American, but I also understand flying a Nazi flag probably wouldn't be the best way to go about expressing this pride. I just think that the Confederate flag is something that offends or bothers so many people (black and white), so find another emblem.

Most people in this part of the country understand the difficult history and choose something else. Others keep it around, perhaps even BECAUSE it offends people- like "screw you, I don't care if you are offended, here is my flag!" Basically sounds like the lady in this article fits this category...That's what I have a problem with, knowing it offends someone based on a very traumatic history, and still blazing on and insiting on sticking it in everyone's faces...

I'd like to see her try that little stunt in a city up North.