The Confederate Flag

[preciousjeni]

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Local officials have said she has the right to fly the flag, while her neighbors have the right to protest. And build fences.

made me lol. The wording of it, I mean.

Anyway, I cosign all of this:

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.

and would further say that this issue stopped being about her right to fly a flag on her property when she antagonistically elevated it over the fence line. She needs her white privilege bubble burst.