The Confederate Flag

[DubaiSis]

Seriously, some gangbangers are using the John Deere logo? I am SOOOOO laughing out loud right now. I am from the heart of John Deere country and I keep thinking of my BIL as a secret gang banger instead of a corn and soybean farmer.

Also not having a dog in this fight, I think if you want to express your southern pride there are about 10,000 ways you can do it besides waving a rebel flag, which as discussed above isn't even technically an official conferate flag. Forget flags and "be southern" in your accent and enthusiastically welcoming behavior. If the woman was southern in that way, would she have made the news?

Why would you want to celebrate your southern'ness in such a hateful and negative way?

My husband used to work with a Jewish guy (yes, here in Dubai) whose family apparently were slave owners somewhere in the south, although they are currently and for some time from the San Francisco area. He feels the need to display the rebel flag and brag that Jews were slave owners too. Wow. Good for him. But he's exactly that guy. People are going to be nice to him even though he's in a place where I'd try to keep it on the downlow, but is a huge Star of David around his neck necessary? Only if you're TRYING to cause trouble. And that's all the rebel flag does as far as I'm concerned.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Forget flags and "be southern" in your accent and enthusiastically welcoming behavior. If the woman was southern in that way, would she have made the news?

Being southern in your accent and welcoming behavior brings images of Paula Deen to my mind. Probably not the image many southerners connect with.

When this topic gets brought up - which seems to happen annually here at GC - I can't help but remember this lovely southern gem.

(Yes, I've posted this before. I know I shouldn't recycle images, but some images are burnt into my brain forever and this is one of them. As sad as that may be.)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Also not having a dog in this fight, I think if you want to express your southern pride there are about 10,000 ways you can do it besides waving a rebel flag, which as discussed above isn't even technically an official conferate flag. Forget flags and "be southern" in your accent and enthusiastically welcoming behavior. If the woman was southern in that way, would she have made the news?

Since you say you don't have a dog in this fight, how about refrain from telling Southerners how to express their Southernness, okay? Sorry, but to be honest, that really borders on arrogance.