Controversy over symbols and racism .

[YourFoxyGrandma]

In response to the OP and in an effort to "get back on track"...

First of all, the cactaur image is hilarious. I think it clearly exists for entertainment purposes and I can't imagine too many people getting bent out of shape about it. This doesn't really have anything to do with my arguement; I just think it's not the best of examples.

The confederate flag, on the other hand, is a different story. The confederate flag is alot like a popped collar. There's nothing about a popped collar that has anything to do with being a tool. However, lots of people that happen to be gigantic tools pop their collars cause they think it looks sweet or whatever; I can't really say. My dad pops his collar in the summer months when he goes outside so his neck doesn't get sunburned. Do people think he's a tool? I don't know; probably not because he's an old guy, but say that I popped my collar to keep my neck from getting sunburned. Would people look at me and be like, "omg, tool."? Yes. Yes, they would.

Anyway, I think my point is completely lost at this point, but what I'm trying to say is that people may do something for a certain reason, but it's up to everyone else to figure out what that reason is. If someone flies the confederate flag to display their southern pride and someone else immediately interprets that as a racist action, that's simply a miscommunication as a result of both parties' differing past experiences in dealing with the confederate flag. It's all about context and I think everyone can agree on this.

*Edited because I'm anal about wording.

[wacki]

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If someone flies the confederate flag to display their southern pride and someone else immediately interprets that as a racist action, that's simply a miscommunication.

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Finally I'm not alone


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It's all about context and I think everyone can agree on this.

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You would be amazed.

[ThaSaltCracka]

meh, this thread went downhill after I left.

[thatpfunk]

Thank god Clark came into this thread to back up Evan with some common [censored] sense.

The South lost, get over it.

Also, why the hell are you supposed to be proud of something that attempted to tear the nation apart? Are you really that [censored] stupid to have pride in a bunch of rebels that attempted to destroy the US? Would this have been a good thing? Do you not like the country you're living in? Can you imagine what would have happened if southerners had won? We'd probably all be speaking Mexican or Canadian by now.

And all these people are the same "patriots" nowadays who claim the Blue staters are the unpatriotic assholes.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Bro, you had me at Thank God for Clark....


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Also, why the hell are you supposed to be proud of something that attempted to tear the nation apart? Are you really that [censored] stupid to have pride in a bunch of rebels that attempted to destroy the US? Would this have been a good thing? Do you not like the country you're living in? Can you imagine what would have happened if southerners had won? We'd probably all be speaking Mexican or Canadian by now.

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You don't seriously believe all of this, right? Without Rebels, we would all be [censored] British or French, and you can count that one.

[thatpfunk]

i don't even know what to say, your post is that far off.

The rebels of the south tried to tear apart the US. They did not. Why should we be proud of people who tried to secede from the nation? Do you not like the country TSC?

If California attempted to scede from the nation and lost would it be acceptable for us to proudly fly a flag representing our hair-brained idea? [censored] no.

Do I wish the South would dissapear? Yes, yes I do.

[sublime]

Do I wish the South would dissapear? Yes, yes I do.

lets not get crazy now! there are some nice beaches down there.

[thatpfunk]

sublime,
i live here:
When this doesn't suit my fancy, theres always Mexico.

[jason_t]

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sublime,
i live here:
When this doesn't suit my fancy, theres always Mexico.

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] SoCal. That is all. When are you moving here sublime?

[DcifrThs]

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i dunno, its kind of a crappy point, mostly its just that its funny that you have secret conversations in a secret forum. btw you are totally on point in this thread.

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You should know that this thread was very much the exception to the rule. Most of the threads in that forum are "why is this person banned?" or "is this spam?". Largely pretty boring stuff. This one developed because someone had that cactus avatar and one of the mods thought it was a swastika. It branched off quite a bit , as you can tell.

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understatement of the effing century!

Barron