What does the confederate flag mean to you? (2 Viewers)

[Yenrub]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

 

[Pots]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

 

[proninja]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

I honestly don't think I've ever met someone who displayed the confederate flag and came away thinking "what a decent human being".

 

[Pots]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

Stereotyping and bigotry go beyond race, a ton of people on this board seem to not get that.

 

[proninja]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they dont like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

Stereotyping and bigotry go beyond race, a ton of people on this board seem to not get that.

It must be so hard with everybody being so bigoted against you. How does that make you feel?

 

[jonessed]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they dont like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

Stereotyping and bigotry go beyond race, a ton of people on this board seem to not get that.

It must be so hard with everybody being so bigoted against you. How does that make you feel?

Bigoted I imagine... And around and around we go.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

Stereotyping and bigotry go beyond race, a ton of people on this board seem to not get that.

would you stereotype someone flying a flag with a swastika on it?

 

[proninja]

Of course you stereotype people wearing swastikas, because Germans killing jews is more offensive than southerners killing black people.

 

[Pots]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

Stereotyping and bigotry go beyond race, a ton of people on this board seem to not get that.

would you stereotype someone flying a flag with a swastika on it?

I try not to stereotype anyone I don't know. I can't say I always succeed in that, but I would be curious as to WHY someone would fly such a flag.

 

[Christo]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they dont like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

It's a hard world for the southern white man

Stereotyping and bigotry go beyond race, a ton of people on this board seem to not get that.

It must be so hard with everybody being so bigoted against you. How does that make you feel?

More generalizations, I see.

 

[Pots]

Of course you stereotype people wearing swastikas, because Germans killing jews is more offensive than southerners killing black people.

Please just refrain from trying to pretend you know anything but very little about me.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

WHY someone would fly such a flag.

Exactly.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Because they're hateful and ignorant?

 

[proninja]

Of course you stereotype people wearing swastikas, because Germans killing jews is more offensive than southerners killing black people.

Please just refrain from trying to pretend you know anything but very little about me.

I only know what you've posted in this thread. Not pretending to know anything else

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

 

[Pots]

Of course you stereotype people wearing swastikas, because Germans killing jews is more offensive than southerners killing black people.

Please just refrain from trying to pretend you know anything but very little about me.

I only know what you've posted in this thread. Not pretending to know anything else

I might have misinterpreted your previous post as directed towards me. My apologies if that wasn't the case.

 

[Pots]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

 

[Christo]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

 

[Christo]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

Of course it is.

 

[Pots]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

Maybe, if we had a hundred years of decapitating Huskies and then they used it as their symbol and it came to be widely known to represent that.

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

Of course it is.

If I'd been guessing at motives for flying the flag, certainly you'd be right. There can be many motives. But I wasn't.

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

I thought you were joking earlier in the thread. You're serious in here?

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

Right, and the flag flown over raping, murdering, and enslaving black people means raping, murdering, and slavery to black people. You can't take that away.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

I thought you were joking earlier in the thread. You're serious in here?

You can make a serious point with a joke. I wish there were flag for that.

 

[jonessed]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

It's shameful the way those people treat animals.

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

I thought you were joking earlier in the thread. You're serious in here?

You can make a serious point with a joke. I wish there were flag for that.

I know. That's what I thought he was doing. But it looks like that isn't what he was doing as of later posts.

 

[Pots]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

Right, and the flag flown over raping, murdering, and enslaving black people means raping, murdering, and slavery to black people. You can't take that away.

Clearly the flag represents a much different connotation to you (and many posters here) than others including a large portion of the people who choose to display it. Can we agree on that?

 

[Chemical X]

whats amazing is that a country built on the backs of immigrants still cares about race And religion more than anything else.

when you preach hate And intolerance dont act surprised when heinous acts occur.

dont We have enough #### going on in our own lives to stop caring what others are doing?

 

[proninja]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

Right, and the flag flown over raping, murdering, and enslaving black people means raping, murdering, and slavery to black people. You can't take that away.

Clearly the flag represents a much different connotation to you (and many posters here) than others including a large portion of the people who choose to display it. Can we agree on that?

Sure. People from the south should realize what they are communicating to the rest of the world, no matter what it means to them personally. Can we agree that regardless of what you are trying to say by flying that flag, that what is actually being communicated is something very different?

 

[Pots]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

Right, and the flag flown over raping, murdering, and enslaving black people means raping, murdering, and slavery to black people. You can't take that away.

Clearly the flag represents a much different connotation to you (and many posters here) than others including a large portion of the people who choose to display it. Can we agree on that?

Sure. People from the south should realize what they are communicating to the rest of the world, no matter what it means to them personally. Can we agree that regardless of what you are trying to say by flying that flag, that what is actually being communicated is something very different?

I believe it depends partly on where you live as the knowledge of what the flag can stand for (and probable reasons as to why it's displayed) is not consistent throughout different areas. I do agree that what is being communicated to someone in Arkansas will likely be different than what is communicated to someone in Vermont.

 

[Christo]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

By using an avatar with just the head of a Husky a person can only be in favor of decapitating all Huskies.

It's shameful the way those people treat animals.

And look how he keeps flaunting it after I've told him how I perceive it.

 

[Christo]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

Right, and the flag flown over raping, murdering, and enslaving black people means raping, murdering, and slavery to black people. You can't take that away.

Clearly the flag represents a much different connotation to you (and many posters here) than others including a large portion of the people who choose to display it. Can we agree on that?

Sure. People from the south should realize what they are communicating to the rest of the world, no matter what it means to them personally. Can we agree that regardless of what you are trying to say by flying that flag, that what is actually being communicated is something very different?

The rest of the world? You really think someone from Albania or Papua New Guinea understands anything about that flag?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

By flying the confederate flag you either say that you support slavery and genocide against black people like roof, or that you think the history of slavery and genocide against black people is worth celebrating

I feel like that's an oversimplification of the variety of reasons one might choose to display the flag. I think without asking the person themselves why they have it, it's not a good idea to assume their intentions.

First, I was not assuming any intentions. I was stating what you communicate when you fly the flag.

Second, you cannot separate parts of what something means away from the others. Part of what the confederate flag means is a support of severe violence done against black people. You can't just take that away, just like you can't take away the holocaust from the swastika. You may mean something different by it, but what you are communicating is a support for an atrocity that is forever linked with that flag.

People may not mean to celebrate the history of genocide and slavery when they fly the rebel flag, but that's exactly what they're doing.

Symbols mean different things to different people. As such, I agree that such a symbol can be interpreted by others as a celebration of your mentioned atrocities, and this may be semantics, but I feel there's an important distinction between that and declaring that the bearer is celebrating those atrocities themselves if they have vastly different reasons for displaying them.

Would I display either symbol? No, one gives me an extremely negative connotation and the other is simply historical akin to a Prussian flag, but I recognize others have different reactions to them.

Right, and the flag flown over raping, murdering, and enslaving black people means raping, murdering, and slavery to black people. You can't take that away.

Clearly the flag represents a much different connotation to you (and many posters here) than others including a large portion of the people who choose to display it. Can we agree on that?

Sure. People from the south should realize what they are communicating to the rest of the world, no matter what it means to them personally. Can we agree that regardless of what you are trying to say by flying that flag, that what is actually being communicated is something very different?

The rest of the world? You really think someone from Albania or Papua New Guinea understands anything about that flag?

Don't stop him, he's on a roll.

 

[Yenrub]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts in my time living here in NC (30 years) more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

 

[Pots]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts <insert race/religion/nationality of choice> in my time living here in NC (30 years) <doesn't matter> more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color <insert stereotypical generalization you have witnessed and wish to label upon people of similar like>. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

 

[Yenrub]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts <insert race/religion/nationality of choice> in my time living here in NC (30 years) <doesn't matter> more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color <insert stereotypical generalization you have witnessed and wish to label upon people of similar like>. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

So CHOOSING to wear something with a confederate flag or CHOOSING to fly a confederate flag or CHOOSING to place a confederate flag on your vehicle is the same as someone being born a race or nationality in your world

 

[avoiding injuries]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this tooA few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they dont like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasnt passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts in my time living here in NC (30 years) more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didnt like people of color. So Im more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

I don't think there's anything wrong with what you teach your own daughter. That's your business. There's some personal experiences that I've had, and if I posted how I taught my daughter about them and to avoid those people, others wouldn't be so tolerant.

 

[Pots]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts <insert race/religion/nationality of choice> in my time living here in NC (30 years) <doesn't matter> more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color <insert stereotypical generalization you have witnessed and wish to label upon people of similar like>. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

So CHOOSING to wear something with a confederate flag or CHOOSING to fly a confederate flag or CHOOSING to place a confederate flag on your vehicle is the same as someone being born a race or nationality in your world

I notice your cherrypicking ignored religion, which is a choice. Stereotyping is stereotyping, whether it's about things people choose or don't.

 

[Mister CIA]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts <insert race/religion/nationality of choice> in my time living here in NC (30 years) <doesn't matter> more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color <insert stereotypical generalization you have witnessed and wish to label upon people of similar like>. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

Do you know what's worse than a dopey Tim post?

Your passive-aggressive BS. Get some posture.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

http://images.dailykos.com/images/149463/large/Dylann_Roof_Confederate_flag.jpg?1434818045

Golds gym is clearly racist

 

[Apple Jack]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts <insert race/religion/nationality of choice> in my time living here in NC (30 years) <doesn't matter> more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color <insert stereotypical generalization you have witnessed and wish to label upon people of similar like>. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

So CHOOSING to wear something with a confederate flag or CHOOSING to fly a confederate flag or CHOOSING to place a confederate flag on your vehicle is the same as someone being born a race or nationality in your world

I notice your cherrypicking ignored religion, which is a choice. Stereotyping is stereotyping, whether it's about things people choose or don't.

Well, youre either dealing with an overt racist pig####er, or an exceptionally dumb person. Either way, best the young lady avoid.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

The word "Losers" comes to mind every time I see one.

 

[Yenrub]

Why would we not want racist pig-####ers to voluntarily identify themselves?

this.

I agree with this too

A few years ago I was driving with my daughter (she was 7 or 8) in the car and she noticed a pick-up truck with some NC State stickers in the rear window and said “daddy look those people are cool they like the Woflpack just like us” (both my wife and I went to NC State)

I looked over at the truck and noticed the NC State stickers as well as the confederate flag sticker in the window. I told my daughter that if she ever sees that sticker or flag to avoid the people who are displaying or wearing it. Of course she asked why and I told her that typically it means that they don’t like people of color.

Wow, and that's how ignorance is spread... teaching your daughter to stereotype against people you don't know based on the fear that they do the same thing that you are doing to others.

I wasn’t passing along a stereotype I was passing along something that I have personally experienced.

I have had more than enough experiences with people who fly the flag or have stickers on their cars or license plates or wear the t-shirts <insert race/religion/nationality of choice> in my time living here in NC (30 years) <doesn't matter> more often than not (i.e. TYPICALLY) in my experience those folks didn’t like people of color <insert stereotypical generalization you have witnessed and wish to label upon people of similar like>. So I’m more than comfortable with what I said to my daughter.

So CHOOSING to wear something with a confederate flag or CHOOSING to fly a confederate flag or CHOOSING to place a confederate flag on your vehicle is the same as someone being born a race or nationality in your world

I notice your cherrypicking ignored religion, which is a choice. Stereotyping is stereotyping, whether it's about things people choose or don't.

Not cherry picking didn’t notice it in your post

Religion is a bit tricky now that you mention it. I would guess that most people don’t choose a religion per se. Most people are introduced to religion by their parents and have little or no choice at least in the beginning as to which religion they follow. Obviously as they get older they can choose.

Either way I’m very comfortable with my choice to advise my daughter to avoid (not fear) anyone one choosing to display the confederate symbol

 

[proninja]

I laughed

 

[cstu]

The word "Losers" comes to mind every time I see one.

 

[VolBoy]

It was battle flag of Northern Virginia. Each star represented the original 13 colonies that wanted their individual government. The blue field looked like an "x" to represent cross us out of your government. The flag represents history and wanting to form its own govt. We are loosing our freedoms everyday. I better shut up now.