Ole Miss... still The Rebels at heart

[chipchip]

Oct 4, 2013 14:24:48 GMT -6 novatiger said:

I'm also a proud southern and I'll still stand for Dixie. But the battle flag has been irrevocably tarnished by its use as a racist symbol. If I wish to use a Confederate flag, I'll use the Stars and Bars. I laughed at all the fuss in Georgia about removing the battle flag. All they did was switch to essentially the Stars and Bars and everyone shut up.

But we have to be honest about the south. We do have a history of racism and segregation and that still lives on in many. Our symbols that you and I see as honoring those who fought to defend their homes are seen as symbols of oppression by others.

We also have to be honest about the level of homophobia (not a good word but the best I have for it) in Mississippi and most of the rest of the south. Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas are probably the 3 least friendly states for LGBTs. Mississippi probably wins the dubious title of 1st. That's what Forde was implying. These kids have gotten this from their culture and their churches.

So it's not surprising this happened at Ole Miss and it wouldn't surprise me if it happened at almost any southern school, including Auburn. There was poll out a while back that was linked either here or the old HABOTN. Auburn was ranked as one of the least gay friendly campuses. I love Auburn but there's a lot of work to be done there as well.

I personally would be afraid to live openly in most of the south.

My buddy that I went to 6-12th grade with, and one of the nicest smartest people I know, moved away from Mobile to CA. He comes back with his significant other(s) who he has been with for probably 10 years during the holidays each year. He could probably pull off living in the south because he's not a "you can see him coming from around the corner" gay where the glitter, feathers and rainbows precede him. Incidentally, he went to bammer, edited their yearbook for two of the three years he was there, and graduated with a triple major in those three years. I don't think he ever realized they had a football team.

I try to keep my bigotry confined to hatred of self-imposed ignorance and stupidity and general uselessness to society regardless of race, religion or how ya swang.

and bammer. hate 'em.

[steve]

Oct 4, 2013 18:27:36 GMT -6 chipchip said:

I try to keep my bigotry confined to hatred of self-imposed ignorance and stupidity and general uselessness to society regardless of race, religion or how ya swang.

Well, that should be enough to keep anyone busy. It must be hard to just make it through watching the evening news.

[novatiger]

Oct 4, 2013 20:30:19 GMT -6 steve said:

Oct 4, 2013 18:27:36 GMT -6 chipchip said:

I try to keep my bigotry confined to hatred of self-imposed ignorance and stupidity and general uselessness to society regardless of race, religion or how ya swang.

Well, that should be enough to keep anyone busy. It must be hard to just make it through watching the evening news.

He just described congress, but it's perfectly rational to hate congress.

[chipchip]

Oct 4, 2013 21:08:38 GMT -6 novatiger said:

Oct 4, 2013 20:30:19 GMT -6 steve said:

Well, that should be enough to keep anyone busy. It must be hard to just make it through watching the evening news.

He just described congress, but it's perfectly rational to hate congress.

I have to keep in mind, that my TV is innocent and just the messenger while watching the news. National or local.

I'm still up for being declared First Emperor of the United States to get all this fixed if you'll have me. I vow to be a benevolent overlord but Congress better watch out if they start actin' a fool. High treason for everyone. That's basically where I feel they are all at now.

[CHB]

We should start making congress walk the plank.

[steve]

People may think I am kidding, but voting the incumbents out is the best thing we could do. Somehow politicians need to get the message that playing politics with people's lives is not acceptable. Stop talking in the media and start doing your freaking job.