[Stacey-M]

As a person very proud of my Southern heritage, I advocate displaying the Confederate Flag and things associated with it, but I am strongly against racism or prejudice. Is there a way I can show my Southern pride without offending people who associate the Confederate Flag with racism (since Hollywood and uneducated people have made the two synonomous)?
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Name : Stacey-M, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 21, City : Middleburg, State : FL, Country : United States, 

[Ida S.]

Stacey, I dont think you should worry about what others think about the Confederate Flag. It just means that you are showing your Southern Pride. People read to much into it…I know black people who have had the Confederate Flag. And I agree with the person that said ‘if blacks can wear Malcolm X shirts, whites can have the Confederate Flag’. Where I come from its not uncommon to see the Confederate Flag, so i say fly it…and dont worry about what others say. Just because it meant slavery in the past doesnt mean YOU have to interpret it that way now!!

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Name : Ida S., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 18, City : Stewartstown, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : College Student, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Pat H.]

The flag that most people associate with racism and the KKK is actually the flag of the Confederate army and navy. That was not the flag flown in the Confederate capital but flown by the people who attacked and tried to divide our country. You could try flying the Bonnie Blue Flag or the original stars and bars( the one that looks alot like the U.S. flag).

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