RT @foxmusk@twitter.com
I like my southern history and I like the flag. I recognize that’s complicated for people who weren’t raised around it. A lot of us were, and that importance won’t change. We can talk about it or we can not, but I’m not sorry and I’m still not the closet racist people think I am.
@jakebe
I'm confused. Is Northern history not tied to slavery?
[1.Ch.] Dunking
@jakebe I have no problem dunking on the words as they were written. Once released into the world, the text exists as an independent entity. I don't have to know anything about who said them to have an opinion about them.
Absent a clear delineation of what aspects of "Southern culture" (barbecue! country and western! line dancing!) they're talking about, I have no reason to think they're not talking about white supremacy.
This has big "I'm not a Nazi, I just like the uniforms OK????" energy.
Not to Godwin this whole thing or anything, but...part of growing as a person is learning to let go of the problematic shit you identified with in ignorance