Comments on: Quick rant against regional bias

By: jovan1984

jovan1984 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:36:02 +0000

I hate bias against any region of the United States.
There are several things that show our Southern Pride. The Atlanta Rhythm Section and the Allman Brothers Band musically. America’s oldest flea market is in the Orangeburg County town of Springfield, SC. Just a few things that are good about the south.

As for what Daisy said, shivas (a liberal poster on the Augusta Chronicle forums) also has told the people moving down south to go back where they came from.

By: DaisyDeadhead

DaisyDeadhead — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:04:26 +0000

BTW, didya see my Confederate flag thread? I think I eventually scared everyone off!

By: DaisyDeadhead

DaisyDeadhead — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:58:23 +0000

My question, if they hate the south so much, why are they all MOVING HERE????! :P They can go the fuck home, then! My personal pet peeve is when they interview the northern-transplants opening the new store or restaurant or whatever and they snootily inform us (upstate SC ain't exactly Atlanta!) that the real reason they just had to do it is because they were simply starving for a decent _____(fill in the the blank)______ (cup of coffee, book, CD, movie, meal, designer shoes, etc) and so had to open the business THEMSELVES or else DO WITHOUT. And they always add that people here will finally have the benefit of their WONDERFULNESS. How did we ever survive without it for SO LONG????? Oh please! You have the best restaurant in town, of course! Fuck off!

By: Aspasia

Aspasia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:32:48 +0000

The South doesn’t have any culture?!?! My ass it doesn’t! The food down there is better by far, hospitality too. I don’t even live in the South but all of my family’s roots are Southern so I get offended when someone who doesn’t know anything about the South outside of the Civil War, slavery and Jim Crow era irk the hell outta me. Jeebus, the South is so much more than that!

And you’re right Amber. It’s always “liberal progressives” who have the horrible attitudes against the South. I find more and more than many self-described liberals are anything but…don’t get me started on that rant.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:56:03 +0000

Yeah, this is one of those things that drives me crazy too. The sheer arrogance of people who do that. They wouldn’t visit another country and say that, but the South is fair game. And somehow a New York accent is okay, but a drawl is a sign of idiocy? Who came up with that brilliance?

Kathryn, there’s always the Bonnie Blue Flag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:04:04 +0000

I hate the bias against the South as well. It is a shame the Confederate flag is such a symbol of hate. It would be really nice if there were a Southern symbol or flag that we could fly to show our regional pride. I had vanity plates in New Hampshire that read, “HI YALL” I always got a big kick out of the reaction.