sweetnpetite
Intellectual snob
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cloudy said:No, I haven't, but then, I pay little attention to propaganda.
If what you say is true, then what makes either side better than the other? Your whole post just proves my point perfectly. It's sarcastic and righteous about being "wronged."
Have you ever spent any time in the south? Ever been down here anywhere other than Florida?
If not, then why are you so sure in your opinions about the south?
I've lived other places besides here, and I've seen the stereotypes that all areas hold for those in other regions. My whole point is that it's wrong, and by yucking it up about articles like that cited, you're only perpetuating the biases, and not helping a damn thing.
See, that's the thing. You don't understand it's intent because you aren't aware of the propaganda that it is responding to.
And that is what it's about- responding to this propaganda, not labeling and stereotyping southerners. Maybe if you were aware of the sourse of the writer's frustrations, you would feel differently about it- or maybe you wouldn't. But I think it's pretty important in understanding were the anger is coming from and what the writer is trying to say.
"What we have here is a failer to communicate"
And that's why I said it wouldn't win any votes. But if you were here and you felt my frustration on the things that I've been hearing about myself (or my quarters) lately, you too might find it funny in a 'need to vent with a little attitude and humour' sort of way. Or gain, you might not.
I've never been to FLorida, (why do you assume that about me?)
I spent a summer in Oklahoma (hot, dry, liked the people. heard less accent than when I got to southern michigan) We drove back, so I got to see several states in between for a little less amount of time. I was 15, and not really interested in politics, so I can't draw any conclusions in this area.
I liked the south, what I saw of it and the poeple I saw when I was there. What I don't like is some of the people who are speaking for the south right now. But hell, I don't like some of the poeple who are speaking for Michigan right now either. And I'm sorry, but those are the evangelicals right now. They identify themselves as such and link it to the viewpoints that they hold that I find hightly offensive. what other conclusion am I supposed to draw? It's not stereotyping it's responding.
IF people who are speaking up on behalf of your group (region religion or whatever) and you want to say "they don't speak for me!" the only thing to do is to speak up for yourself. Because if you don't, then you do let them speak for you.
It's not stereotypes that most of us are basing our judgements on, but on the words of those who claim to speak for those groups. And yet we are then attacked on some basis of 'stereotyping' as if these people never said these things.
If we are getting the wrong impression, then you all need to appoint some new people to represent you.
that's the best that I can explain it right now.