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[Zippity]

You're right there is but again looking at everything from a central viewpoint the black power salute goes by unquestioned

I have to say I don't know enough about that salute to say why it is or isn't.

My initial thought, though, is that one is a symbol born out of centuries of oppression and the other is a symbol of racism, almost exclusively now. Saying there's nothing wrong with it is baffling to me.

[MidsMagpie]

[QUOTE=Zippity;39666110]No, there really, really is

Of course yeah go on then whats wrong with it ? a few yobs fly it so its tarnished forever same with the union jack the american flag etc then if thats the case. Most southerners who fly the flag do so for their ancestors who fought in the civil war to remember them not because they are full of hate.

[Zippity]

[QUOTE=MidsMagpie;39666125]

No, there really, really is

of course yeah go on then whats wrong with it ? a few yobs fly it so its tarnished forever same with the union jack the american flag etc then if thats the case

It's almost exclusively used by the far right or by people who sympathise with the far right' it goes way, way beyond "a few yobs" flying it.

[MidsMagpie]

[QUOTE=Zippity;39666128][QUOTE=MidsMagpie;39666125]

It's almost exclusively used by the far right or by people who sympathise with the far right' it goes way, way beyond "a few yobs" flying it.[/QUOTE

Typical left comment everyone who flies it is racist.

[MidsMagpie]

Anyway isnt this a football page lets get back to the football

[Zippity]

[QUOTE=MidsMagpie;39666138][QUOTE=Zippity;39666128]

Typical left comment

Sigh

[QUOTE=MidsMagpie;39666138][QUOTE=Zippity;39666128]

everyone who flies it is racist.

And if not, they'd fly it because.....

[MidsMagpie]

Because as i already said they had family fought and die in the civil war and they wish to remember them and they want show pride in their states. The national front hijacked the union jack in the 80s is that a racist flag as well ? a minority use flags for horrible reasons you cant label everyone who flies them a racist

[Cannylad]

I was told by an American guy, never to use the phrase "Floor it" ( meaning to accelerate the car ) when talking to black guys as it refers to what used to be a common form of cruelty by some southern state yobs tying a rope to a black guy then pulling them down the road till they were dead. 'kin knuckledragger's !

[AP69]

I have to say I don't know enough about that salute to say why it is or isn't.

My initial thought, though, is that one is a symbol born out of centuries of oppression and the other is a symbol of racism, almost exclusively now. Saying there's nothing wrong with it is baffling to me.

Everyone would lose their minds if somebody started a white power salute

And rightly so

[AP69]

I was told by an American guy, never to use the phrase "Floor it" ( meaning to accelerate the car ) when talking to black guys as it refers to what used to be a common form of cruelty by some southern state yobs tying a rope to a black guy then pulling them down the road till they were dead. 'kin knuckledragger's !

Some horrific things done by some humans to other humans