texagsnorth (aka baylorfans aka the ****tiest fans in the BigWTF) has a better forum than they do. God that is awful.

I cannot wait for LSU to play at Mizzou. When we do I'll be flying this bad boy.

Nope....need to be sensative about perception that brings.

And so it begins...

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I’ve known many people who have flown the Battle Flag, and none of them are racist. The entire State of Mississippi has been flying it over all of their government buildings since 1894. Texas flies the Stars and Bars at every governmental building as well (along with the other five flags to have flown over Texas). The reason behind the desire to honor symbols of the Confederacy is not racism. It instead stems from a regional identity and the noble notions of state sovereignty. These feelings of regional unity are only strengthened by the poor economic situation in many Southern states, and the sense they have that they suffer in poverty while the Northern states enjoy prosperity. It is understandable as well, only one Southern state makes the top ten ranks for average personal income, and then only comes in at 9th. Meanwhile, half of the states in the lowest ten ranks of personal income are in the South. Add to this economic stagnation and decay and you have a recipe for regional resentment.

The false notion that the Battle Flag must be a racist symbol is born of the mistaken belief that the Civil War was about slavery. This bit of propaganda has been repeated ever since President Lincoln and his political allies decided to “free the slaves” (in actuality Lincoln only freed those slaves in the Confederacy, slaves in Union states such as Maryland and West Virginia remained slaves). The truth, however, is plain to anyone who wishes to delve into the history, and the proof lies in the proposed Corwin Amendment of 1861. This amendment was proposed by Congressman Thomas Corwin (R) from Ohio and stated,

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You dimwits. It's not a symbol of racism. It never has been.

I'll be sensitive to no one, because it's not something to be sensitive about.

Diehard - you are probably right...doesn't matter. I really doesn't matter if it is reality or perception. Perception is reality to people perceiving. The battle flag has turned into a symbol of racism. Thank racist groups that fly the flag.......

So non racist people should abandon it? Lol

That's like saying, well Christian has been compromised, pretty much every American cult has spun off of it.

Not abandon it...be proud of our heritage. Just sensative. Christianity would not change...but symbols of christianity have changed over time and always will change.

A symbol of Christianity used to be the Jerusalem cross...you dont see that anymore do you? Crusades are over....

I maintain....this is in very poor taste. And, not in-line with Aggie values or being polite and thoughtful....

I approve!

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Lame!

Overly PC people.

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There's the world of intent and the real world.

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I don't give a tinker's damn who I offend. Some people, especially the politically correct, offend me every day. I'll start to care about their feelings when they start caring about mine.

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Stars and bars...and Tiger stripes!

As someone who spends a significant amount of my time and professional efforts with African Americans, I can tell you that I'd be incredibly careful with this. Id never fly this around them. It brings back some pretty terrible history for them. As for you who don't care about offending overly pc people, grow up. Your live for the "states rights" is viewed differently by that oppressed group.

Stars and bars...and Tiger stripes!

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Disclaimer: this isn't an official mizzou marketing product. It originated from a poster on tigerboard and spread over to LSU boards before I saw it.

Mizzou is having their own debate over there.
http://www.tigerboard.com/boards/missouri-tigers.php?message=9754728

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Good Lord, my eyes

Considering they were part of the confederacy and wanted to be part of the Big10, shouldn't the flag say "southern blood, northern heart"?

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As for you who don't care about offending overly pc people, grow up. Your live for the "states rights" is viewed differently by that oppressed group.

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and who cares....they dont have a right to stop someone from flying this..last time I checked this is America.

LIke someone posted those who dont know jack **** about history will be pissed of by that flag.

Why?

Mizzou literally has the worst board I have ever seen.

Then again, they didn't get the Internet until 2004

Trying way too hard.

Of course, y'all know that is a proximity of the confederate battle flag. That is not "Stars and Bars" right?

If you are going to howl one way or another, at least learn your history.

Clearly y'all don't know about the T-Stars and Bars:

I agree with AggieCHEN. The confederate flag doesn't necessarilly always convey racism, but it does for many people. In the context of a government building or historical center where it is with other flags of Texas, it doesn't. However, when people choose to fly it alone or in place of the Texas/American/etc flags, it can take on a whole new meaning. Place it in the hands of a KKK member, and their interpretation of its meaning is pretty clear.

And no diehard, non-racists shouldn't have to abandon it as a historical symbol, but to not acknowledge the meaning it can have is choosing to ignore reality.

This discussion wouldn't be happening if the flag wasn't controversial or didn't have controversial interpretations.

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I really doesn't matter if it is reality or perception. Perception is reality to people perceiving. The battle flag has turned into a symbol of racism.

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This. You can sit and argue about the flag and what it means to you and history but the fact is this has become a symbol of racism to many people. I will never understand some southern peoples' obsession with this flag, and I am born and raised Texan.

I will not get sucked into a debate. Just give a thumbs up. Wouldn't object to an A&M design.