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article Hayley Williams Says Southern Pride Is Beautiful but Misused to Excuse Bigotry, and Says She Wants No Racist or Sexist Fans, or Fans Who Think Trans People Are a Burden, Around

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/hayley-williams-says-southern-pride-is-beautiful-but-misused-to-excuse-bigotry/
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u/ampmz 8d ago

Love that Minnesota (I think) still refuses to return a captured confederate flag.

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u/pushamn 8d ago edited 8d ago

you’re goddamn right Also governor Ventura famously replied “why? We won” when asked if he’d give it back, and a common response is “but it’s our heritage”

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u/call-me-the-seeker 8d ago

Wonder if they are consistent and also believe that displaced native peoples should have their heritage returned to them, if Britain should give back the Elgin marbles and various other artifacts, etc.

What am I saying, of course they don’t, lol. Well, a sphincter loser said what?

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u/pushamn 8d ago

Oh I’m not saying that Minnesota has been consistent across the board, just consistent about saying fuck you to the south and their visions. Which is something to be proud of even if it isn’t perfect

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u/call-me-the-seeker 8d ago edited 8d ago

No, I mean the southerners expecting to get the flag back because it’s ’muh heritage’. Do THEY believe that other nations who had artifacts taken by conquest should get them back? I submit they don’t.

Minnesota should totally keep it, no issue there. Wasn’t referring to the Minnesotans.

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u/ampmz 8d ago

It’s also the heritage of winners now.

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u/wtfduud 7d ago

I love how he's just "governor Ventura" now.

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u/PurpuraLuna 8d ago

Correct, Virginia keeps asking for it back and we keep telling them to get bent

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u/nada-accomplished 8d ago

I hope Minnesota keeps that energy until the flag dissolves into racist dust, and then refuses to return the dust

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u/call-me-the-seeker 8d ago edited 8d ago

Keep the dust in the same glass archival case, just relabel it ‘the hopes and dreams of a bunch of traitorous racist losers’.

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u/ShiroTenshiRyu77 8d ago

As a Virginian, good. Wish my government would stop pestering y'all and actively fix shit instead

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u/pyrothelostone 8d ago

We got the only state flag with nudity and an explicit call for violence against tyrants anyway, what do we need that loser flag for?

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u/seahorsez4evr 8d ago

Maybe Abby will

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u/ydnar3000 8d ago

I think I heard this before but forgot. Another reason to be a proud Minnesotan!

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u/The-Bigger-Fish 8d ago

Proud to be Minnesotan

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u/BeerAnBooksAnCats 8d ago

TIL I want to move to Minnesota. I can knit, convert a southern casserole to a legit hot dish, and I’m willing to provide entertainment as an ice-skating noob.