Matt Bors for October 17, 2013
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Guy Time News Anchor: A new study shows Sunday talk shows are made up of mostly white men. White male experts: YOUR THOUGHTS? Pundit #1: It's a disgrace! Pundit #2: No, no, no. We're rad dudes. Pundit #3: I lay out the answer in my new book, White Guys Talking. WHITE GUYS TALKING
What passes for racism is on a sliding scale, evidently. I personally was surprised when I moved to Boston and saw white folks marching in the streets to protest integration. In 1975.
Where I was raised, in Tidewater, Virginia, the Norfolk school system closed all schools, in order to avoid integration. But that was in 1958.
When I see a person flying the confederate battle flag and calling it “heritage, not hate”, my reaction is that when I see a Nazi flag, I think Oktoberfest.
But that’s just me.
People may use that flag just to see if they can get a rise out of people. And the English have a cheer they use at soccer games when they play the Germans: “If you won the war, stand up.” Helps to explain post-game rioting, but hey, they’re just having a little fun.
My feeling: if you think it might be offensive to someone, it probably is. If you want to offend, go right ahead; you’ll be seen for who you are.