The American flag uses “Old Glory Blue”, and it’s very symbolic and distantly different from the “Bonnie Blue” Confederate flag. Give me Union Blue or death.
Excellent post Diane - growing up in the south, I was told the bullshit about slavery. I was told why the city & county where I was raised was all white. I heard The South Shall Rise Again. I was TOLD a lot of bullshit about life with only whites was the way it SHOULD be. But the stubborn streak I inherited from Motherz family and none of the bullshit made sense to me.
I was thrilled when I went to Girl Scout Camp and there was a troop from the next county over. I couldn’t wait to meet them. They were not stupid 1/3 human. They were just exactly like the 11 & 12 year old white girls after camp. I never again heard the lies without calling them out. People are People PERIOD!
Now the family I have would make many of my ancestors want to disown us all. My hubby is Japanese, one DIL is Black the other is Polish and they both are from the North. 😮
It is not something any of us sought we just fell in love with the People who were right for us. FULL STOP it did not cause the end of the world- it caused us all to be HAPPY.
Haha! You are much wiser and stronger from knowing all that BS you questioned growing up. I think about all of the banning iBooks and those wishing whitewash the history. Ugh!
Diane K24: That was inspirational about the themes of liberty, justice.
As far as the Southern Ditty:
(1) Oh, well, at least we get to hear Irish accents . . .
(2) With one-quarter of our Country as Fundamentalist, Cultist with the Orange-Jesus, maybe they will want to transform the "Bonnie Blue Flag with the Single Star" as our National Anthem. Alas!
Excellent post Diane - growing up in the south, I was told the bullshit about slavery. I was told why the city & county where I was raised was all white. I heard The South Shall Rise Again. I was TOLD a lot of bullshit about life with only whites was the way it SHOULD be. But the stubborn streak I inherited from Motherz family and none of the bullshit made sense to me.
I was thrilled when I went to Girl Scout Camp and there was a troop from the next county over. I couldn’t wait to meet them. They were not stupid 1/3 human. They were just exactly like the 11 & 12 year old white girls after camp. I never again heard the lies without calling them out. People are People PERIOD!
Now the family I have would make many of my ancestors want to disown us all. My hubby is Japanese, one DIL is Black the other is Polish and they both are from the North. 😮
It is not something any of us sought we just fell in love with the People who were right for us. FULL STOP it did not cause the end of the world- it caused us all to be HAPPY.
Haha! You are much wiser and stronger from knowing all that BS you questioned growing up. I think about all of the banning iBooks and those wishing whitewash the history. Ugh!
IKR!!! I cannot believe BOOKS are being banned!! WHAT?!? The number of kids not getting vaccinated omg the people want to take away parenting now too!
I thoroughly enjoyed your post, thank you! ps…hope you’re doing well..
Thanks—turning from red to blue & green 😎
Ouch...I used arnica cream on mine, helped!
Diane K24: That was inspirational about the themes of liberty, justice.
As far as the Southern Ditty:
(1) Oh, well, at least we get to hear Irish accents . . .
(2) With one-quarter of our Country as Fundamentalist, Cultist with the Orange-Jesus, maybe they will want to transform the "Bonnie Blue Flag with the Single Star" as our National Anthem. Alas!
Awesome Diane
Thanks. BmG💙