I don’t claim to understand the substance of your disagreement with Dixiechick -apparently it goes back to another thread. But you’re calling her some pretty nasty names and you are impugning the use of “Dixie” something I inherently don’t like as a Southerner.
I’ve read your recent posts and I understand and don’t blame you for being stressed but you’ve escalated the flaming in another thread that didn’t involve her. Maybe you could redirect a bit. I wouldn’t say anything except you make some really smart posts and have insight. I’d like you to stay around.
You seem like a very nice person, but this other person is nothing but a pain. She's never engaged in any interesting discussion with me, and is working on a grievance from ages ago. She only posts to me to flame.
I'm sorry you are offended as a southerner--my offense was toward the musical group and frankly anyone who can't see that is either looking for an argument or...well, you can figure out the alternatives. If only more FReepers were as sensitive about northerners, who no one seems to mind bashing, as if we're all vile scum, and didn't get so worked up about imagined insults. I loathe the regionalism around here--I'm an American, always have been, no ethnic or regional hyphenate--and wish those who rightly berate hyphenate-Americans would see themselves as something more than "southerners" as a means of distinguishing themselves from northerners, who never describe themselves that way in my experience (we're Americans).
Once again I'm drawn into a pointless OT discussion because of this insulting and not very interesting person. So I'll not post another comment about her, or to anyone attempting to draw me into her silliness.
Have a great weekend.
“...my offense was toward the musical group and frankly anyone who can’t see that is either looking for an argument or...well, you can figure out the alternatives. If only more FReepers were as sensitive about northerners, who no one seems to mind bashing, as if we’re all vile scum, and didn’t get so worked up about imagined insults. I loathe the regionalism around here—I’m an American, always have been, no ethnic or regional hyphenate—and wish those who rightly berate hyphenate-Americans would see themselves as something more than “southerners” as a means of distinguishing themselves from northerners, who never describe themselves that way in my experience (we’re Americans).”
“HUGE AGENDA”
“I’ve ducked nothing. You’re just as ignorant AS a duck. So waddle off, “Natalie” (cute handle—hate the war much?).”