What does southern pride mean to you?
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i am not ashamed of my history though i dont agree with it. there never should have been slaves, but the south contributed to so much during the formation of this country that it also deserves a little respect. people from the south have a different way of life. i drink my tea cold never hot i live on a 10 acre lot and walk barefoot through grass, woods, and gravel. i am polite and say exscue me and thank you. when i see an elderly person i help them and smile. i have morals and ethics sometimes you need a switch cut from the tree in the down in the holer i am proud of not only where i was raised but who it helped me to be
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The whole "Say it loud; I'm Black and I'm proud" thing is because not very long ago, Blacks were made to be ashamed of their color and ancestry. This idea of being proud (rather than ashamed) of being Black is in reaction to that.\n\nThe phrase 'white pride' is used by violently racist whites, who think Blacks should either be killed outright, or all "sent back to Africa" against their will.\n\nMyself, I think the idea of being proud of one's race is silly, as it doesn't say anything about me, really.\n\nBut for a long time, dominant white culture denied Blacks humanity, claimed all Blacks were worthless, stupid, criminal, etc. Thus the backlash and the emphasis (the shortest month of the year) on Black history and the accomplishments of Blacks in general and Black Americans in particular.\n\nEventually everyone will get bored with the whole Race thing.
60563
The usage of the language is quite different according to the part of Italy you're in. In the North it means I love you - man to woman -, as you go down South it shifts the meaning to I am fond of you  - brother to sister, father to son.
150340
Injured pride. Feelings of guilt. Fear of criticism. "we told you so"
1024817
More differences between people in the North and The South. Formation of KKK. Decrease in racism and the end of slavery. It caused an increase in U.S. Pride and power.
1172776
It means proud to be Latino, Tonto.\n\nSigned, Kimosabe.
596467
To glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way.\n\nv. tr.\nTo speak of with excessive pride. \nTo possess or own (a desirable feature): “ [the] capital of a region in the southeast that boasts bountiful coal fields” (US Air). \nTo contain; have. \n\nn. \nThe act or an instance of bragging. \nA source of pride.
908317
I think it is a southern thing.  I am from the south and I hear it all the time.  You are right it is a bad saying.  But, it for the most part it is said jokingly.
214016
i went to school in the north and the south but i can tell you this most ppl do not really know what they were fighting over they fought for pride and sence of duty. slavery was an issue and in todays opinion the only one that matters or that was worth all the loss of life. the average person did not own slaves. it was about polics and trade. i have heard ppl from the south tout that they lost because they were out numberd and more yankees died the rebs. this is true however the south in most battles stood their ground as the north charged the battle field leaving them vulnerable during the attack
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You have wonderful grammar skills....guess you must be much more educated than the Southerners.....\n\nWhy are you so critical of others?  (I'm in the North East, and I'm not Religious)....
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It's a lot of things in play - I cannot write enough to explain the dynamics that made southerners vote for Bush and think that he's protecting the US, but I will try.\n\nI lived and worked in NY on 9/11.  I saw the towers fall.  I now live in the bible belt.\n\nSoutherners are far from NY, although they kept up with the news on 9/11 - they don't quite get the impact of what happened on that fateful day. \n\nI can see why - they do not care for the north.  I have been called Yankee so many times I/m sick of it.  They tell me to discourage Yankees from moving south.  And they have not forgotten they lost the Civil War.\n\nThe military bases are a major source of income and employment and entertainment too (night clubbing)- southern folks are very proud of them. \n\nNYers do not dislike the military but hey do not pay as much attention to the 'uniform' as they do in the south. The military bases are not front and center as they are in the south.\n\nAnd (the most important) Bible Belt means BIBLE.  George Bush knew what he was doing when he made these people feel he was a godly man!  Even blacks in the south voted for him because of his stance on biblical beliefs about homosexuality.\n\nThe citizens in my town (I live in a rural area) believe in an eye for an eye - they wanted revenge for 9/11 and it does not matter which Arab citizen pays.  They do not debate the wisdom in declaring war in Iraq and what it may mean - they would rather enlist and fight whoever they have to.\n\nBush knows these people, he appealed to them and they responded the way he knew they would.
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Although, I AM one to "uphold" heritage , reinstating that flag would cause enormous racial problem's. In the eye's of African-Americans, that flag represents hatred, hanging's, brutality, injustice, ETC ETC ETC.\n\nAs a true "Southern Gentleman/Lady", we must begin to understand that ,although, our heritage does include the "rebel flag", the Civil War is over! You can be proud of your southern upbringing, but to raise that flag is an effrontery to 1/4 of our American citizen's. And this will not do!\n\nAmerica is the "melting pot". It is time for all of us to start "melting".
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I believe everyone should have pride in their background, culture, and heritage and I don't believe it should be limited to only females, chicanos, blacks, etc.....  The only way to learn is to communicate, as someone else mentioned in their answer, and by learning to communicate we can learn to understand why someone feels pride in their heritage. I am proud of my "white" heritage, English, Irish and German.  If you mean, proud of BEING "white" that is a different story, therein lies the communication problem.
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Northern? Southern? The distinction is difficult to make for many states because they are generally categorized by their affiliations during the Civil War, not so much as to their geographical location. That makes it tough.\nGenerally being a southern state meant being located south of the Mason-Dixon line (which Maryland is). The Mason-Dixon line is actually the common east to west border of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Interestingly, if one were to extend the line to the east it would go through the southern part of NewJersey. Hm? We should all be glad, northern or southern, that we live in the \nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
633489
Southern born, Southern bred. Lived in the south all my life, wouldn't go any where else. Georgia is my home state, now I live in Louisiana. I love it here because I was raised only a few miles from a popular swamp. Florida claims it, but it doesn't belong to them. I get the impression that maybe you live in the wrong town.  Look carefully because weather and cost of living can be bad in other places.
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LOL\nI'm from the south and I don't even know which I belong to. You could always go or call up your community center to find out.\nGood luck.\nPeace.
1148960
I think most of us tend to react negatively to that flag as well as to  many other symbolic things that we have come to associate with  bad things like a burning cross , a Nazi  symbol...etc.... and no matter how they defend using it   ( some say its just honoring their dead confederate soldiers etc.) you just can't help but feel that person  wishes the south had won and they wish it will rise again...so yep.... its still scary!