Comments on: The American South: The Scourge of the World http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Beth http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Beth Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:22:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-98 Carol - what is 'the truth'? lol Carol - what is ‘the truth’? lol

]]> By: Carol http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Carol Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:48:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-97 How did I miss this post yesterday?! I lived in Chicago for two years and was appalled at how some people acted when they heard my southern accent. Apparently, it is okay to openly mock a southern accent while few would dare make fun of people from other areas of the country. Truly -bank tellers, grocery store clerks, even a pest control inspector - they all felt perfectly entitled to comment negatively about my accent. I got over my anger, though, because I realized that it was an indication that their talk of diversity and tolerance was just that - talk. Plus, it demonstrated their ignorance of the truth. How did I miss this post yesterday?! I lived in Chicago for two years and was appalled at how some people acted when they heard my southern accent. Apparently, it is okay to openly mock a southern accent while few would dare make fun of people from other areas of the country. Truly -bank tellers, grocery store clerks, even a pest control inspector - they all felt perfectly entitled to comment negatively about my accent.

I got over my anger, though, because I realized that it was an indication that their talk of diversity and tolerance was just that - talk. Plus, it demonstrated their ignorance of the truth.

]]> By: Beth http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Beth Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:51:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-96 Thank you Empress and Eastern Gal. He apparently appreciates diversity as long as it isn't Southern or Middle American or Non-Creative or .... well the list goes on and on! Thank you Empress and Eastern Gal. He apparently appreciates diversity as long as it isn’t Southern or Middle American or Non-Creative or …. well the list goes on and on!

]]> By: EasternGal http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-95 EasternGal Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:43:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-95 Whew... sounds like someone needs a higher education in diversity training. I teach people ( believe or not)how to get along with each other and to understand and appreciate differences. Mr. Richard Florida of the Creative would have flunked the class. Whew… sounds like someone needs a higher education in diversity training. I teach people ( believe or not)how to get along with each other and to understand and appreciate differences. Mr. Richard Florida of the Creative would have flunked the class.

]]> By: Empress Baggie http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Empress Baggie Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:37:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-94 Ain't that the truth. Ain’t that the truth.

]]> By: Beth http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Beth Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:22:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-93 I heard that, Jane! It's off the chain, if'n u no whut I meen. :) I heard that, Jane! It’s off the chain, if’n u no whut I meen.
:)

]]> By: Jane http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Jane Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:20:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-92 That is SO true. Of course, the media constantly perpetuates this idea. Whenever there is some news making event that takes place in the south they always find a person with the most profound 'twang' in their speech, murders the english language and DOESN'T have all their teeth. There are many of us here in the Southern part of the country who can put more than two words together in a sentence and who can speak intelligently and have a full set of teeth. We southerners need to unite and show the world that we be smart and we'uns don't much like being made fun of. That is SO true. Of course, the media constantly perpetuates this idea. Whenever there is some news making event that takes place in the south they always find a person with the most profound ‘twang’ in their speech, murders the english language and DOESN’T have all their teeth.
There are many of us here in the Southern part of the country who can put more than two words together in a sentence and who can speak intelligently and have a full set of teeth.
We southerners need to unite and show the world that we be smart and we’uns don’t much like being made fun of.

]]> By: Beth http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Beth Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:27:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-91 LOL!! Very funny Norma! LOL!!
Very funny Norma!

]]> By: Norma http://military.rightpundits.com/2005/12/18/the-american-south-the-scourge-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Norma Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:48:00 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/?p=46#comment-90 Must be all those Southern presidents we had, like Carter and Clinton. Must be all those Southern presidents we had, like Carter and Clinton.

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