School's 'Redneck Day' sparks anger (Page 2)

conversely, if people stopped displaying the confederate flag so proudly, it would go away as well.  it most certainly serves as a symbol of "white pride" (for lack of a better way to express it) for many, and should be offensive.  people know not to wear swastikas on their clothing.  how is this different?

If people stopped getting offended by the Confederate flag, it would go away pretty quickly.

conversely, if people stopped displaying the confederate flag so proudly, it would go away as well.  it most certainly serves as a symbol of "white pride" (for lack of a better way to express it) for many, and should be offensive.  people know not to wear swastikas on their clothing.  how is this different?

Great comparison given that my wife is a Hindu whose culture/religion used the swastika as a positive symbol for thousands of years before the Nazi's.

In fact, " The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good" or "auspicious," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix. The swastika literally means "to be good"."

(From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika)

Even though many cultures that use the swastika positively have not banished the symbol completely, you don't see it haphazardly displayed with a complete refusal to acknowledge the association that most people make with it.

On a pseudo-related note, when I was an EMT in Boston, there was a Jewish immigrant community that we were asked not to use the "Hi-Lo" siren tone when we were near because of the traumatic flashbacks it caused. Never heard anyone argue the benign intent of European siren tone.

conversely, if people stopped displaying the confederate flag so proudly, it would go away as well.  it most certainly serves as a symbol of "white pride" (for lack of a better way to express it) for many, and should be offensive.  people know not to wear swastikas on their clothing.  how is this different?