Living in the land of Dixie and proud of it!

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Originally Posted by WicketWWarrick

Hey ya'll! We've got threads for individual states but I thought one for a broader geographical region might be fun. As a proud Southerner, of course that's the one I am going to create.

I was born in Tennessee (Chattanooga) and have lived my entire life here (although I now live in Memphis). I have no intention of ever leaving. Sometimes though I read references to the South that are fairly disparaging, often around how we communicate, how smart we are, or whether we wear shoes. Honestly I'm offended by those statements. It seems as though folks in other areas of the country look down on us - anyone else get that feeling.

Proud Southerner!

How do you feel about the Confederate flag? Do you (or any one else that cares to respond) view the flag as a symbol of culture or as a symbol of racism?