Regionalism; is racisms' kissing cousin if not sibling.

[Uncle Joe]

So if you want to make the Republicans and their corporate media's job of dividing and conquering the American People all the easier, keep biting on that hook.

They would love nothing better.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. To their credit, the mods have made some inroads against it

Not nearly enough, it appears, as I still see this form of bigotry tossed around in the forums. I alert on it whenever I encounter it, as it's very divisive and counterproductive to civil discussion. I believe that anyone who is unable to refrain from making bigoted comments - whether related to region, ethnicity, age, sex, religion, etc. - is sucking the oxygen out of the forum, making the perpetrator a troll.

[uppityperson]

2. Yup. eom

[NutmegYankee]

4. Some discussion are not regional bigotry however.

I have been in on a few of the Confederate flag debates lately and noted that both southerners and others oppose the display of the confederate battle flag. I myself grew up down south and have nothing against the region. I do vehemently oppose the glorification of the rebel cause however.

[DevonRex]

6. +1. I stand with you. nt

[Cirque du So-What]

9. I'm against the neoconfederates too

That's not what I was talking about when I mentioned regional bigotry, however. I'm opposed to blanket insults of everyone from an entire state or region, and that's entirely different from opposing hateful ideologies. When I see posts that say something like, 'there must be something in the water down there' or 'sheesh! Those people from <fill in the blank> are sure stoopid,' it makes me wonder WTF they're doing on an ostensibly Democratic board.

[Cleobulus]

3. The Midwest is the BEST!

:P

[YOY]

5. and provincialism.

"Them city folk don't have no values or know what REAL 'Murkins live like!"

[jgraz]

7. And most of those regions can't tell the difference between kissing cousin and sibling.

:hide:

[FiveGoodMen]

8. Well, in many cases...

Oh, never mind.

:evilgrin:

[branders seine]

10. didn't you get the memo?

racism is okay if it's white people you hate.

sexism is okay if it's men you hate.

regionalism is okay if it's the South or Utah you hate.

[Individualist]

11. K&R