tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post4181751751206946494..comments2023-05-14T03:51:10.324-04:00Comments on The Scarlet Cardinal: Gangs and Confederate Flags...I smell a soapboxMelissa {TheScarletCardinal}http://www.blogger.com/profile/16598719994714679895noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-89556893538527790872012-09-19T00:32:30.301-04:002012-09-19T00:32:30.301-04:00shocker, yankees not minding their own buisness as...shocker, yankees not minding their own buisness as usual and commenting on things that don't have anything to do with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-8580333512157473202011-05-22T21:42:58.669-04:002011-05-22T21:42:58.669-04:00Hi, Melissa, I wasn't going to comment, but I ...Hi, Melissa, I wasn't going to comment, but I couldn't help myself since I feel the need to "defend" Fredericksburg. The first commenter (Juliette) mentioned her shock that the highway was called the "Blue and Gray" and couldn't believe her friends didn't know that. She also spelled the town's name incorrectly.<br /><br />The road is a state highway (State Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-36548336027448420382011-05-20T03:52:05.952-04:002011-05-20T03:52:05.952-04:00This is such a great post Melissa! I just stumbled...This is such a great post Melissa! I just stumbled upon your blog and I love it here. I am now following you thanks to Thirsty Thursday, and it would be so nice if you could share the love back on my blog;)<br />Also today we have the coolest blog hop there is... no rules just fun and would love you to join in with us at <a href="http://designitchic.blogspot.com/2011/05/monkey-business.html" rel=Design It Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150546017330307544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-51295933540804428552011-05-19T22:13:25.742-04:002011-05-19T22:13:25.742-04:00I am an American living in Australia and they have...I am an American living in Australia and they have several big racial arguments going. One is with the aboriginals, until the 70s aboriginal children were stolen from their homes and it wasn't until 2008 that the government formally apologised for that.<br /><br />Another is with asylum seekers that come here via boat. I don't really understand what the issue is with it, but the masses Deidrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993934232617420348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-54712692869349487262011-05-19T09:59:11.250-04:002011-05-19T09:59:11.250-04:00I have lived in the South for all my life, so the ...I have lived in the South for all my life, so the "Stars and Bars" image and controversy is extremely familiar. My understanding of the history (and I could be off on some facts because, honestly, I'm being too lazy too google) is that the flag was part of the Confederate States for a short time. Post Civil War, other flags were used by the States. However, during desegregation, Leslie *Fresh Out of Lemons*http://www.freshoutoflemons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-36829522397360439282011-05-18T22:51:44.330-04:002011-05-18T22:51:44.330-04:00Very cool post!!! Well written and yikes...I grew...Very cool post!!! Well written and yikes...I grew up in Canada so the confederate flag isn't exactly too popular or something you really come across. <br /><br />Living in So Cal now though we have our own issues with all the illegals that come across the border. It certainly raises a lot of racial issues in our city.<br /><br />I too work in education and though I work with the younger setMeelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416420120054309702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-43692843956793264292011-05-18T16:39:07.395-04:002011-05-18T16:39:07.395-04:00Confederate flags totally freak me out - but maybe...Confederate flags totally freak me out - but maybe thats because I grew up in Illinois?Married In Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423185837248554988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587375288918781056.post-26891413757373602332011-05-18T14:49:32.366-04:002011-05-18T14:49:32.366-04:00About a month ago I was visiting my good friends f...About a month ago I was visiting my good friends family with her in Fredricksburg VA (just 1 hour south of DC, where I love to live). Well...the main highway was know as "Blue and Grey Highway"...oh yes. When I mentioned it to my friend and her sister, they said it never even registered to them. On top if it, they informed me that the MALL has a Confederate store, exclusively sellingJuliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366548630824254672noreply@blogger.com