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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
A black college student who drew complaints for displaying a Confederate flag in his dorm room window said he sees the banner as a symbol of Southern pride and not racism.
The 19-year-old student at the University of South Carolina Beaufort took the flag down at the university's request, but he said he's considering putting it back up after the officials relented. Byron Thomas has drawn nearly 70,000 views since he posted a video online in which he acknowledges: "I know it's kind of weird because I'm black."
In a telephone interview Thursday, Thomas said a class research project made him come to the belief that the flag's real meaning has been hijacked. He said he wants people to thoughtfully consider issues of race and not just knee-jerk reactions to such symbols.
"When I look at this flag, I don't see racism. I see respect, Southern pride," he said. "This flag was seen as a communication symbol" during the Civil War.
He said university officials asked him to take the banner down just before Thanksgiving after students and parents complained when it was seen by them on campus tours, but have since told him he can put it back up.
The freshman from North Augusta said his generation can eliminate the flag's negative power by adopting the banner as a symbol of Southern pride.
"I've been getting a lot of support from people. My generation is interested in freedom of speech," Thomas said.
But Thomas says his parents don't like the flag and he's concerned about their point of view, particularly since they pay his bills.
"I don't want to make my parents mad," he said. "I may wait until Monday to put it up."
He said he's unhappy about such things as labels, and he doesn't like the term "African-American," which makes him feel like "a half-citizen," since he wasn't born in Africa.
Thomas' roommate Blane Reed, who is white, said in a separate telephone interview that he never heard any complaints after Thomas put the flag up shortly after Labor Day. Each student has a separate bedroom and share living space with three others, the 18-year-old from Walhalla, S.C., said.
He said the flag was on the inside of Thomas' bedroom window and moved it later to the window in their common living area. But the week before Thanksgiving, Thomas was asked by his hall director to take it down from the window and put it anywhere inside the student apartment.
Thomas then posted a video on CNN's iReport website that has logged more than 69,000 viewings. An article in The Beaufort Gazette Thursday touched off dozens of comments, both pro and con.
"I think he's got a really good point. It's just a flag, and in and of itself, it doesn't have any racial meaning. It only has as much meaning as you put into it," said Reed.
He described his roommate as a hardworking student who attends church services regularly and hasn't let the incident interfere with his studies.
"Byron is really smart, very outgoing. He's one of the nicest people you would ever meet and he'd give you the shirt off his back," said Reed, a biology major.
University spokeswoman Candace Brasseur said Thursday in an email that about two-dozen students had raised the issue of the flag with the housing office or with a resident adviser. On Thursday, she forwarded an email the school had sent to its students and staff, informing them that officials had asked Thomas to remove the flag "out of respect for his fellow students' concerns."
However, the e-mail added, because of "USCB's firm belief in the First Amendment and its right of free speech, the University cannot and will not prohibit these flags or other symbols that our students choose to display."
Thomas is free to return it to his window if he wishes, Brasseur said.
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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
a lot of AA hold onto the south like we hold onto jamaica, so i can understand him wanting to pledge his allegiance, but the conf flag???
dem haffe go back a de drawing board, caa dat naave nutten fe do wid south, but more white power, poor himComment
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<span style="font-weight: bold">The freshman from North Augusta said his generation can eliminate the flag's negative power by adopting the banner as a symbol of Southern pride.
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ohhh, so him tink say him can just change de meaning
him betta go mek him own flag,
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Where is he from? Please don't say Georgia.
I remember a few years ago, this black man was on the news for marching in the Sons of the Confederate Veterans parade in Forsyth County. The way he was carrying on, I was expecting him to turn around, jump down, and pick a bale of cotton. I wanted to drive up there and run him down myself.Comment
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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style="font-weight: bold">The freshman from North Augusta...
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Oh but of course. I figured as much.Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Byron Thomas has drawn nearly 70,000 views since he posted a video online in which he acknowledges: "I know it's kind of weird because I'm black."</div></div>
mii wandar y imm stink imm blakk
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"I've been getting a lot of support from people. My generation is interested in freedom of speech," Thomas said.</div></div>
oyinbo luv miseducated sellouts
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> In a telephone interview Thursday, Thomas said a class research project made him come to the belief that the flag's real meaning has been hijacked. He said he wants people to thoughtfully consider issues of race and not just knee-jerk reactions to such symbols.
"When I look at this flag, I don't see racism. I see respect, Southern pride," he said. "This flag was seen as a communication symbol" during the Civil War.</div></div>
wat typa reseach imm didd. wandar iff imm wass readinn oyinbo supremacee guideline pon oww fe miseducate ann mentallee enslaved sellout?Comment
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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Thomas said a class research project made him come to the belief that the flag's real meaning has been hijacked.</span>
dis bredda is clearly dillusional ~ woooeeeComment
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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where is he from? Please don't say Georgia.
I remember a few years ago, this black man was on the news for marching in the Sons of the Confederate Veterans parade in Forsyth County. The way he was carrying on, I was expecting him to turn around, jump down, and pick a bale of cotton. I wanted to drive up there and run him down myself.
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S.C.
sum blakk will soon school ann educate imm
da biggar qwestian iss oww dat college miseducatinn eediat wannabe mzunguComment
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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a lot of AA hold onto the south like we hold onto jamaica, so i can understand him wanting to pledge his allegiance, but the conf flag???
dem haffe go back a de drawing board, caa dat naave nutten fe do wid south, but more white power, poor him </div></div>
mii awlway wandar y peeps pledge allegiance to da flags ann natt de constitution ann de bill aff riteComment
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i would be interested in what he found that would lead him to this conclusion.When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style="font-weight: bold"> Thomas said a class research project made him come to the belief that the flag's real meaning has been hijacked.</span>
dis bredda is clearly dillusional ~ woooeee </div></div>
imm dissillusional fe troo
juss ann xxample y wan miseducated wannabe mzungu widd a likkle knowledge iss dangerousComment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i would be interested in what he found that would lead him to this conclusion. </div></div>
stapp eeth richd
wen yu doinn research yu caan reach anee canclusion dat yu want bye xxcludinn tings dat dissagree widd yu premise. to bee reallee good at research yu affii be able to understand boat sides aff de argument. bye dismissinn da racism aspect itt show a lack aff understandinn aff de issue. sellout arguinn bout ariginnal intent nat de actual intent aff de flagg. natt seyinn da union flag wass annee bettar butt fe ignore da racism show mii natt imm natt train fe bee a critical tinker. imm more aff a route learner ann callege iss natt bout memorizinn ann regurgitatinn oyinbo nunsense
wance wan oyinbo prof defended sum oyinbo students wey argue dat de constitution neva supported de enslavement aff blakks ann moas aff de blakk students inn da class sit deer qwiet lackinn da knowledge oww fe challenge dem argument. mii ask de prof ann de oyinbo students oww dem xxplain da fugitive slave clause? itt reallee dissapoint mii wen mii see miseducated blakks actinn like de educated cah dem went to collegeComment
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Re: self hating black defend conferdarate flag
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i would be interested in what he found that would lead him to this conclusion. </div></div>
stapp eeth richd
wen yu doinn research yu caan reach anee canclusion dat yu want bye xxcludinn tings dat dissagree widd yu premise. to bee reallee good at research yu affii be able to understand boat sides aff de argument. bye dismissinn da racism aspect itt show a lack aff understandinn aff de issue. sellout arguinn bout ariginnal intent nat de actual intent aff de flagg. natt seyinn da union flag wass annee bettar butt fe ignore da racism show mii natt imm natt train fe bee a critical tinker. imm more aff a route learner ann callege iss natt bout memorizinn ann regurgitatinn oyinbo nunsense
wance wan oyinbo prof defended sum oyinbo students wey argue dat de constitution neva supported de enslavement aff blakks ann moas aff de blakk students inn da class sit deer qwiet lackinn da knowledge oww fe challenge dem argument. mii ask de prof ann de oyinbo students oww dem xxplain da fugitive slave clause? itt reallee dissapoint mii wen mii see miseducated blakks actinn like de educated cah dem went to college
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stopeth itteth
all I am saying is that it would be interesting to see his entire argument.When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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