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re: Should Jefferson Parish change its name
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:34 am to Covingtontiger77
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:34 am to Covingtontiger77
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I for one can not imagine what it must be like for little children to grow up in a parish that is named after a slave owner. The very fact that this is the case must cause these youngsters to feel inferior to their white counterparts.
I know you're being sarcastic but you really can't imagine what its like. I've tried to put myself in their shoes and imagine how I would feel they were statues of a bunch of black guys who owned white slaves. Would I like the statues? Of course not, but I don't know what my reaction would be. I don't know if I would want them to be taken down, or use them as inspiration to better my life.
It's impossible to know how I would really feel without actually being black. I do know that nobody gave two shits about the statues until the confederate flag was removed from the S. Carolina State house.
I'm honestly indifferent. It has zero effect on my life so I choose not to get upset about it either way.
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 9:36 am
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:40 am to Covingtontiger77
Thomas Jefferson, while a slave owner, did not particularly like slavery. Jefferson was not know just for slavery. The Confederacy was a government solely dedicated to preserving slavery. There is a difference.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:41 am to whoisnickdoobs
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I do know that nobody gave two shits about the statues until the confederate flag was removed from the S. Carolina State house.
This argument has been going on LONG before that happened
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:42 am to Covingtontiger77
I always thought it was named after George and Louise.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:43 am to StopRobot
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This argument has been going on LONG before that happened
Has it? This is the first I've ever heard about it.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:43 am to StopRobot
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Thomas Jefferson, while a slave owner, did not particularly like slavery
How convenient.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:44 am to Covingtontiger77
Just rewrite history to have it re-commemorated to being named after Cold Cash Jefferson.
Seamless transition. It would save enormous costs to administrative, paperwork, infrastructure (signs, etc. ) aspects.
Seamless transition. It would save enormous costs to administrative, paperwork, infrastructure (signs, etc. ) aspects.
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 9:47 am
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:53 am to Bestbank Tiger
South Carolina and North Carolina should be gone too.
Carolina is Latin for Charles, who was a King in England who gave all that land to his slaveholding buddies who supported him in a war.
I get triggered just thinking about Charleston or Charlotte.
Carolina is Latin for Charles, who was a King in England who gave all that land to his slaveholding buddies who supported him in a war.
I get triggered just thinking about Charleston or Charlotte.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:59 am to Covingtontiger77
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Covingtontiger77
You should change your username. I'm sure General Covington did something wrong at some point in his life.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:01 am to Covingtontiger77
Damn, I'm from Washington Parish so I guess that's got to go.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:14 am to Covingtontiger77
Just curious, but does anyone know how many, if any counties in the US, have changed their names? I know, I know, "google it, bitch", but maybe we have some history buffs they may know, especially anything significant.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:17 am to Covingtontiger77
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How convenient.
History is messy. Lee owned slaves but didn't particularly like slavery. General Beauregard, who has a statue in NOLA, fought for rights for former slaves.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:20 am to ZZTIGERS
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Just curious, but does anyone know how many, if any counties in the US, have changed their names? I know, I know, "google it, bitch", but maybe we have some history buffs they may know, especially anything significant.
I cannot think of a single one. I know some counties in Ireland have changed their names from English ones
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:26 am to ZZTIGERS
Does going from Imperial Calcasieu Parish to Calcasieu Parish count? Wasn't that the original name of the area that is now Calcasieu, Cameron, Allen, Beauregard, and Vernon Parishes?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:30 am to Cowboyfan89
Carville needs to be replaced as a city name due to brutal slavery culture that family perpetrated on folks of color.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:33 am to Covingtontiger77
thought it was named after George Jefferson? isn't there a Weezy Parish around there too?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:40 am to Covingtontiger77
Yes.
All parishes should be named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr then a number
All parishes should be named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr then a number
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:44 am to whoisnickdoobs
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Has it? This is the first I've ever heard about it.
24 years ago at the Liberty Place Obelisk
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:53 am to Covingtontiger77
It has been affirmed in many liberal studies that forms of “Ebonics” is racially insensitive. Many of those studies sited the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn text as such by its attributing broken English to black people even though it was a period writing.
Nevertheless, the use of such forms of broken English are considered racially insensitive by the self-righteous liberals and black leadership. So, the next step to being culturally sensitive is to ban:
"Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gon beat dem Saints?"
Nevertheless, the use of such forms of broken English are considered racially insensitive by the self-righteous liberals and black leadership. So, the next step to being culturally sensitive is to ban:
"Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gon beat dem Saints?"
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:54 am to ZZTIGERS
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Just curious, but does anyone know how many, if any counties in the US, have changed their names?
King County, Washington was named for William Rufus King VP of the US in the 1850s. He was from North Carolina so he probably owned slaves. The county changed its name to Martin Luther King, Jr County several years ago.
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