No problem with it, just have trouble making sense of it though.
Reminds me of a news broadcast I saw once. An English (you know, because he is from and still lives in England) reporter was doing a story about 2 men who were from Nigeria and happened to be black. They moved to France and became citizens, so you see, they were actually French. Anywho, he reported them as being African-American. These two French guys had never set foot on American soil (north, south or central) so I'm all like WTF!
I guess that reporter was wrong. I am of African descent but live in America. You can call me black, but I prefer to be called African-American. Most of my caucasian friends down here do, but some call me black and that's OK too.
My friends call me Wes. Or Dub Tooth.
My friends call me Larry but we do talk about race and I think it's something we shouldn't be afraid to talk about. We look different and have a history that we need to work through, not ignore.
Larry, let me ask you a question... and you can be honest... What is your opinion of somebody flying a Confederate flag at home? If you read a couple pages back, you might've seen the article from Fox News out of LR talking about the mayor in Marshall (North Central Arkansas) having the Confederate flag flown outside city hall... I absolutely and 100% disagree with this move and the city council did the right thing by banning this. Only the American flag should ever be flown, with the exception of the Arkansas State flag. But you see Larry, where the Confederate flag became a problem was when these KSU punks pulled a vid from the 1965 Cotton Bowl and some Arkansas fans waived the Confederate flag on the field after they won. Now, we're racist because this was done over 45 years ago. What's your feeling on this, my African American friend?
I am definitely offended by the Confederate flag. Fortunately, I hardly ever see it anymore down here. Once in a while on the front license plate of a pickup truck. To be honest, most Arkansas treat me like a human being. I didn't mind getting a minority scholarship along with my academic scholarship to the U of A, but I'd like to think that most of my current accomplishments have been earned by me. I was barely born in 1965 and my dad says things have gotten alot better, thank God. I am a season ticket holder and love to go to Hogs games!