Racist souvenirs

Consuming the Confederacy
Beyond the scope of these national discussions, my research on Confederate myths and memory finds, many unexamined Confederate symbols have made their way into people’s kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms.
Take “Confederate cookbooks” that help modern-day chefs recreate the recipes of the Old South and stuffed animals based on Little Sorrel, the taxidermied war horse of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, for example.
People probably don’t reflect on the horrors of slavery when baking an apple pie or purchasing a cuddly toy for their child. They aren’t meant to. But they are participating in that history and its mythologies nonetheless.
In that way, seemingly apolitical objects like cookbooks, toys and Christmas ornaments commemorating Confederate history serve to normalize the objects, rituals and stories surrounding the Confederacy.
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/12/24/confederate-christmas-ornaments-are-smaller-than-statues-but-they-send-the-same-racist-message/
Adam J. McCleod
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'And while these keepsakes may seem apolitical, their very circulation enables Confederate myths and symbols to become “normal” features of people’s daily lives. My research suggests they can thus desensitize Americans to the destructive nature of such stories and icons'.
This statement confirms the 'Lunacy' for me. Terrible things were done by both sides (which is common in all civil wars). The symbols and artifacts should be on display reminding us forever not to repeat them.
I must be racist.
Mike
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Really?
How did I miss that????
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Mike
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Adam J. McCleod
Mike
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Mike
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-Mikhail Kalashnikov
― Douglas Adams
The real crime though, is the total absence of anything for dinner.......
ECHO...ECHO....echo...
Ah......One savors the hypocrisy!
Karma.........It’s a bitch.
Maybe you can explain the Left's obsession with the Indigenous, I mean history's losers.
Losing a war doesn't mean the cause wasn't righteous.
Adam J. McCleod
Mike
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ECHO...ECHO....echo...
Ah......One savors the hypocrisy!
Karma.........It’s a bitch.
Mike
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. . .when one of the major reasons Lee's army surrendered is that they didn't have anything to cook. Pretty sure they'd have used any actual cookbooks as kindling or toilet paper.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
― Douglas Adams
I know what your avatar is. The 3rd version of the actual flag of The Confederate States of America. #1 had 7 stars. #2 had 9 stars. Your avatar #3 had 11 stars. #4 had 13 stars as more states seceded and joined. Yes. Very few Confederate soldiers owned slaves. I know my Great, Great Grandfather Tyree who had a small farm near Murfreesboro did not. I doubt he knew anyone who was a slave owner. He was a SGT in the Volunteer Army of Tennessee which was incorporated into the Confederate States Army. He was wounded at Atlanta, GA and recovered enough to die at Franklin, TN. These are his records I got online:
Apparently when I 'posted' this first half of my comment it didn't work any better than the second half which I PM'd to tennmike.
I will try one more time!
Name: Tyree H. Coursey Rank: Sergeant Company: A, 24th Tennessee Infantry CSA Killed at Franklin on 11/30/1864, wounded at Atlanta July, 1864 24th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Overview: 24th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in August, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the following counties: Rutherford, Williamson, Macon, Sumner, DeKalb, Maury, Coffee, Hickman, and Wilson. After taking part in the conflicts in Shiloh and Perryville, the unit was attached to General Stewart's, Strahl's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was active on many battlefields from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment took 406 effectives to Shiloh, had 68 disabled at Perryville, and lost twenty-three percent of the 344 at Murfreesboro. It reported 43 casualties at Chickamauga, 45 at Missionary Ridge, and totaled 257 men and 148 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Robert D. Allison, Hugh L.W. Bratton, and John A. Wilson; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. Peebles, Samuel E. Shannon, and John J. Williams; and Major William C. Fielding. Family lore had my Great Grandfather William Jasper at age 14 driving his mother in a wagon to recover Tyree. Actually a neighbor with a wagon volunteered but at age 14 I'm guessing Jasper did his share of driving. Word of mouth family lore can be 100% true, mostly true, or complete fantasy. This one was mostly true. I'm fairly confident Tyree was buried on the farm. In November 2007 I had a 2 week military school at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville, AL. I had some time so I drove up to Murfreesboro to pay respect to Tyree. Of course I had no idea where the farm was but drove around and had lunch. Just being near where he lived was enough for me. I have visited every Southern state (mostly on military assignments) except South Carolina where the Civil War began. Visited many battlegrounds. CSA were not traitors or losers they fought for their way of life and were eventually overwhelmed by the population and industry of the North. Their major customer for cotton, England had planted their own cotton fields in Egypt. The "need" for slaves was going away. I have always enjoyed the South. Maybe because it is in my genes.