Reply #89: Well, it's sorta like insulting fam vs. someone outside the fam [View All]

[LittleClarkie]

You can call your brother an asshole, but I dare anyone else to do it, if you know what I mean. As a Texan, therefore, you have certain privledges. Does it bug you when a non-Texan does it, though?

I found myself defending my original home state of Virginia yesterday, because someone broke into dialogue that read as if it belonged to the likes of "In the Heat of the Night" or somesuch, in response to an idiot cop who wasn't doing his job.

I didn't realize I still felt that way about the ol' homestead. But I do think it's a form of prejudice in some folks. Sadly, certain forms of prejudice appear to be acceptable. Fat people, Christians (even on your own side) and Southerners.

I still remember a few folks who weren't too sympathetic here when Louisiana got hit, as they were Red, and all.