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Many in the South are confused about the mention (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 OP
Is that what they think is meant by Stonewall? NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #1
I know that. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #2
I got it. charlyvi Jan 2013 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #5
What happened is the cops rousted the place one too many times, and the 60s being the 60s, the leveymg Jan 2013 #10
And the riots are named after the Stonewall Inn, which is still there. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #15
he, he . . . patrice Jan 2013 #3
I've lived in the south since I was 20 years old. alphafemale Jan 2013 #4
I was born and raised in the South and Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #6
OK. Most people don't know history. alphafemale Jan 2013 #12
That's ok many in the North are confused about what grits are. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #7
Touche' nt Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #8
grits same as polenta stultusporcos Jan 2013 #13
So who asked you? Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #16
So you have no problem with lee, Jackson King Day in the south, got it now. stultusporcos Jan 2013 #18
I have a problem with it Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #19
so do I and I find it disgusting, it was disgusting when I lived there it remains disgusting to this stultusporcos Jan 2013 #20
You must think your opinion is very important..... charlyvi Jan 2013 #21
Grits... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #23
And some that do know what they are... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #22
Isn't grits used to cut the stone for the wall NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #9
lmao. one of my FB redneck adopted kin just posted a salute to....wait alphafemale Jan 2013 #14
Told ya. nt Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #17
I adore them...but they need so many talking downs...lol. nt alphafemale Jan 2013 #24

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
2. I know that.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:34 PM
Jan 2013

I'm gay and have known about it since the '60s. Thank you very much.

I have no idea what everybody thinks, but I'll bet some do. And not in just the South.

Response to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
10. What happened is the cops rousted the place one too many times, and the 60s being the 60s, the
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:45 PM
Jan 2013

patrons took it to the streets and kicked some NYPD ass. There were a series of confrontations and skirmishes in the largely gay Christopher Street neighborhood of Greenwich Village that followed. That went a long way to wipe away the submissive "sissy" image of gays and became a rallying point for the movement.

It's often referred to as the Stonewall Riots, but it was really more a matter of giving back in the spirit it was received.


 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
15. And the riots are named after the Stonewall Inn, which is still there.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:02 PM
Jan 2013

There seemed to be some confusion as to the history of the term, "Stonewall".

I think the OP was snarking, but I'll bet DU has some members and readers, especially younger ones, who may never have read of it.

The original sign is gone but the Inn is still there, though I haven't visited in years.

http://www.thestonewallinnnyc.com/StonewallInnNYC/WEEKLY_EVENTS.html

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
4. I've lived in the south since I was 20 years old.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:38 PM
Jan 2013

I raised my children here. stop.

It is as ignorant as any other prejudice.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
6. I was born and raised in the South and
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:41 PM
Jan 2013

have lived here most of my life. Stonewall definitely has a prior meaning here. I'm poking fun at myself and others.
I'll bet many in the US are clueless about it period.

 

stultusporcos

(327 posts)
13. grits same as polenta
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:58 PM
Jan 2013

Today in may places in the south it is Lee, Jackson, King Day.

The only way to get many states in the south to approve of the MLK holiday was to add the names of 2 southern heroes who fought to keep people as property.

The south is disgusting place if you ask me I will never go back.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
16. So who asked you?
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:05 PM
Jan 2013

Better off without your nasty self. Have enough of those born here and those who moved in.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
19. I have a problem with it
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:34 PM
Jan 2013

among other problems. One is people acting like nobody else in America has backward racist views. We know they are around and many have been fighting them for years. Others could do with looking around their own backyards.

 

stultusporcos

(327 posts)
20. so do I and I find it disgusting, it was disgusting when I lived there it remains disgusting to this
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:37 PM
Jan 2013

day hence my comment.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
21. You must think your opinion is very important.....
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:08 PM
Jan 2013

What else would explain your childish need to call the region where no less than three people on this thread live "disgusting". I find your rudeness and insensitivity disgusting. By all means, stay away. We have more than our share of intolerant bigots down here. I hope you took that broad brush you use to paint everyone south of the Mason Dixon line with you.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
23. Grits...
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 05:28 PM
Jan 2013

I am a displaced Buckeye (have been in Texas 20 years). The major northern cities do tend to be more tolerant than a lot of the south. Once you get out in the rural areas, they are every bit as bad as racist southerners. This "southerners are stupid, racist hicks" attitude that some espouse does get tiresome.

On edit: I wasn't aiming at the OP, which was just good natured ribbing. I was talking about the "everyone in the south is nasty" person you were responding to.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
14. lmao. one of my FB redneck adopted kin just posted a salute to....wait
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:00 PM
Jan 2013

Stonewall Jackson's birthday.

I shit you not!

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