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Why do people consider the Dukes Of Hazzard to be a racist show?


I never got that vibe watching this show, to me none of the characters were racist, I always thought this was a fun, wholesome show to watch.

I wish people's mindset of today would be similar to what it was during the show's heyday.

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A flag

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Why would anybody get offended by the flag? I know many Republicans love the flag because they feel it represents God, freedom and joy.

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It was the confederate battle flag, but now it represents Southern heritage. It is just another example of the radical left demonstrating how much they hate working class Southern people.

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It's funny how I was recently thinking about this a few months ago.

You are right that a lot of leftists play the south for laughs as uneducated redneck fools. I'm not one of those leftists. I despise that thinking. I really do think we need to do something to help the south improve...I want all of America to be booming, not just the south. Our whole U.S. poor population needs to be better educated: blacks, whites, browns, reds, yellows.

Playing the south for laughs never appealed to me as someone who actually does care about the working poor. I honestly do believe the south could be so much better but it would take a lot of work and effort that no one seems to be willing to do.

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The South is just fine. Not everyone wants to live in the middle of some high crime metropolis, and this Southern boy has a Ph.D. I've taken education as far as I can. However, I probably would have made more money over my lifetime if I just learned heating and air-conditioning.

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You seem to be committing the same sin of generalization as they are. If you saw Einstein walking around in the south, you'd think he was someone who could be so much better but it would take a lot of work and effort, etc.

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That's not what I would think if I saw Einstein walking around.

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The heritage of slavery, hate and treason.

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Originally posted by csweetleaf2:

Why would anybody get offended by the flag? I know many Republicans love the flag because they feel it represents God, freedom and joy.

The American flag could be better than it is, too. No one can tell me we reached the pinnacle of flag design.

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All it takes now is to have a white cast. They could all be abolitionists and due to being white they would still be called racist.

The 80's were fun. I was just a kid when this was on and at no point did I think the boys were members of the KKK or attempting to cause a second civil war etc.

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Never were. The Dukes opposed discrimination in any form.

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they didn't mean any harm, they were just some good ole boys

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That's exactly how I feel, my dad has told me that people don't have much of a sense of humor anymore.

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Society's Stupidly Politically Correct Sensibilities Will Kill Comedy
-----Mel Brooks

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Mel was right. It has.

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Only a wokeclown would think this show was racist. But their heads explode when they see that flag.

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Most people realize it's not racist at all.

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The name of the car is racist
The flag on the roof of the car is racist
The flags at the Hazzard county office buildings are racist
The flag on the front bumper of the police cars are racist
How many non whites were ever on this show? Take a look at all the extras walking the town strip
Have you heard enough?

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There were non-whites in this show, they were just offscreen in jail.

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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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You are a fucking idiot.

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I rather be an idiot than racist

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Hahaha... you didn't think that through did you?

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I am not a racist

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I didn't call you one. I called you an idiot, which you clearly are.

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But you're worse because you're a racist

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Because woke leftists are retarded.

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