The fact that half of these comments are just people shitting on the South and circle jerking stereotypes is honestly stupid. As someone from the Deep South, I can tell you that you are doing nothing but adding fuel to the fire regarding people that fly these proudly. Those who aren’t doing it from a racism standpoint definitely do it to spite northerners making these very comments. Not defending them, but it does get old hearing the same spill from people who view themselves as “better” because I was born in a southern, rural area.

Edit: Conversations like these are what’s needed to understand and fix problems. I sometimes forget that it’s hard to have a less topical conversation on reddit. I was simply stating what I observe. I consider myself better than throwing names. Therefor, I’m going to just let this be. Thanks for the few who approached this in a civil way.