Quote: "And while we're on the subject of offensive characters/images... General Jackson I find your signature mildy offensive. I'm sure I'm not the only one, and I do believe it is against TGC's AUP to have offensive images in anyone's signature."
LOL
There is nothing offensive about the confederate flag unless you have a limited understanding of what it represents.
It DOES NOT represent slavery in any way, and the American Civil War was NOT fought over slavery.
I find it offensive that people still have that perception this many years after the war, but then offensiveness is on the one making the perception and not the one sending the message.
I guess some people might find the Sun offensive, since it represents a God other than their own, but we all know the Sun is not intending to offend anyone.
Slavery was only one issue on Lincoln's agenda (slavery was actually Mary Todd's agenda I might add), and not what the war was about.
The American civil war was started over taxation without representation just like the revolutionary war.
If you find that flag offensive, then you must find all flags of the Unions enemies’ offensive, including Great Britain's flag.
There were two northern states that still had slavery (the first two in this country to actually have it written into their laws) well into the war.
They did not free their slaves until the emancipation proclamation in 1863, so do not think that slavery was the issue for the war which started in 1861.
The North was tyrannically imposing ridiculous taxes on Southern exports because they wanted the cotton for their own textile mills rather than having it shipped out to England and other milling competitors.
It was that unfair and unjust export tax that caused the confederacy to break off from the union and claim their independence, NOT SLAVERY.
So, there is nothing offensive about that flag, unless you have a misunderstanding of what it represents. (Freedom & Justice)
But for those who find slavery offensive, try looking at Africa, because slavery still exists to this day, and it existed long before America was ever thought of, much less the Confederacy.
As a matter of fact, you may want to reconsider your opinion on TGC’s logo, since the Pyramids of ancient Egypt were associated to slavery long before the Confederate Flag ever was.
And NO, I do not fly a confederate flag, but I don’t hold biased opinions about it either.
And we all respect Plystire, we just wish he would show the same respect towards FPSC and TGC, because there is nothing about Nazi Zombies that warrants the bashing of this great product.