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1monster

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90. From your link, it doesn't seem that Margret Mitchell supported racism at all.

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 01:56 AM

Jun 2015

During the years following publication, she personally answered every letter she received about her book. With the outbreak of World War II (1941-45), she worked tirelessly for the American Red Cross, even outfitting a hospital ship. She also set up scholarships for black medical students.

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Southerners have got to realize that Margaret Mitchell was a writer of fiction. [View all] kpete Jun 2015 OP

Kicking AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #1

So was Newt Gingrich... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #2

And ironically, that ass was born and raised BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #3

But they're Southern by the grace of Gawwwd! kcr Jun 2015 #4

Ramp up the whining???? CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #6

I know. Spreading the hate of bigotry. It's so annoying, isn't it? kcr Jun 2015 #8

You should know.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #10

What is so bad about hating bigotry? n/t kcr Jun 2015 #11

Only certain kinds of bigotry though right npk Jun 2015 #15

Riiiight kcr Jun 2015 #19

At least your honest about it npk Jun 2015 #21

Well, yes. Yes, I am. kcr Jun 2015 #22

I think what Bree did was heroic.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #26

Worth noting that she didn't steal the flag TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #73

+1! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #75

There is nothing wrong with hating bigotry.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #18

Refusing to pretend that it's the same everywhere kcr Jun 2015 #20

It's not even the same in the South npk Jun 2015 #24

The government is its people kcr Jun 2015 #25

Wow ok file that away also npk Jun 2015 #27

I lived in the south for 15 years kcr Jun 2015 #30

this state does nothing to boast of its prior bigotry treestar Jun 2015 #46

My goodness... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #28

I must be, because at least I noticed that little detail n/t kcr Jun 2015 #31

LOL.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #36

My Southern state doesn't. Fawke Em Jun 2015 #79

southerners need to learn this lesson: YOU LOST - GET THE FUCK OVER IT Skittles Jun 2015 #78

Not "Southerners." Fawke Em Jun 2015 #80

a LOT of southerners Skittles Jun 2015 #82

I've lived here all my life and I still say it's, "some." Fawke Em Jun 2015 #83

SKITTLES, COLORS OF THE RAINBOW Skittles Jun 2015 #85

Thanks... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #88

The people I know in Arkansas are more fixated with Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #91

+1 Go Vols Jun 2015 #95

Despite what you might think... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #5

That was one giant leap you took..... kpete Jun 2015 #12

That is no leap... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #17

I did not write this. I insinuate nothing. I found the article thought-provoking. I shared it. kpete Jun 2015 #23

You posted it.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #33

I posted the link in my original post kpete Jun 2015 #38

Don't worry.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #45

What gets me is when they act like The South is the only place bigotry exists... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #34

Thank you.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #40

And I thank you. One reason I'm rarely on DU is due to Texas and txwhitedove Jun 2015 #51

I know... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #53

bigotry exists everywhere Skittles Jun 2015 #84

Oh for God's sake, have some common sense. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #42

the will to be offended over this is strange treestar Jun 2015 #47

I don't think anyone CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #52

Nobody does insist anyone from the South is that treestar Jun 2015 #55

Liberals are outnumbered in lots of states.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #60

Don't invest so much emotion into a bug on your windshield. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #97

When someone decides to.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #56

... AnnetteJacobs Jun 2015 #61

Nobody is bashing all southerners. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #63

No they aren't.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #65

+ 1 DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #71

So where do you stand on flying the Confederate Flag? treestar Jun 2015 #43

If you read through these posts.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #50

OK if it's my heritage treestar Jun 2015 #58

It is your heritage.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #64

+1000 Fawke Em Jun 2015 #81

Thank you.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #89

Some Southerners are perfectly aware that Mitchell did not know the South lost the war ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #7

The book is more complex than the movie, IMHO Retrograde Jun 2015 #66

It's obvious a whole shitload of people have never read the book... MerryBlooms Jun 2015 #69

Well, the book did win a Pulitzer, and the movie a bunch of Oscars ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #72

Hear! Hear! I read Gone With the Wind in the eighth grade 1monster Jun 2015 #87

Northerners were involved in the slave trade. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #9

Being a Northerner by birth Munificence Jun 2015 #32

Bull. Shit. Marr Jun 2015 #41

In 6 years Munificence Jun 2015 #44

I can't speak to your personal experiences. Marr Jun 2015 #48

No racism at all! But lemme tell you about those Italians though... NuclearDem Jun 2015 #49

I have a cartoon which shows someone from New York talking with someone from the West Coast.. jtuck004 Jun 2015 #54

I've seen bigotry both in the North and in the South. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #59

OMG ann--- Jun 2015 #76

I'd almost bet Munificence Jun 2015 #94

No, he was ann--- Jun 2015 #98

But they did not insist on hanging on to the institution treestar Jun 2015 #39

"Northerners were involved in the slave trade." AnnetteJacobs Jun 2015 #62

But the ann--- Jun 2015 #77

Wow what absolute garbage npk Jun 2015 #13

The Alamo wasn't your's to remember... Dr. Xavier Jun 2015 #14

Preach it brother edhopper Jun 2015 #68

But you have to understand, some here in the South live and die in delusions of grandeur. Rex Jun 2015 #16

PBS film all about Margaret Mitchell happynewyear Jun 2015 #29

From your link, it doesn't seem that Margret Mitchell supported racism at all. 1monster Jun 2015 #90

We really don�t need more group hatred. bongo_x Jun 2015 #35

Exactly. They go on about their heritage but it was not a good one treestar Jun 2015 #37

I have lived in the south all my life. TNNurse Jun 2015 #57

Trust me... TeeYiYi Jun 2015 #86

Haven't you heard? This is now Dixie Underground SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #67

Any time some one tells me it's edhopper Jun 2015 #70

everyone forgets she wanted to call it DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #74

Lots of us do. GaYellowDawg Jun 2015 #92

Read the book, GYD.... You might be surprised to learn that it differs greatly 1monster Jun 2015 #93

I read GWTW as a teenager in the mid 70s. logosoco Jun 2015 #96