I read this last night, and put it on the back burner 'till this morning, where I could look at it with a fresh pair of eyes. It is, in general a good account of Charter Arms and their plans to sell their Pink Lady in California (or not). This one line caught my eye:
Needless to say, I was shocked. This is the kind of attitude I might expect from some drunkard when visiting the South, but not from a representative speaking on behalf of a company at a national show for gun rights.Yep, it still ticks me off.
Tam says it nicer than I could:
Careful that you don’t stereotype in a letter complaining about stereotyping, dude. ;)Much nicer.
Update - Unc gets closer to something I'd say:
You’re upset because someone implied that folks in Cali are sissies. But it’s ok to call us dumb, cousin-humping rednecks bigots? Good to know.
Comments are a riot, too.
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It twisted my tail, too, but since Tam already addressed it, I left it alone. No point in outing myself as one o' them ignernt hicks.
A verse comes to mind about looking for the splinter in your brother's eye while carrying a plank in yours... Oh well.
Funny, I said much the same thing Tam said - my comment didn't get approved, and hers did.
There's my blog fodder for the day at least...
I usually respond by trying to reinforce any stereotype someone may have of me, but last night I was tired, and today it had been addressed, so....
The comedy is how bent all the alleged southerners are about a stereotype. Must be truth to it.
Just as bent as gun owners get when called "nuts", "neanderthal", etc.
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