Montgomery, Ala. (WSFA) — They’re part of a long standing tradition that will soon become a part of Presidential history. The head of the Alabama NAACP, however, wants Mobile’s Azalea Trail Maids to stay home on Inauguration Day, claiming the group reminds him of slavery. “These are not just regular costumes. These are the costumes that remind someone of the plantation in Gone with the Wind,” Edward Vaughn said in a phone interview.
Vaughn went on to say the group would be the laughing stock of the Inauguration. County leaders say nothing could be further from the truth. “We want everyone to know that these young ladies do not need to be identified with slavery,” said Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine. “I don’t see what the dresses have to do with racism. I don’t see it. It’s just a regular dress to me. Just a dress they wore back in the day,” said Carolyn Tius of Montgomery.
Organizers stand behind the tradition, but opponents say tradition is the problem.
“We needed something that could show Alabama’s great progress rather than something that shows a shameful past,” Vaughn said.
Har! They should just ban ALL Southerners and be done with it.
Let the crazy season begin!
This is just the beginning…. Political Correctness is going to run amok for the next four years….
Go read “1984”….
Sad. PC is gonna kill us.
Edward Vaughn assumes he has the power to dictated what others can or can’t do. Edward Vaughn proves he and the NAACP are just as evil as what he condemns.
Edward Vaughn of the NAACP, you are a blind ass.
I’m offended by morons, but they’re allowed everywhere!
does that mean they’re going to stop celebrating african-american history month? Because if anything reminds you of slavery, it’s that whole month…
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Wow, 1984 is about PC run amuck? I guess your reading comprehension grade wasn’t very good in school.
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Wow, 1984 is about PC run amuck? I guess your reading comprehension grade wasn’t very good in school.
However, I do find this issue idiotic.
Why don’t they ban African Americans? They remind people of slavery…
does that mean they’re going to stop celebrating african-american history month? Because if anything reminds you of slavery, it’s that whole month…
I’d suggest the Southern Belles could do an Irish jig in keeping with Obama’s Irish ancestry, but that would just remind someone of the potato famine.
RBG
lmfao @ #8 and #9. I’m so sick of NAACP’s bs. If there were a white group like that it would be considered racist. Why do we as a nation allow this?
Reminds him of slavery? How is that even possible, was he a slave?
Har! They should just ban ALL Southerners and be done with it.
Can you elucidate?
Man, this is going to backfire on the NAACP in a big way!
We know that there is more to the history of the south than just slavery, and I know for a fact that most southerners, even black southerners, like many of the traditions of the deep south.
So, to ban a gathering of southern belles because it is “racist” is just idiotic hogwash. But because of Edward Vaughn’s brainlessness, we all are going to be subjected to a year long civics lesson on the virtues of the south.
Zippity do da!
#13. When most people think of the South, what do they think of?
Even though there will 39 whites and 11 minorities in the parade, the protesters claim the ladies are examples of America’s shameful past and represent slavery.
What’s next?
Ban the clothes worn by the pioneer women?
http://bit.ly/kqUuh
“Stuff White People Loke” OK
Girls in historical dresses. Insulting
Ya gotta love it.
#15. Faux-gentility, humidity, Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan.
Maybe if they hire transexuals to wear those dresses the NAACP would shut the f*ck up.
…ban ALL Southerners?
Jesus F**king Christ!
Who let that ignorant ass post?
-Educated regular reader from ‘Bama
[posted under the category “humor”…cripes! – ed.]
I don’t think Edward Vaughn truly understands the magnitude of what he suggested. But I’m certain most of the racist posts above neither realize nor care how sick their posts sound. The usual, along with some new, right wing nuts are over the top.
#21 – The ignorant editors are kept here for are amusement, and nothing more.
Besides, considering the majority of the black population is in the south, he’s admitting he’s racist.
Why don’t you like Smartalix, McCullough?
I say ban all Negro’s from Oakland as they would showcase a shameful “current” state of affairs and not add to the “progress”that Oakland is making…
#25. I grew up in and love the South…I am just stating what I have heard from Northerners all my life. That Southerners and bigotry go hand in hand. That they are still fighting the Civil War…etc… Obviously Edward Vaughn is a prime example of this. Please, Learn to read between the lines.
#22. Fusion, based on past comments, you know this better than most.
#15 When most people think of the South, what do they think of?
I generally think of illiterate family members having offspring. They are almost always white. More often than not they live in a trailer. Have really bad taste in clothes and haircuts. They have a really deep obsession with waving their so-called flag, trying to convince others their bizarre religious beliefs are valid and that they are somehow superior to the black folks among them.
I think that should probably do it as far as stereotypes are concerned.
Bitch Bitch Bitch.
Anyone remember the city councilman in Texas? Someone said that traffic tickets were mysteriously disappearing in a city court and called it a black hole. A black councilman took offense and corrected him, “You mean a white hole.” And then he and a black judge demanded an apology from the offending councilman.
“He who takes offense when none is intended is a fool.
He who takes offense when it is inteded is a bigger fool.
Both are still idiots.”
“When most people think of the South, what do they think of?”
Pecan pie? Pulled Pork? Coca-Cola? Krystals?
#29 Jeff
You’re mistaking Massachusetts with the South.
Nope I am pretty sure I would know the difference. How dare you claim that Harvard and MIT are part of the southern tradition.
BTW… it was a joke.