seandacari
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So down here in Florida, A westside Jacksonville, Fl Winn-Dixie(grocery store) had this cake with a Confederate flag for sale in its bakery. Poor taste or not a big deal?
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Grocery store displays confederate flag cake in its bakery
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seandacari
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There are no Krogers in Florida. Closest one is in Brunswick, GA. Florida has 217 Publix stores, a declining number of Winn Dixie chains, Sweetbay and of course Super Wal-Marts.
If people buy it, why not?
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Not a big deal.
A big deal would be a cake with a unicorn shitting rainbows. Awesomest cake ever? I think it very well could be.
A big deal would be a cake with a unicorn shitting rainbows. Awesomest cake ever? I think it very well could be.
benners
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...No wonder Rednecks are always so fat. ^_^
Semirhage666
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Poor taste
#1 We are talking about Jacksonville, Florida here. It is the most "traditional Southern" of Florida cities. It has more in common with Birmingham, Jackson, and Montgomery, than with Orlando, Tampa and Miami. I can say that having spent lots of time there (with cousins who live there).
#2 We are talking about one of the last real icons of the "Old South", Winn Dixie. Before the 1980's they were the one of the largest regional supermarket chains in most Southern states. They were one of the first companies to expand into suburban shopping centers across the South. Their problem was that they didn't keep up with the times. On my first first visit to Orlando in 1978, (when another family member moved there), we shopped in a Winn Dixie on Route 434, just before you get to Apopka. The strip mall was definitely 1960's era. The store interior looked like it was in a time warp. The store had no bakery, no deli, and that "rotting produce" smell throughout the mid-sized store. it also wasn't very clean in there. Most of their other early stores (including some in Jacksonville) were much the same. They eventually did change, but it was too little, too late. Even today, their up-to-date "Winn Dixie Marketplace" style stores look woefully sad compared to other Florida chains such as Publix, Albertson's (yes there still are a few of them around Orlando), or Food Lion.
#3 This is a cake, made in a store, in the South. Even today, there are people who feel that the "stars and bars" flag is a symbol of traditional Southern culture, and they still revere and honor that symbol. Personally, as a New York born and bred person, I would not buy such a cake because that symbolism means nothing more to me than what it is, a flag of a certain period in American History. But I respect other people's rights to purchase and enjoy that cake.
Is it in bad taste? No, not if we are talking about a Southern city. If that cake had been for sale in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, or any other non-Southern locale, then the answer would be "yes." The historian in me finds it quite interesting that the Confederate flag has remained an enduring symbol of the South.
#2 We are talking about one of the last real icons of the "Old South", Winn Dixie. Before the 1980's they were the one of the largest regional supermarket chains in most Southern states. They were one of the first companies to expand into suburban shopping centers across the South. Their problem was that they didn't keep up with the times. On my first first visit to Orlando in 1978, (when another family member moved there), we shopped in a Winn Dixie on Route 434, just before you get to Apopka. The strip mall was definitely 1960's era. The store interior looked like it was in a time warp. The store had no bakery, no deli, and that "rotting produce" smell throughout the mid-sized store. it also wasn't very clean in there. Most of their other early stores (including some in Jacksonville) were much the same. They eventually did change, but it was too little, too late. Even today, their up-to-date "Winn Dixie Marketplace" style stores look woefully sad compared to other Florida chains such as Publix, Albertson's (yes there still are a few of them around Orlando), or Food Lion.
#3 This is a cake, made in a store, in the South. Even today, there are people who feel that the "stars and bars" flag is a symbol of traditional Southern culture, and they still revere and honor that symbol. Personally, as a New York born and bred person, I would not buy such a cake because that symbolism means nothing more to me than what it is, a flag of a certain period in American History. But I respect other people's rights to purchase and enjoy that cake.
Is it in bad taste? No, not if we are talking about a Southern city. If that cake had been for sale in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, or any other non-Southern locale, then the answer would be "yes." The historian in me finds it quite interesting that the Confederate flag has remained an enduring symbol of the South.
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Gee, you seem awfully offended at their offense.
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Forgive me for being Canadian and uniformed, but what's a Confederate flag? Doesn't confederate just mean that it's a flag of a federation of some sort?
Also on the grocery store topic, I've only ever seen a few types of grocery stores. Safeway, IGA/Sobey's, and Superstore (plus things like wal-mart but I don't consider that real grocery store).
Also on the grocery store topic, I've only ever seen a few types of grocery stores. Safeway, IGA/Sobey's, and Superstore (plus things like wal-mart but I don't consider that real grocery store).
It was the flag of the Confederate (Southern) states during the American Civil War:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
seandacari
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I didn't take this picture. A local news station posted it on their facebook wall and posed the exact same question I posted on here. The reason why? Clearly for insight.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/photo.php?pid=488089&id=121026441243349&cmntid=153433108002682
Don't be so quick to assume things about people or their actions when you're clearly taking a piss in the wind.
Joshua_me
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More to the point, WHO would buy it and what would they be celebrating ?
It's pre-made, so I assume there's a market for such things....
"Say there, Larlene, what dontcha head on down to the Dimm Wixie and get us one of them thar confederate cakes... I'm in the mood for a hangin' "
Scary.
It's pre-made, so I assume there's a market for such things....
"Say there, Larlene, what dontcha head on down to the Dimm Wixie and get us one of them thar confederate cakes... I'm in the mood for a hangin' "
Scary.
nafhoosier
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I'd say that it's really not that big of a deal mostly because it's in North Florida, which is the heart of Dixie.
Offensive to some, but its not like they're selling it in Washington DC, New York, or Chicago.
Offensive to some, but its not like they're selling it in Washington DC, New York, or Chicago.
Nobody knew that. I, too, thought you either took the picture or found it somewhere else and 'borrowed' it in order to pose your question. How was anyone supposed to know that you borrowed the question, too?
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Who would buy a cake with pumpkins and sunflowers on it?
It's pre-made, so I assume there's a market for such things....
Scary.