Posted on 02/05/2020 4:53:28 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
Miami-Dade commissioners pledged Tuesday to remove “Dixie Highway” from county road signs after the board’s senior African-American declared the longstanding name a tribute to the states that fought to keep Americans enslaved during the Civil War.
“Dixie Highway was named for the Dixie states. ... The Dixie states seceded from the union because they wanted to continue the inhumane institution of slavery,” said Commissioner Dennis Moss, who represents South Dade, where Dixie Highway is one of the busiest commuting routes. “This is what the name ‘Dixie’ stands for, and it is why we are having this discussion today.”
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If that doesn't open Pandora's Box nothing will.
Will the Dixie Chicks be allowed to go there?
When does the Georgia-Pacific boycott begin?
The Dixie Highway was one of the first major north-south highways in the country and ran all the way from Detroit to Miami. You can still find portions of it still in use in several states, many of them still called “Dixie Highway”. It’s been around for 90 odd years. Now, all of a sudden it’s a problem? Bullsh*t. It’s a piece of American history, enough of this revisionist crap.
CC
How many children are given Arabic/Muslim names today?
When is the last time you met a woman named Dixie?
And is it still possible to get ice cream in a Dixie Cup?
“Dixie” ... banned, worse to utter than F**k.
“I don’t believe that we should have any street names on any of our roadways that have a negative connotation to any of our community groups here in Miami-Dade.”
If that doesn’t open Pandora’s Box nothing will.
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Well I am offended by any road named Barack 0bama. ...so, let’s start ripping all the signs down. ...
Change it to Lee-Davis Highway. That will fix it.
Did he say this at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Felix Morisseau-Leroy Avenue?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgUeuitnZWA
JOURNEY ~ LIVE ~ 1980 ~ “DIXIE HIGHWAY”
I find “Dr Martin Luther King Jr” roads to be incredibly racist and must be removed.
Likewise the NBA is incredibly racist and must be banned!!
And (c)rap music is total racist and must be banned.
Etc etc etc
Since Florida isn’t really considered a Southern State by the other Southern States, does it matter?
So....what about Dixie Cups? Dixie Land Song? Dixie Chicks? Dixie County Florida? Dixie State University? Dixie National Forest?
Sounds like a good job, what are the qualifications? Because I’ve always wanted to be the “HNiC”.
The irony is that all these “hateful” place and road names in the South were named by the Democrats back when they were getting votes by playing on white racial fear and hatred of blacks. The Democrats always were and always will be the Party of Race.
Her character’s name can be blocked out, or replaced.
Maybe they’d put “Donna” there, and bleep/talk over her name everytime it comes up on the sound track.
Would be nothing with today’s deep fake techniques.
Whatever sells advertising!
Pixie and Dixie and Mr Jinks
‘The Democrats always were and always will be the Party of Race.’
yep, always; from the early nineteenth century up to today...dems won presidential elections based on the dixiecrat votes...
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