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TheDamnPaterfamiliasKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 3:42pm
“I feel like the flag symbolizes our bar. It wasn’t a symbol of anything else.”

And that, in two short sentences, sums up why the world thinks Americans are myopic idiots. Rightfully so.
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  blue-haired_lawyerTheDamnPaterfamilias
  10/27/15 4:07pm
  While I can’t speak for everyone, anecdotally, people outside of the U.S. don’t really keep up with America’s racist symbols, politics, or peculiarities, they generally have their own racism and xenophobia to worry about or outright ignore. I can assure you that they have their reasons for looking down on Americans, but some hullabaloo over some flag from some war they covered in a sentence or two back in school doesn’t make the list.
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  suppiluliumasTheDamnPaterfamilias
  10/27/15 4:19pm
  Good thing America invented the internet so the rest of the world can tell Americans how stupid America is.
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RappingNinjaKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 3:42pm
General Beauregard’s also deleted this confusingly racist tweet this morning:

Please explain how this tweet is racist. Because I’m mostly settled on “confusing.”

Is it because of the reference to “chains and hoodies”?
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  GhostOfArianaGrandeRappingNinja
  10/27/15 3:48pm
  Yes.
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  SpottedHyenaRappingNinja
  10/27/15 3:48pm
  Yah that and the image of Snoop and ... that other famous(?) man. I uhh.. I’m getting old. :(
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A House In VirginiaKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 3:53pm
macro point:

it’s not OK to be racist in front of CUSTOMERS, but it’s OK in front of EMPLOYEES?
What kinda Bizarro World logic is that???
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  KomradKickassA House In Virginia
  10/27/15 3:59pm
  He may claim that this was an employee created sheet, and that he had no idea about it, and can then resolve the issue by firing the employee. (This may actually be the case)
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  A House In VirginiaKomradKickass
  10/27/15 4:03pm
  I don’t agree with that logic.
  
  The culture spills forth from the OWNER. It’s HIS space. Captain goes down with the ship.
  
  ...I’ve never worked food/bar service before. Just FYI.
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Negative, I'm a Meat PopsicleKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 4:06pm
A bar named General Beauregard’s? In Athens, Georgia? I can smell the swoopy hair, the latest Woodser koozies, croakies, and North Face/Columbia/Timberland fleeces from here.

Yep. Not shocked about this at all.

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  super-radNegative, I'm a Meat Popsicle
  10/27/15 4:12pm
  No joke, I used to be the guy who took those Budweiser promo photos in Athens. The only time I have ever set foot in Generals (as it is known locally) was to take pictures for that job.
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  Rusty EyeNegative, I'm a Meat Popsicle
  10/27/15 4:40pm
  Personally, I’d have used “Pickett’s Charge” as the bar name, but to each his own.
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secretlifeKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 3:39pm
Not to support the name, but man, that sounds fucking delicious.
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  Scelestussecretlife
  10/27/15 3:41pm
  It does sound fantastic, doesn’t it?
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  Cherith Cutestorysecretlife
  10/27/15 3:46pm
  I think it sounds disgusting. But the Oatmeal cookie one sounds delicious. I mean I’d vomit right after but still.
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banchoviKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 3:39pm
At least they had the decency to use the *******
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  EvenBaggierTrousersbanchovi
  10/27/15 3:44pm
  Hey, I’m from Asteriskland and I consider it an insult!
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Ned FreyKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 4:07pm
The drink is apparently not a “fake.” The picture below shows what is claimed to be a Beauregard’s bartender confirming the drink’s existence on Facebook. And that claim is apparently true, since “Jake Gower” identifies himself as a “bartender at General Beauregards” here: https://about.me/jakegower

The about.me profile linked above contains a link to this facebook profile, which has the same profile photo as the “Jake Gower” shown below. It’s obiously the same guy. He works there, and he’s clearly confirmed that this drink is a real “shot” served at this bar.

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  AutumntheGingerNed Frey
  10/27/15 7:42pm
  Bet he's not working there much longer!!
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  Ned FreyNed Frey
  10/28/15 10:02am
  In case you’re thinking that the info I posted above seems redundant with the post above: Note that the last “update” at the bottom wasn’t there when I posted this comment.
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raincoasterKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 7:12pm
Fun fact: Shooters were invented in Canada, automatically making them un-American. And way less racist.

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  Deadly the Eternalraincoaster
  10/27/15 11:53pm
  Sort of off-topic: had it not been for this post, I probably would’ve forgotten about Archer tonight. Thanks! :P
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  raincoasterDeadly the Eternal
  10/28/15 4:04am
  I am here to serve.
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Armando stillettoKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 4:18pm
At the risk of stirring up the Outrage Brigade, I’d like to point out that the Negroni is a perfectly fine cocktail with the same etymological roots. Also, “Negrita/Negrito” is a term of endearment in the community where I work.

If a bar associates itself with the South, must a drink’s name necessarily be racist? (See “Negroni” above)

This does not seem to be logical thinking.
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dragonhorseKelly Conaboy
10/27/15 3:46pm
Hmm. A Confederate-themed bar? Maybe I’ll pay a visit and instruct the owner to put all his money in my carpet bag? Or offer to replace his old flag with this one...

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  Syphilitic Scalia Saysdragonhorse
  10/27/15 3:51pm
  Pull a Sherman, walk into the bar and burn it to the ground. The only logical thing to do.
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