More photos from Sunday’s Edmonds Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Classic Car Show, taken by David Carlos. You can see more at this link.
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Of all the images to highlight regarding the car show, I have to wonder why a car with the conferderate flag was chosen. ……..of the many many vehicles. A symbol of slavery and segregation in our country and now a symbol appropriated by hate groups, skin heads and the klu klux klan who wish to continue a race war. A dark chapter in our history. While other news sources in Seattle and cities nearby are highlighting how many African Americans are being killed in the Black community of Seattle right now, our city is highlighting a car with a symbol of hate. I dont get this.
I rest my case regarding Edmonds needing a fully functioning DIVERSITY Commission and a more integrated and enlightened community.
Oh please. It’s a car from a tv show, and that’s exactly how it appeared in the tv show. It’s a classic car in a classic car show. Don’t make more of it than it is.
this IS a symbol appropriated by hate groups and anybody that does not KNOW that right NOW in this country would have to be living under a rock
Yes, the swastika was a very ” clasic” symbol also. Symbols ALWAYS mean something.
Black Lives Matter….. All lives matter! We’re not living in a vacume here in Edmonds. We live in a global community now ………Again, symbols always mean something. Bigotry and racism dont belong anywhere…….nothing funny or nostalgic about it.
Get a grip! The flag was part of a very entertaining show enjoyed by many!!!
To make an inflated deal out of it is very silly!!
This year’s car show was exceptional. The different makes, models, eras – very cool and nostalgic…even the new cars were fun to look at. Great job to all those who pulled this event together.
Regarding the General Lee – true that some hate groups have appropriated that flag, but the General Lee never represented that in the show, nor was that messaging every promoted or condoned in the show.
Its time we let the car show be the car show – and let us not eradicate history to appease political correctness.
white priviledge ……This has nothing to do with political correctness…..Im assuming the above commenters are WHITE. How one gets “political correctness” out of this symbol is simply astonishing………Those that dont learn from history…..something along those lines
Very enjoyable car show this year. Glad the rain didn’t dampen spirits! Classic cars are labors of love for the owners, and (unlike the more mainstream Concours d’Elegance events) it’s great to see the full range from fully restored beauties to works in progress. Really gives an appreciation of the dedication of the owners.
Newsflash; the year is 2015, not 1776 or even 1865 and it is silly that anyone doesn’t understand or even take the time to understand the issue at hand. That silly car and its silly history does not mean more than the people it offends. There still seems to be a significant amount of White Americans out there that display a total lack of empathy regarding this. The confederate flag at this point only stands for racism and hatred, and rightfully so. It isn’t “political” correctness to shun this symbol, it is simply correctness. It has been 150 years since the end of the Civil War that signaled the beginning of the (embarrassingly too) slow process of allowing a race people to be considered equal to another. That awful, disgusting part of our Country’s legacy does not need to be glorified. It has been only 70 years since the end of World War 2, but you don’t see the Swastika so prominently represented n Germany. Private organizations, festivals, etc have a right to do what they want, but we also have a right and I would say a duty as humans to stand up for what is right.
Do people out there really feel that many African Americans are comfortable with that symbol, or should reasonably be? Also, do you, not think that the racist groups in America are not high fiving each other because they see the pictures in articles like the one displayed here on My Edmonds News. Shame on the Edmonds Classic Car show for not doing the right thing. I would have applauded your courage to tell the General Robert Lee owners not to bring their car, you chose the cowardly, ignorant and insensitive approach instead.
This is a good discussion of this issue and I wanted to add a couple of points. First, I think many of us grew up with the Dukes of Hazzard TV show and were clueless about the symbolism of the confederate flag when we watched it as kids. When we see the car today, as adults, we think about the fun we had watching the show, not the political symbolism it now has for many due to increased awareness in recent months. Second, I have to admit that when I saw the photo come through, I didn’t even realize there WAS a confederate flag painted on top of the car. That wasn’t on my radar until the comments came through this morning. I know there are strong feelings about this on both sides and I think it’s a healthy debate to have.
As a news publisher, journalist, etc. I am surprised that this publisher does not know the news that South Carolina recently totally REMOVED their confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse because of the hatred, bigotry and RACISM it is a symbol of back then and now with the hate groups ……..There is nothing funny about this symbol. .
And people in their 50s don’t know the history of the Civil Rights movement and what that ALL stood for is simply amazing to me. ………and ALL the African Americans that have been dieing across our nation recently because of bigotry and racism and literally hanging from trees in our history. And this news publication says its partner is the Seattle Times? ?? …..
and an African American runnning for our city council and referring to the confederate flag and that car as a pop culture symbol with no negative intent……. pretty good rhetoric coming from a politician. And yes, I believe you speak for very few African Americans, with all due respect, Ms. Crank. .
**** Something wrong that that symbol wasn’t on anybodies “radar” particularily right now. ……..this isn’t a “both sides” …..thing. I am simply amazed that there are those that say they are ignorant of what that stands for right now. …..again, what does “both sides” mean? …………I assume most people are not “clueless” now, particularily journalists and publishers of the news. Really!
To call racism and bigotry “political symbolism” is astonishing to me. Racism and bigotry stands for nothing but hate! There is nothing political about that………
Yes, plenty of bigots and racists around high fiving these white commenters. No wonder we cannot get strong economic development happening here in Edmonds sans businesses going away with these kinds of comments. e
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I am well aware of this issue, not having lived under a rock in recent memory. All I meant was that I didn’t notice the flag on top of the car until this morning when people commented on it. I was posting many photos last night and just missed seeing it.
Great Car show once again Edmonds! too bad we didn’t get the weather that we enjoyed on Sat. – as for the General Lee – its a car from a TV show that someone has restored – it means different things to different people. Paul Allen has WWII planes with Swastika’s on display in Everett that he has restored and charges $14 to go see them and I don’t hear anyone lining up to let him have an earful – history – good or bad is history and part of our lives here in the US and around the world. Go enjoy some history.
It appears I wasn’t very clear in my statement, so I’ll work to spell it out. I’m quite up to speed on the confederate flag issue and controversy surrounding the flag. With some of the work we do down south, we hear from both sides – and there is no question some feel strongly…and others seem to think the whole issue is over the top.
To equate the confederate flag with that of the swastika is a bit of a leap…there is no uncertainty what that flag represents – by anyone…Now in full disclosure, I was a fan of Hogan’s Heroes so I’m sure that means I condone what Hitler’s regime did – especially being a Schindler. (for those that are unsure what I mean, do some digging.)
The Dukes of Hazzard never condoned any racist agenda – the car represents many fond childhood memories shared by many – and for many of my childhood friends watching that show, that flag simply represented fun (and a cute girl in shorts)…yes even to some of my not white friends.
My suggestion to let the car show be the car show is just that – at what point should I scream foul and state that I’m offended that your offended by the General Lee? I think I saw the car used in the movie “Carrie” and that darn thing was a killer. I should absolutely call foul because I still have flashbacks.
As a classic car lover, I was excited to attend the show on Sunday. I do wish more of the presenters had popped the hoods to show off their engines, but understand erring on the side of caution due to potential rainstorms.
In regards to the General Lee, I can understand both sides. Only speaking for myself, and not all African Americans, I was able to separate the significance of the car as a whole to pop culture and classic, iconic vehicles vs what the confederate flag painted on top of it symbolizes.
I choose to focus on intent. I don’t believe there was any intent by the owner or the event organizers to convey a negative message. It doesn’t mean there may not be others who view it that way or that it doesn’t evoke a positive feeling.
Very well said. Focusing on symbols vs. intent just plays into the game of division and identity politics. There are many symbols and words that people latch onto rather than the intent behind them.
History gets lost often, and unfortunately ignoring those symbols does nothing but promote ignorance of them and the significance of them. The Volkswagen was Hitler’s car for the people, and also had a picture from the car show. So? The confederate flag well, that has become something in and of itself and it started out that way too (read about the history), the swastika was a fairly benign symbol and widely used (Ladies Home Journal had a publication titled “The Swastika” for young women) but it was co-opted by the Nazi’s. Knowing the history of why those things are offensive and how they came to be cannot be had by deleting them from history.
The Kent Valley was once a rich and productive agricultural producer, and many of the farmers were Japanese folks who had their land stolen while they were in “camps” during WWII. If one doesn’t know the history of that confederate flag on the “General Lee” or wants to argue that the show was okay because it had “a cute girl in shorts” (she was a woman by the way, not a girl), then discuss it with whom ever. Implying that the publisher doesn’t know the history of the confederate flag is just non-sense. And the “privilege” has largely been “white man’s privilege”. It existed in India with the Brits, in the colonies with the First Nation folks, and has existed globally. History is an interesting and surprising (often shocking thing). All lives matter. All voices do too. Time to listen.
Yes, all lives matter as do all voices. History is full of uses of symbols that have other equally significant meanings being perverted for some negative use. The KKK uses Christian Symbols, ISIS and other Muslim radicals using Islamic symbols, the Japanese using Shinto, etc. Ignoring history works across the board.
I would like to thank the Chamber of Commerce, the volunteers and the sponsors for a great car show.
Awesome effort and success.
I think the second picture is a Turnip Truck?
I wonder if anybody has fallen out of it. I did spend sometime looking at it great truck
Sure would like to have a like/dislike symbols to hit……..then those with the most mis-guided opinions, would, at least, have feedback from the community that reads MEN. We simply loved, loved, loved walking the Car Show, thank you to all the participants that pay to be in this great event.