what does it mean?

[cos]

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This weekend, I saw a bumper sticker that said,
Straight, White, English-Speaking
Proud American
For a moment, I was offended ... then I started thinking of several different possible intentions, meanings, and contexts for this slogan. After a bit of confusion, I settled on curiosity. What does it mean? What did the people who sold it intend for it to convey, and what did the person who put it on their car intend to say by it? I can think of several different possibilities or nuances, and maybe there are more.

So tell me, what do you read in this bumper sticker slogan? And if, like me, you see several possibilities, which one came first, before you thought about it?

Comments

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

yeah, i was offended too when i read it, but then it sort of struck me like a sticker my ex-boss had on his car that just said "college". like, it's supposed to be funny because this person can't put a pride flag or yo quiero jesus or fish or any other sticker on their car because they are too mainstream. it's um, treading a fine line of humour though, if that's the case.