One of the best experiences I've ever had was dressing up as a Confederate general with very prominent Dixie flags for Halloween in NYC. I spent the day walkin

One of the best experiences I've ever had was dressing up as a Confederate general with very prominent Dixie flags for Halloween in NYC. I spent the day walking around Manhattan. People (mostly white middle-aged women) went out of their way to tell me how offended they were. I told them to "think of the heritage." I'm not American (well, I sort of am, long story), so to me it was both instructive and hilarious. What was really interesting in hindsight is that none of the Brooklyn hipster transplants at the parties I went to that night thought anything about it.