Racist State Glasses
by Zia ~ August 19th, 2005. Filed under: Ephemera, House.About a year ago, Steve found 3 or 4 of those old U.S. state drinking glasses and thought they’d be fun to collect. Tacky as they are, I don’t mind them; in fact, I enjoy serving people wine in them. It’s more fun to ask which state they want to be instead of which little wine anklet they want–and it’s a LOT more fun to watch their noses turn up.
In any case, his mother just sent us another batch of them–her third shipment if I recall correctly. We opened the package, and marveled at how racist Tennessee was.
Not, of course, that this should have been a huge shocker. But then, Steve looked a little closer. “Is that what I think it is?”
I peered at the glass …
So tell me, Dear Reader, are we high or is that actually a KKK hat? And is the figure standing next to it what I think it is?
August 19th, 2005 at 7:59 pm
You wanna talk rascist? How about a cookie confection named after your people?
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August 19th, 2005 at 11:20 pm
Well … do they at least taste good?
August 20th, 2005 at 2:32 pm
I don’t know yet - its only available in Europe and I have been trying to get a hold of a box. Know anyone in Europe?
August 25th, 2005 at 9:34 pm
Sorry to say (as native Tennessian) that is what you think it is. Pulaski Tenn is the place where the KKK was founded. I would bet that the figure next to it is a torch. I have never seen is commemorated. I always considered another one of those shameful parts of history like the Trail of Tears.
August 25th, 2005 at 10:38 pm
Hi Chris,
Well, America is full of shameful moments, isn’t it? I think you’re right on the torch. It was my overfevered imagination at work, once again …