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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*
Since the majority of us have never heard of the Apostolic Identity group you referenced, I don't think it's a big enough issue to worry about. Just my opinion.
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My instincts are that it may be an "Ozark issue." A sensitivity to regional neologism. I have family in the Ozark region of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Several years ago this are was said to be a "hot spot" for "hate groups." Historically, the region has always been a place to "escape" the confines of the broader society.
My own forebears appear to have sought out the privacy offered there due to their miscegenistic habits when the larger society was more racist. Now that the larger society has become more "PC" - the racists are looking for a way to escape.
I remember from news accounts that there were a number of "hate groups" - groups associated with racist agendas that sprang up in around the Missouri-Oklahoma-Arkansas tri-state area back in the Clinton era. I think that there are no doubt certain phrases and words that will generate a particular image or feeling when spoken in this area that may not resonate the same way elsewhere.
Just an impression that I have. There are probably similar things in many other, if not all, regions.