Posted on 05/11/2010 4:54:02 PM PDT by 70times7
When did it become patriotic to wear American flags printed on clothing? Wasn't that once considered a sign of disrespect for the flag? Am I just wrong, or have the rules changed, or what?
As someone else said, which days would he ban Mexican students in Mexico from having their flags on? July 4th I guess? Ok Mexicans, you can’t have any Mexican flags on during July 4th down there, sorry.
Very eloquent...thank you!
I was thinking that too. wtf is he doing comparing rape of nanking to US/Mexican relations? Are we that close to all out hatred and war? I guess so!
Bunting is acceptable ~ take a look at the picture ~ you do not see an entire US flag.
I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he bathes...which would just make him a commie.
The kid on the left is wearing an Old Navy shirt that appears to have an entire flag, and his shorts appear to have many entire flags. Still, the flags might be missing stars or stripes. Does that make it OK?
This addresses my concerns:
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html
"Section 8d reads, 'The flag should never be used as wearing apparel.'"
Note true - the Old Navy shirt has a complete flag.
The Supreme Court “outlawed” laws on “the Flag” ~ like they owned it or something. I felt terribly offended at the time since it’s MY FLAG, not theirs, that B*ST*RDZ
Good for you, Roger, for bringing some light to this. You'd never know any of that to listen to the VERY COMMUNIST hispanic activists who get all the air time.
That said; it's not right to call you a dirty commie. You seem like a pretty clean cut commie to me, Rog.
;^)
(I couldn't resist)
I just thought it odd that I had not heard any conservative criticism of the kids' possible misuse of the flag, whether or not that misuse was illegal.
One has to wonder if that principal has ever sent anyone home for a Che t-shi[r]t. I’m gonna go waaaaay out on a limb and guess no.
Bunting, hell... them kids done hit a home run!
The commie fool rolls around in red paint and expects not to get redder.
Representations of the flag are not flags. A flag is something specifically designed to be displayed as a flag. If you cut up a flag and tailor it into a shirt, a vest, head wear or anything else that is desecrating the flag. If you print an image of the flag on something or create something with stars and stripes on it, like a dew rag a shirt or a table cloth that is not considered a flag. It is only a representation.
You are free not to like that but that is my understanding of flag etiquette and the definition of "flag."
I don’t think you’re that far out on the limb. heh
It used to be something you didn’t do, wear the American flag as a part of, or draped over your body...It was a rule, a loose guideline...
Nowadays it is not looked upon as a sign of disrespect, because people who see someone doing that (i.e.: athlete who just won the 100 meter dash, etc etc) was viewed as respectful and grateful...Our 1980 Olympic hockey team, a member of that squad did it...
If someone is doing it as a sign of disrespect, we’d see it fairly easily...
Go back and look at some of the old Def Leppard videos, the lead singer is wearing the British “Jack” as a pair of skivvies (underwear/shorts)...To me that is disrespectful...
Its all a matter of perspective now...We know what is respectful, and what is not...And we’ll act accordingly...
The ushistory.org website says that T-shirt flags are flags:
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