A well stated response. They did not change their policy at all, but issued a common sense clarification.
They should change their damn logo. The thing looks like some kid from the 1970s created it.
It’s leaving some with “mask mouth”.
Wow. Just one person complains ABOUT THE US FLAG!!! What country does the management of Food Lion think they are in?
If they didn’t allow any insignia, I have no problem with their initial policy.
Food Lion should issue Food Lion approved masks. I know my local has folks wearing all kinds of face panties.
A lot of solid ones to be sure but others with just about anything.
Wow. Now the flag is offensive?
Good luck with that!
One of the things I learned on FR is that we really shouldn’t use the flag for anything but a flag.
Willie Nelson even did a song about it.
It’s got nothing to do with masks.
My daughter works for Whole foods and they have the same policy for shirts, or other clothing. No words or symbols. Multiple BLM twats got their panties in a wad over it. It makes good sense for a company to have a policy like that, or require a uniform.
What if it were a BLM mask?
So, wear a flag of Belgium... since Food Lion is NOT an American Company but the LION in their logo is from Belgium. How about those apples.
DelHaize Group, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium HQ (some more of the non-paying NATO countries with their NATO HQ in Brussels, living off that American Flag someone was offended by).
Delhaize Le Lion / De Leeuw was founded near Charleroi, Belgium, in 1867.
Food Lion was a different NC owned grocery store chain, based in Salisbury before these freaking Belgian’s took over. Time to shop elsewhere.
Some may recall how ABC (Sam Donaldson) made a “documentary” on the filthy Food Lion conditions— in order to help the complete takeover of an American company— ABC Always Bull Crap— and now owned by DIZZZIE DISNEY the Paedo’s friends.
I side with Food Lion on this.
By having a uniform policy of 'no writing, insignias, and symbols' they are remaining neutral and apolitical which is what I want from a company, left-wing or right-wing.
As long as it's enforced no American flag also means no pro BLM or pro Antifa masks.
From now on when you go to Food Lion don't complain if you see someone wearing a 'VOTE DEMOCRAT' mask.
Companies should remain neutral and not be political.
The flag is a symbol of this country. If someone is offended by this country’s flag, then they can shut the f*** up and get the f*** out. Period.
‘someone was offended’. ?
do they like to eat? shop? exist?
so they can spew their hatred.
Why this country faces challenges here daily.
Ingrates. Invaders.
It’s a flag, not a rag.
You are absolutely Correct.
And WHEN is it going to be OVER?
To all fellow Freepers getting your panties in a twist over flag masks. I suggest your intentions are good but you/I/we are far down the slippery slope already.
I suggest ignorance is the cause and education is the cure. I will add links below with rules for respecting and displaying the Flag of the United States of America.
Regarding flag masks:
It is NEVER apropriate to use the Flag of the United States of America as clothing.
It is NEVER apropriate to use the US Flag on disposable items.
Regarding the slippery slope we find ourselves on:
It is NOT apropriate to print a black and white flag with a single colored stripe. That makes it an advertisement.
More blatant examples can be found on youtube.
We already have Farmers Business Network taking a US Flag and replacing the Union(stars on blue background) with the words “Farmers First” and adding their web address to the bottom stripe.
We already have the biggest US farm YT channels displaying it to millions of viewers. One ignorant sap who goes by the name of ‘hollywood’ did a whole video where he removed an actual Stars & Bars and replaced it with the FBN abomination. I took him to task and he moved it but he still has it in his shop. I am almost positive FBN requires it to be displayed by the farmers that they sponsor. The 3 big violators I noticed include MN Millenial Farmer, Welker Farms, Fast Ag Montanna.
I suspect the boys are/were ignorant and now have contractual obligations.
Another very common form of lack of respect is the hundreds of thousands of homes that fly an unlighted flag at night.
The rules are sometimes the law. In the District of Columbia there are penalties for not following the rules. I have heard that some states have similar but can not cite an example.
The “rules” I speak of are contained in,
US Code,Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 3. Use of flag for advertising purposes ; mutilation of flag
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/3
US Code,Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 8. Respect for flag
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/8
Item (d) discusses wearing apparel.
Item (i) discusses advertising
Thanks but no thanks, I’ll not support flag masks.
If that makes me a target for freeper abuse so be it.
I always thought it was against proper etiquette to wear the flag as clothing. I wouldn’t use it as a face diaper to get spit and snot on.
Food Lion executives and the store manager should get on their stomachs, crawl to kiss the feet of Gary Dean, beg his forgiveness, and ask him to return to work.