A friend recently sent me an article explaining why the Gadsden flag is considered racist. I posted a piece I wrote on that subject titled Racism Gone Wild. In it I expressed my opinions on racism. Personally, I believe anyone who links people living in 2016 to slavery of the 1700-1865 era has no case. That is what the Gadsden Flag and the Confederate Flag issues are about.
When I read the article, I decided to have some fun and to rewrite it with a satirical twist to see if the racism issue is valid. I concluded the flag argument does not make any sense what so ever. You be the judge.
Things Are That Bad
FEDS CONSIDERING TO BAN PEOPLE FROM WEARING HATS W/ AMERICAN FLAG LOGO BECAUSE IT’S RACIST
Freedom of speech is once again under attack. This time the federal government is reviewing your ability to wear the American Flag on a hat.
The American Flag has emerged over the past few years as the symbol for the Tea Party. But fact is it stems back to the Revolutionary War. As shown in the picture, According to the UnEqual UnEmployment No-Opportunity Commission (UUNC), the body that oversees “hostile work environment” harassment claims against federal agencies, the American Flag potentially represents racism.
According to Fax News, in early 2016 the UUNC received a complaint from a person using the alias name, “Shelton.” Apparently, he is an African American, and he finds the American Flag racially offensive. He claims his employer, which just so happens to be the federal government, subjected him to racial discrimination when a coworker was permitted to “repeatedly wear the cap with an American Flag.”
Shelton claims the hat is racist because George Washington who designed it in 1777, was a slave owner. Furthermore, he says today the flag represents “white resentment against blacks stemming largely from the Tea Party.”
Although the UUNC acknowledged that the American Flag did not originate with the Tea Party movement, and was created centuries ago “in a non-racial context,” it did find that it could be “interpreted to convey racially-tinged messages in some contexts.” It’s basis for this finding was a long standing policy that includes white supremacists draping American Flags over the coffins of deceased military personnel.
The UUNC concluded that the claim “must be investigated to determine the specific context in which [the hat-wearing coworker] displayed the symbol in the workplace,” and called for the gathering of “evidence that would illuminate the meaning conveyed by [the coworker’s] display of the symbol.”
If the Federal Government decides in the complainant’s favor, they will also have to consider forbiding the American Flag known as Old Glory from flying over government buildings
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