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US people - is the confederate flag a symbol of racism?
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RE: US people - is the confederate flag a symbol of racism?
January 14, 2021 at 5:45 pm
(January 14, 2021 at 4:46 pm)Lawz Wrote: I've been watching, again, Eastbound and Down, and the lead/hero has a confederate flag on his surfboard. I'm A brit so know jack in a way on this but...I'm struggling to enjoy the show now 'cos of this. Is there a way that the confederate flag can be interpreted as being something other than racist, in the mainstream, or, perchance, East Bound and Down is totally unacceptable racist shite?

Symbols mean what you put into them, but - as Anom said - you have to weigh the baggage of their primary association against different interpretations. 

Sort of like claiming the swastika is an ancient Scandinavian good luck symbol doesn’t do a helluva a lot to justify wearing it.

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RE: US people - is the confederate flag a symbol of racism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 14, 2021 at 5:45 pm

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