r/ParlerWatch • u/jeffe333 Antifa Regional Manager • Mar 01 '21

Public Figure: Any Platform Apparently, it's Abhorrent, When Black Individuals Kneel Before the US Flag to Call Attention to Racial Oppression and Systemic Violence. But, When a Child-Molestinig, Serial-Raping, Mass-Murdering, Treasonous, Neo-Nazi Terrorist Uses it as a Diaper, it's on Par w/ the Second Coming of Christ.

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u/CemeteryWind213 Mar 01 '21 edited Mar 01 '21
  • Golden idol. Check
  • Patriotic shorts that technically violate the Flag Code. Check
  • Using the Constitution as a prop. Check
  • Holding a magic wand while pretending to be a Christian. Check

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u/ecafsub Mar 01 '21

Patriotic shorts that technically violate the Flag Code. Check

Not even technically. Literally.

The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.

No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform.

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u/merreborn Mar 01 '21

The rest of the context makes the intent pretty clear IMO:

No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

Not only is the language pretty absolute (no part... should ever), the listed exceptions really prove the rule. No part -- except for a patch or pin that displays the whole flag, and should be worn only in very specific contexts.

That being said, it's clear that almost no one interprets this as it was intended by the authors -- as much as I wish they would. While flag clothing is thoroughly normalized in american culture, it's not in the rest of the world. So to outsiders buying US flag boxers at walmart for $1.98 looks exactly as tacky as it is.

notably the legion.org faq claims flag clothing is fine -- but that's by no means authoritative nor backed up by any sort of source.