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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:55 PM Jul 2020

Anyone else see a house today flying an American flag with the stars arranged in the

shape of a star?

I discovered that the Betsy Ross flag is alleged to be flown by racists. I am wondering if the flag with stars arranged in the shape of a star was also considered questionable? There was quite a bit of blue, but the inside of the star looked like it was filled with more stars.

BTW, they didn't fly it all day, so I wonder if someone brought it to their attention?

https://www.newsweek.com/betsy-ross-flag-meaning-history-racist-1447174

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Anyone else see a house today flying an American flag with the stars arranged in the (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 OP

Never seen or heard of that. We have some upside down distress flags flying in the hood though soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

The Betsy Ross flag is not racist Loki Liesmith Jul 2020 #2

There are several star versions AkFemDem Jul 2020 #3

Thanks for showing us all those flags with their history! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #4

Thank you very much. Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #5

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Never seen or heard of that. We have some upside down distress flags flying in the hood though

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 07:00 PM

Jul 2020

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)

2. The Betsy Ross flag is not racist

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 07:34 PM

Jul 2020

Just cause some yahoo adopts the symbol doesn’t mean they own its meaning.

AkFemDem

(1,826 posts)

3. There are several star versions

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 07:44 PM

Jul 2020

https://www.cleveland.com/news/erry-2018/06/075217f64f4546/42_us_flag_designs_over_the_ye.html

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,636 posts)

4. Thanks for showing us all those flags with their history!

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 07:51 PM

Jul 2020

I had never seen most of those flags before.

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

5. Thank you very much.

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:28 AM

Jul 2020

I never saw the flag unfurled, but it could be the 20 star Michigan flag, or the 32 star Minnesota flag.

I was just wondering, if racists are repurposing the Betsy Ross flag to symbolize a time they relate to, why wouldn't they take it a step further and fly a flag when their state joined the United States?

I wouldn't assume the worst of this house, except a neighbor warned me years ago that their patriarch used the "n" word and they behave in exactly that kind of way where they assume land takings.

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