04-27-2021, 06:16 PM
DeusxMac wrote:
[quote=cbelt3]
I respect the flag. I don’t wear it as clothing. That’s contrary to how the flag should be displayed.
There is a difference between the the flag AS clothing, and the flag ON clothing.
"The flag should never be used as wearing apparel..."
But it can appear ON clothing: example Display on uniforms
These guys make their living from it.
This interpretation is skewed. ON vs AS can most certainly be a fine line. If I take artwork fabric that's indistinguishable from a flag's material, it's "the flag" and now you're desecrating it.
Uniform usage is quite different. For one, it's positioned as part of the uniform and as such, identifies the wearer as being a governmental employee.
Bubba with his flag t-shirt drinkin' a Bud is appropriation, not respect. These are the same folks who will put a pole on the porch or under the eves and never take the flag down at night or shine a light on it at sundown.