U.S. Flags banned for being "offensive"

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http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/saturday/business_3.html

Excerpt:
On a day of national mourning and prayer, a Boca Raton company had its managers confiscate some American flags from employees' cubicles, saying other workers might find them offensive.

 

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School Children Told American T-Shirts 'Not Appropriate'

School Children Told American T-Shirts 'Not Appropriate'
Assistant Superintendent Says Incident Was 'Mistake'
Posted: 6:41 p.m. CDT September 14, 2001

PASADENA, Texas -- Most Americans, including children, want to show their national pride by wearing the colors of the United States flag -- the red, the white and the blue.
But when two Pasadena children wore T-shirts showing their pride, they were told it wasn't appropriate, according to a News2Houston report.

Because today was deemed a national day of prayer and remembrance by President Bush, Desert Storm veteran Donnie Meyer wanted to pass on patriotism to his two daughters. So, he allowed his 7-year-old and 9-year-old to wear T-shirts with the American flag emblazoned on them to school at McMasters Elementary School.

He never thought there would be a problem.

However, the school's principal asked 7-year-old Ashley to change her shirt because it wasn't part of the school's dress code.

The Pasadena Independent School District's assistant superintendent points out that McMasters remembered Tuesday's tragedy during several school programs Friday, and the T-shirt incident was merely a mistake.

The school district maintains that they allow each school to determine its own dress code, but Assistant Superintendent Kirk Lewis said that the Meyer children and other students will be allowed to wear American flags on their shirts on future similar occasions like today's remembrances.


Copyright 2001 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://www.click2houston.com/hou/news/stories/news-96131820010914-180930.html

 

[MoneyBags]

thats something ryan might do.

 

[Kryp2o]

http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/saturday/business_3.html

Excerpt:
On a day of national mourning and prayer, a Boca Raton company had its managers confiscate some American flags from employees' cubicles, saying other workers might find them offensive.

Well as long as I don't work in Boca Raton in a cubicle . . . managers are safe from going to the emergency room to have it removed from there ass.

 

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When I forwarded the article to a friend here at work, he told me that he had people muttering the same type of thing here; that US displays of patriotism are inappropriate.
What absolute bullshit.
I have GOT to move to a less Liberal city.

 

[Checkmatebloated]

If you don't like was the flag is all about, then leave the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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thank you for those links

that is unbelievable

 

[needleboy]

I called Bill Schremf, the CEO of NCCI Holdings today. His personal voice mail box is a message from his admin saying that the ban on displays of the flag had been lifted, and that the company is NOW giving flags to their employees if they wish to display it. Also, they are encouraging employees to wear red, white and blue lapel pins to honor the vitims!!

If you wish to call him the # is (561) 893-1000 ext. 5

 

[JohnnyO]

hehehe .. pasadena, texas.

 

[frorider6]

good for you needleboy