http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2012/09/20/obamas-bastardization-of-american-icons-shows-disdain-for-states/
Though this is from September, I found it relevant due to the election being earlier this month. Trying to take our personal views of politics out of the equation, the idea of one of America's greatest icons (The Flag) being altered is one many find disturbing. The Flag is a representation of our country and one many of us drew when visualizing America in class. What do people think of this alteration of the flag and the reasons claimed for doing so?
I think people have as much of a right to call this a 'bastardization' of the flag as Obama does to exercise his freedom of speech in redesigning it.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see how that group would react if a Republican candidate had done the same thing.
I agree with David on this. It's freedom of speech, and just because you don't like the symbol, doesn't mean that Obama is degrading the flag. It's not even an accurate representation of the flag anyways considering it only has 9 stripes. In my opinion, it's just a marketing ploy to associate Obama with becoming the President of the United States by using an an american icon.
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