Why do people hate flags so much?
Customers of a Marblehead gym are mad that there’s a big flag hanging from the ceiling! According to Fox25…
“The Fitness club’s owner, 23 year-old Mark Shea, hung the 12 foot long flag from the gym rafters on Friday and had over a dozen complaints by Monday. Some have complained that the flag blocks gym televisions, while some members have gone as far as to say that the flag is offensive. One members (sic) was quoted to say ‘It’s like putting a Jesus cross in my face.’”
Okay, I can understand the issue with the televisions (the gym owner subsequently moved the flag so it didn’t block them), but offensive? The American flag???
I can also understand why someone who didn’t believe in Jesus would be offended by a “Jesus cross,” but a flag is not comparable to a cross. People legitimately disagree on matters of religion, but I don’t think anyone disagrees that the gym is in America. An American flag doesn’t stand for a particular political theory, but simply for our nation, which happens to be where the gym is located. What could be offensive about that? Do these people think America shouldn’t exist?
If I was in another country and that country’s flag was displayed in a gym, that wouldn’t offend me in the least. It’s awesome to be proud of your country, no matter what country you’re from.
If you don’t like America (and you must not if you find our flag offensive), then you shouldn’t live here.