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You have to love Japan's image of the US. (lemmy.world)
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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's actually against the flag code, which is not law. So it's at worst deeply disrespectful, depending on how seriously you take that kind of thing. But we also have this freedom of expression thing going on, which includes being obnoxious or disrespectful, so one might have a hard time getting the flag code into law in the first place.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's why I put illegal in quotation marks. It's not actually illegal, and few people even know what a flag code is, let alone care about what's considered disrespectful (except when it comes to protesters burning the flag, then it's horrible and offensive).

Besides, consumerism trumps everything, so companies will happily slap a flag on anything and everything because American jingoism will eat it up.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's not illegal, it's just 'against flag code' which is not and can not be law.

Funny enough, burning the flag is the proper way to dispose of damaged flags, according to flag code. Those damned anarchists and their proper flag disposal

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

As I said in another comment, that's why I put illegal in quotation marks. I honestly couldn't come up with the right term, so I just went for the sarcastic air quotes instead.

As for the flag burning, you and I are on the exact same wavelength there. I commented on that in my other comment, too!

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago

We should incorporate a titty exception into our flag code.