Reply #59: And the question is, why is it all about you?

[MadHound]

Are you truly that self absorbed that you don't understand that for millions of people, spanning generations of history, such a flag is a symbol of hate, intolerance and bigotry? Are you that insensitive to others feelings?

This symbol may not mean a damn thing to you, but it means plenty to others viewing it. If I came into your house and saw this afghan displayed in the front room, more than likely I would turn and walk out, knowing that while I was welcome at your house, because my skin color was pale, ancestors of mine, relatives of mine weren't welcome at your house because their skin color is dark. Is this the image that you wish to project? Or again, do you just delight in being the kewl kid on the block, defying social norms with your precious little symbol of hate?

Why do you insist on this? Are you merely doing such to tweak peoples' sensibilities? Why not knit a Nazi flag then, just in order to make your Jewish, Roma, and gay neighbors feel "welcome". Why not run both of them up a flagpole outside your house so that you can tweak the sensibilities of your neighbors and the entire town? Or are you sensibly afraid of the consequences that such an action would bring back on you and your house?

If you are that tone deaf to the symbolism of these matters, then you need to talk about this with your African American neighbors and friends(do you have any AA friends? what are their feelings about this "piece of cloth"?) If, as I suspect, you are doing this as some sort of juvenile prank, rattling peoples' cages, then I would suggest that you stop. All you are doing is projecting hate and bigotry, and self labeling yourself as a person who is not worthy of respect or civlity. Or maybe you simply want to drive a certain group of people away from you, in that case you are being successful.