Has anyone ever seen a non-white person flying the Stars and Bars?

[Orrex]

24. Here's a rule of thumb:

If it's an issue over which people have little or no control, then don't mock them for it.

If it's an issue of non-hurtful behavior inherent in their culture or place of origin, them don't mock them for it.

If it's something that doesn't affect you except aesthetically, then don't mock them for it.


As to the current example, these people are celebrating racism in a way that is directly hurtful to many millions of people. Whether they have deliberately chosen it (as is the case of my idiot fellow Pennsylvanians waving their Confederate participation trophies), or if it's a part of their culture that is unmistakably hurtful (as is the case for southerners waving their Confederate participation trophies), then it's fair game for mockery.

If it's something inherent in the person (ethnicity, stature, gender identity) or if it's something over which they have minimal control (their upbringing, their income level, health) then mocking them for it is not greatly consistent with progressive ideals.


YMMV, of course.