{"id":36608,"date":"2019-07-18T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=36608"},"modified":"2019-07-18T08:33:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T12:33:00","slug":"the-professionally-offended-often-have-no-idea-what-they-are-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=36608","title":{"rendered":"The Professionally Offended Often Have No Idea What They Are Talking About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday The Daily Wire<\/a> posted an article about a recent dust-up over a shirt worn by Chris Pratt. The shirt depicted the Gadsden Flag, a Revolutionary War flag.<\/p>\n

An article at Yahoo News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Marvel<\/a>\u00a0star\u2019s top shows the American flag with a coiled snake over the top and a message underneath which reads \u201cDon\u2019t Tread On Me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The writing and snake combo on its own is depicted on the Gadsden flag; a symbol created by Christopher Gadsden, a Charleston-born brigadier general in the Continental Army.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It came to prominence during the Revolutionary War of the US by colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although it is one of the symbols and flags used by the U.S. Men\u2019s Soccer Team, over the years the flag has been adopted by Far Right political groups like the Tea Party, as well as gun-toting supporters of the Second Amendment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has therefore become a symbol of more conservative and far right individuals and, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the US, it also is \u201csometimes interpreted to convey racially-tinged messages in some contexts.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wait a minute. Since when is it far right to support the U.S. Constitution and want smaller government? Note the subtle criticism of those who support the Second Amendment. Also, there is nothing racial about the Gadsden flag. Race was not part of the equation at the time it was designed. The Yahoo News story is injecting opinion into its reporting, giving some basic facts, but misleading the reader.<\/p>\n

Aside from the fact that the professionally offended are again trying to put a negative spin on a symbol of our history, Chris Pratt was wearing the shirt to support a pro-veteran nonprofit called the Brain Treatment Foundation.<\/p>\n

The article at The Daily Wire reports:<\/p>\n

On Facebook, Brain Treatment Foundation posted a photo of Pratt in the T-shirt and said that they were \u201chonored\u201d by the support.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honored to work with the silent warriors who sacrifice greatly so that others may live free, who defend our freedom, who live with honor and by the word of God. These warriors hunt evil to protect our peace, while those who disparage their sacrifices and our nation from behind a computer screen, pretend it doesn\u2019t exist,\u201d the organization said. \u201cWe are proud of the American flag and all symbols that represent the freedom brave men and women have shed blood for since the inception of our great country.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is another example of the political left criticizing something they know nothing about. Hopefully fewer people are falling for the antics of the professionally offended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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