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Flag desecration is a blanket term applied to various ways of intentionally defacing or dishonoring a flag, most often a national flag (though other flags may be defaced as well). Often, such action is intended to make a political point against a country or its policies.
Some countries have laws forbidding methods of defacement (such as burning) or forbidding particular uses considered improper (such as use for commercial purposes); often such laws only apply to the country's own national flag. Other countries protect the right to burn a flag as free speech.
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Flags can be destroyed by burning or ripping, or can be defaced with slogans, excrement, or dirt. People can shout discriminatory phrases at the flags. Flags can be walked upon, spat upon, or dragged through the dirt. Flags may simply be used improperly: such as being hung upside down or reversed (however, this is also proper protocol to indicate a problem). Flags may be "disrespected", for example by casting scorn upon it. Some consider it disrespectful not to salute the flag, although others (eg Jehovah's Witnesses) have religious reasons for not saluting. Toilet paper, doormats, and other such items may also be manufactured bearing the image of the flag, so that the flag will be desecrated in the course of everyday activities. More on [ Flag desecration ]
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Never have I seen a more outrageous display of flag desecration than in Miley Cyrus' video for "Party in the USA"
mngopwatch (mngopwatch) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:04:26 -0000
Never have I seen a more outrageous display of flag desecration than in Miley Cyrus' video for "Party in the USA"
(1/2) Remember when NE arrested my madre for flag desecration, based on an unconstitutional law? (Don't take my word: http://tiny.cc/TvJ )
meganphelps (Megan Phelps-Roper) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:41:52 -0000
(1/2) Remember when NE arrested my madre for flag desecration, based on an unconstitutional law? (Don't take my word: http://tiny.cc/TvJ )
ACLU: Flag Desecration - Resource center of articles and surveys on efforts to maintain freedoms represented by the flag gathered by the American Civil Liberties Union.
American Flag Burning Photo Archive - Collection of news photos of US flag burning incidents from around the world.
Citizens' Flag Alliance, Inc. - Supports passage of an amendment to the United States Constitution that will protect the U.S. Flag from physical desecration.
Expressive Misconduct - A critical review of the 1989 US Supreme Court ruling which overturned anti-flag desecration laws.
Meta Description: [ Judicial activism and flag-burning. ]
Our Flag - A tribute to the United States flag.
The Flag-Burning Page - A comprehensive, award-winning collection of information on flag desecration. Includes a history of U.S. Flag law, editorials, cartoons and comments.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive, award-winning collection of information on flag desecration. Includes a history of U.S. Flag law, editorials, cartoons and comments. ]
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