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Old 05-06-2010, 04:35 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Pearl Trade View Post
Are the kids that wore the t-shirts Mexican?
I believe one of them is half Hispanic.

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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru View Post
I don't think it's the same thing. It would be more akin to some Mexican-American kids wearing Mexican flag T-shirts and Mexican flag bandannas on the Fourth of July, since it's often viewed as a day of American pride, or maybe Patriot Day or Flag Day to a much lesser extent.
I think this is an accurate analogy if you're describing the wearing the Mexican flag in Mexico on July 4.
I just don't see how wearing the U.S. flag in the U.S. is ever inflammatory. To say that this is inappropriate is saying that you can't express patriotism in your own country on certain days.
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