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Customer Adam Walker said he sees the resemblance to the Confederate flag.

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Originally posted by Sailor1911:
Oh, please! Get a life.

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“I see the Seahawks flag with the X through it. That's been here for four years, no one has said anything about it,” said O’Brien. This is not a racist bar. No racism.”

Customer Adam Walker said he sees the resemblance to the Confederate flag.

“I can definitely see a resemblance. You'd be arguing against logic if you were to say there was no resemblance at all,” said Walker.

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Originally posted by lkdr1989:
Alright you iPhone X owners...give them up!

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Originally posted by Icabod:
"TACOMA, Wash. - A Tacoma restaurant was the source of controversy over an altered Seahawks flag there with what some say are Confederate markings.

The owner West End Pub and Grill said he is pretty frustrated with the situation and made it clear that he did not intend for the flag to represent the Confederacy, or Confederate values, and this is the first time he's heard a complaint after having it up for four years.

Customer Leah Ford said she’s been to the pub multiple times over the years, but on Thursday, she suddenly noticed the flag.

“I just happened to look up and I saw it there and I was just really shocked. To me, I could definitely see the resemblance to something that - you know, for me, is not OK. Whether it be oppression, racism, rape, murder, slavery,” said Ford.

Ford said she asked to talk with a manager.

“I wanted to have a conversation about, ‘Hey, what do you think this flag represents?’ Because I feel that it's a negative representation of the Seahawks,” said Ford.

But Ford said the manager had no interest in taking it down.

“He said, ‘I'm not taking it down, I'm not getting a ladder, if you have a problem with it you should post about it on Facebook,’” said Ford.

Ford said she did post about it on Facebook, which led to another manager kicking them out before they finished their meals.

The issue is generating hundreds of comments on Facebook, with some people posting side-by-side comparisons of the Confederate flag with the Seahawks flag at West End.

Corey O’Brien is a longtime customer of West End. He says he’s half-black and he doesn’t see a problem with the flag.

“I see the Seahawks flag with the X through it. That's been here for four years, no one has said anything about it,” said O’Brien. This is not a racist bar. No racism.”

Customer Adam Walker said he sees the resemblance to the Confederate flag.

“I can definitely see a resemblance. You'd be arguing against logic if you were to say there was no resemblance at all,” said Walker.

The bar owner said he never intended the flag to be connected to the Confederate flag in any way, but said he decided to take it down to avoid the controversy.

Ford said she hopes the dialogue will continue.

“It’s great he took it down. It’s sad we weren’t’ able to have a conversation. There are so many times when people don't have a voice. And when you have an opportunity to speak out, you absolutely should,” said Ford.

West End’s owner said he collects Seahawks gear from all over and doesn't remember where he bought the flag four years ago. "

http://www.kiro7.com/news/sout...e-markings/658308347

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
So a diagonally crossed flag now has "Confederate markings"?

Someone better tell Jamaica to get their act together before another SJW is triggered.


-Rob

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Originally posted by jhe888:

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Originally posted by BurtonRW:
So a diagonally crossed flag now has "Confederate markings"?

Someone better tell Jamaica to get their act together before another SJW is triggered.


-Rob

Scotland's Cross of St. Andrew is in trouble.

Or Ireland's Cross of St. Patrick.

Or the Union Jack, as Zoom6zoom, said.