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posted by martyb on Thursday June 11 2020, @01:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the A-See-Change dept.

Many sources are reporting what we can read at ABC News,

NASCAR banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties on Wednesday, formally distancing itself from what for many is a symbol of slavery and racism that had been a familiar sight at stock car events for more than 70 years.

The move comes amid social unrest around the globe following the death in police custody of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis. Protests have roiled the nation for days and Confederate monuments are being taken down across the South — the tradtiional fan base for NASCAR.

[...] The issue was pushed to the fore this week as Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's lone black driver, called for the banishment of the Confederate flag and said there was "no place" for them in the sport. At long last, NASCAR obliged.

"The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry," NASCAR said. "Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties."

[...] The move was announced before Wednesday night's race at Martinsville Speedway where Wallace, an Alabama native, was driving a Chevrolet with a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme. Wallace got a shoutout on Twitter from several athletes, including NBA star LeBron James, for using the paint scheme in the race.


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Bot on Thursday June 11 2020, @02:22PM (5 children)

    by Bot (3902) on Thursday June 11 2020, @02:22PM (#1006293) Journal

    > Is there some other purpose to display a Confederate flag?

    of course not. the only purpose of human actions, flag display included, is decided by the progressive commie elite. They know everything and cannot make mistakes.

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  • (Score: 2) by SpockLogic on Thursday June 11 2020, @03:29PM

    by SpockLogic (2762) on Thursday June 11 2020, @03:29PM (#1006322)

    Is there some other purpose to display a Confederate flag?

    It's to celebrate coming second in a two party race, so .... OK, there is no good reason to display it.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Thursday June 11 2020, @03:42PM (1 child)

    by SomeGuy (5632) on Thursday June 11 2020, @03:42PM (#1006328)

    So what is the proper speciesist symbol to show hate for machines that pretend to be human?

    Fracking skinjobs. Cake promising toasters! You probe clankers don't aggregate no young personal data!

    Urinates on AI Telephony Smart Customer Service system

    What, did I just offend some smart phone lover? Get out of the gene pool you toaster fracker!!

    Smashes Alexa and Google home assistants with a sledge hammer.

    Mr. Data: "I am Lieutenant Commander Data. I am an android. You may ask me you question."

    Me: Glances over at Capitan Picard and points at Data. "Does this THING have a keyboard interface? I do NOT talk to fucking toasters!".

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:41PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:41PM (#1006494)

      Whorf: "Captain, permission to beam him into space."

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:45PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @06:45PM (#1006502)

    The Confederate battle flag was a symbol of General Lee's army. Its use was revived by the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization, and by Dixiecrats, who ran on a platform of segregation. The meaning of the symbol was decided by those who chose to use it for those purposes, not by some "progressive commie elite." Assessing General Lee is a complicated matter that is of some debate [smithsonianmag.com], but there can be no doubt about the overtly racist intentions of the Ku Klux Klan and Dixiecrats. If you don't like the Confederate battle flag being a symbol of racism, then your issue should be with the racists who chose to use it for that purpose. Why are you so triggered by NASCAR's decision, to the point of starting multiple threads about it? There are plenty of symbols of Southern culture that have no ties to racism. Why is this particular symbol so important to you?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @07:09PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 11 2020, @07:09PM (#1006527)

      There are plenty of symbols of Southern culture that have no ties to racism. Why is this particular symbol so important to you?

      Waffle House FTW. Gimme some of that smothered & covered!