2011 • 48″ x 18″
acrylic, spray paint, fabric on panel
How is it that patriotic American zealots who get upset at burning flags WEAR so many flags themselves?
The United States Flag Code establishes advisory rules for display and care of the flag of the United States. It is Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code (4 U.S.C. § 1 et seq). This is a U.S. federal law, but there is no penalty for failure to comply with it. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that punitive enforcement would conflict with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. – Wikipedia
United States Code:
TITLE 4 — FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 1 — THE FLAGsection 8 respect for the flag, paragraph (d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.
(f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
So let it be noted…Literally wrapping yourself in flag isn’t necessarily a good thing. It is actually disrespectful…and if you do it, your dick might be showing.
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