Utah Black Lives Matter Founder Faces Backlash for Calling US Flag ‘Symbol of Hatred’
In a Facebook post made on Independence Day, Utah’s Black Lives Matter (BLM) Chapter wrote that the American flag is “a symbol of hatred” and those flying are “racist.” “When we Black Americans see this flag, we know the person flying it is not safe to be around,” the post reads. “When we see this flag, we know the person flying it is a racist. When we see this flag, we know that the person flying it lives in a different America than we do. When we see this flag, we question your intelligence. We know to avoid you. It is a symbol of hatred.” Lex Scott, the chapter’s founder, said she stands by her words about the American flag being a symbol of hate. “If you see that every person that hates you is carrying an American flag how would you feel about that flag? If every message of hate that you receive …
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