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Are they pulling all references to actual confederate States flags, or the army flag of Robert E Lee which more closely resembles the "confederate flag" used in racist contexts today.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_Sta...

It seems like the solid flag is now pretty much only used For shock value and racist advertisement, without the historical content.

I liked what Dave Winer had to say about his experience with it:

http://scripting.com/2015/06/22/theConfederateFlagIsAHateCri...




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