July 12, 2021

USA: Black Lives Matter Chapter In Utah Has Called The American Flag “A Symbol Of Hatred” — One Only Used By Dumb Racists. NAACP Denounces Utah BLM Racist Flag Statement.

ABC4Utah published July 8, 2021: Black Lives Matter Utah, American flag controversy
Black Conservative Perspective published July 8, 2021: BLM Chapter Calls American Flag A Symbol of Hatred Only Used By DUMB Racists
New York Post
written by Lee Brown
Thursday July 8, 2021

A Black Lives Matter chapter in Utah has called the American flag “a symbol of hatred” — one only used by dumb racists.

“When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around,” Black Lives Matter Utah wrote in a July Fourth post alongside an image of the Stars and Stripes.

“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,” wrote the chapter, which founder Lex Scott says is not part of the national BLM organization.

The rant continued in the comments section and a follow-up post, where the group asked “why every racist wears that flag and flies that flag?”

“Because it is a symbol of hate … This country has created genocide under that flag,” the group said.

“We will not pledge allegiance to that flag. We will not stand for the National anthem. We will not respect a piece of cloth that you respect more than Black lives,” the group wrote.

The post quickly sparked outrage — even among the group’s own members, BLM Utah admitted.

“One member was genuinely hurt. ‘You are alienating people, please take it back,'” the group wrote in comments.

The groups claimed it also “received death threats” — closing down the comments section and vowing to donate $3 for every negative comment toward helping re-elect progressive “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
“Listen Karen, confronting you and this country about your racism isn’t hatred,” the chapter wrote, using a stereotype for angry white women in a comment attacking critics for using “repeat negative stereotypes.”

“We will proactively destroy the systems that continue to give you the power to marginalize people of color. Period,” the group wrote, saying they could “taste your fear and it tastes delicious.”

Utah Republican Chairman Carson Jorgensen told the Salt Lake Tribune that “the American flag is a symbol of freedom and opportunity to the world.”

“This banner has been flown for the liberation of millions and millions who have given their lives in honor of what the flag represents, “ Jorgensen said. “We are stalwart in our support and love for the American flag and all of the good that it stands for.”

Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler also told the paper that “the vast majority of Utahns” still regard the flag as “a symbol of unity and perseverance for our nation’s past — and hope for our nation’s future.”

“There have always been those who try to divide us. I am grateful to live in a county that allows dissenting voices to be expressed,” the Republican said.

Despite the death threats, the BLM group later posted a series of celebratory messages bragging about how they had “just pissed off every republican in America.”
“That was a good day. We pissed off every racist republican in this country. It is an honor,” the group wrote late Wednesday along with a Beyonce meme, signing off, “Ok sleep tight insurrectionists. We love you.”
written by Reem Ikram Sunday July 11, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY – After a Utah BLM Chapter made headlines across the country for claiming the American flag is racist, the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People has decided to also release a statement.

On July 10, the President of the NAACP Utah State Conference, Jeanetta Williams denounces the statements made by a representative of the Utah BLM on “When we Black Americans see this flag, we know the person flying it is not safe to be around, is a racist and lives in a different America and questions their intelligence.”

According to the National Association, they do not agree with the controversial idea and dismisses the thought that flying the American flag is a racist message.

“The flag stands for all the people who have lived and served to bring about the best of the American Experience, that all people are created equal,” the NAACP states. “Real American Patriots have stood for equality and justice for all. While we recognize that the history of our nation is marked with both failures and successes in the treatment of minorities, we know the way forward starts with respect and togetherness for all Americans.”

Williams goes on to say the American flag represents “the highest aspirations expressed from the founding of the Union, through the Emancipation Declaration, the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution, the Enactment of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, to the millions of Americans who support their fellow citizens of all races, national origin, and color.”

On July 4, Black Lives Matter Utah posted a picture of the American flag with a caption that prompted a national dialogue about what the flag really means.

“When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around. 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 then we do. When we see this flag, we question your intelligence. We know to avoid you. It is a symbol of hatred,” the social media post says.

“I don’t take it back because some of us live in a different America…we really do. We don’t have the same experience as the people who are flying that [flag],” founder Lex Scott explains.

Scott is the one who wrote that post causing a flurry on social media.

“I watched a bunch of white supremacist march through Philadelphia with American flags and then I waited for outrage. No outrage came… which made me angry. Then I realized the Ku Klux Klan marches with that flag, patriot front, proud boys, oath keepers, the three percenters, and I’ve never heard outrage about them using the flag for hate… so I said what a lot of us are thinking,” states Scott.

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UPDATE 7/12/21 at 10:28pm: Added info below.
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