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| Major League Soccer club bans 'controversial' Betsy Ross flag at games |
| 2019-09-06 |
| [WASHINGTONTIMES] Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake has banned people from waving the Betsy Ross flag at games, claiming that the Colonial-era flag design has been “adopted as a symbol for hate groups” and doesn’t fit with the team’s mission of inclusiveness. The controversy started last month after season-ticket-holders Randolf and Diana Scott started bringing their giant Betsy Ross flag to games at Rio Tinto Stadium, which “ignited a firestorm” against the couple on social media, the local Fox News affiliate reported. Last weekend, stadium staff asked the couple to put the flag away. “They kept telling us if he wasn’t going to take it down, we were going to be rejected from the game,” Ms. Scott told the news station. “He asked me — he’s like, ‘So what’s the purpose of the flag?’” Mr. Scott recalled. “I was like, ‘Well, ‘cause, we love America.’” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 ...hmmmm, maybe not. The Gillette Stadium atmosphere is driven by the Revolution’s most vocal and passionate fans who call “THE FORT” home. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-06 21:06 |
| #13 I wonder how the New England Revolution will react to this. Watch for massed Betsy Ross flags from the Fort. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-09-06 20:28 |
| #12 10 Not according To Will Webb Ellis 2 more weeks before the RWC |
| Posted by: Beavis 2019-09-06 15:04 |
| #11 The hilarious Texas sportswriter Dan Jenkins: "How can you trust a sport where nobody falls on a loose ball?" |
| Posted by: Matt 2019-09-06 13:49 |
| #10 The rest of the world calls it football because we prefer to kick and not carry the ball across the field. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2019-09-06 13:07 |
| #9 It is well past time to start ignoring social media. |
| Posted by: Tom 2019-09-06 12:59 |
| #8 Not the first time I’ve quoted this here at Rantburg. “Soccer was invented by European women to keep them busy while the men cooked dinner.” -Hank Hill |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2019-09-06 12:06 |
| #7 Mens soccer?? Do they spend the game faking injuries? Or just keeping in touch with their inclusion feelings. I have to wonder what the Hooligans in Europe think of all this. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-09-06 11:16 |
| #6 Dell Loy Hansen joined the RSL ownership in 2009, before acquiring full ownership in January 2013. "Since then Hansen has worked with the management team regarding the direction and strategy of each business unit, as well as the potential real estate development around Rio Tinto Stadium." |
| Posted by: Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-09-06 08:16 |
| #5 "ignited a firestorm on social media" probably means one person who attended the game complained on Facebook and/or Twitter. After that, all the SJWs piled on. Maybe the Real Salt Lake should check with people who actually attend the game. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-09-06 08:09 |
| #4 Sissy foreigner kickball. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2019-09-06 07:43 |
| #3 Ban Soccer. It's an prime example of cultural appropriation. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-06 07:00 |
| #2 One more reason why soccer is not a sport worth watching. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2019-09-06 01:23 |
| #1 Fill the stands with the Betsy Ross flag then. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-09-06 00:34 |