While I felt no compuction about wearing a patriotic t-shirt yesterday and was happy to march in parades where Red, White AND Blue were prominently displayed, I have always been leery of overt symbolism, which often seems to serve as a statement of superiority and exclusion rather than simple pride.
On a somewhat related note, I found myself wondering what thought -- or perhaps lack thereof -- went into decision to have Indian head-dresses be the parade handout of Judy Biggert's marchers in the Lisle 4th of July parade. I'm not really sure how Indian head-dresses correspond to the 4th of July, other than perhaps as a symbol of the people whose country we're freely living upon.
Somehow I doubt the kids got a full historical explanation along with their feathers. Call me a left-wing kook, but it seemed kind of inappropriate.
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While I felt no compuction about wearing a patriotic t-shirt yesterday and was happy to march in parades where Red, White AND Blue were prominently displayed, I have always been leery of overt symbolism, which often seems to serve as a statement of superiority and exclusion rather than simple pride.
On a somewhat related note, I found myself wondering what thought -- or perhaps lack thereof -- went into decision to have Indian head-dresses be the parade handout of Judy Biggert's marchers in the Lisle 4th of July parade. I'm not really sure how Indian head-dresses correspond to the 4th of July, other than perhaps as a symbol of the people whose country we're freely living upon.
Somehow I doubt the kids got a full historical explanation along with their feathers. Call me a left-wing kook, but it seemed kind of inappropriate.
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