• TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Yeah, that'd be nice.

    They interviewed a former YPO member and one question was about why they chose the symbol and if he thinks trying to reclaim it now is a good idea and here's part of his response that I liked:

    As we grew politically and respected the Black Panthers and the Young Lords we determined that there was no place in the movement or the world for the Confederate flag. It symbolizes a period of time when our black brothers and sisters were mere property to sold or destroyed at the white man`s convenience. And that the Confederate flag was created to serve as a symbol of plantation owners to perpetuate slavocracy. I would not recommend it's use by any group or anyone or any purpose and believe that it should be destroyed as a tribute to those who suffered pain and anguish in a great dark period of our history.