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Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn (R) compares the state flag and its Confederate imagery to pirate flags that said “rape and pillage.”
“What does our flag say about us?" @PhilipGunnMS said. (via @SlimSmith5) #MSleg
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“What does our flag say about us?" @PhilipGunnMS said. (via @SlimSmith5) #MSleg
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“The flag is the banner under which groups of people are united. It represents what the group believes and stands for. Even pirates had flags—the skull and crossbones. It said rape and pillage. What does our flag say about us?" Republican MS House Speaker Philip Gunn said. 2/
“When the NCAA says that Mississippi State can't host a regional or Ole Miss can't go to a bowl game until the flag is changed, then it's suddenly a whole different story. People might start having a whole different view of the flag then. That could change it,” Gunn said. 3/
Gunn first advocated for changing the flag after the Charleston church massacre in 2015:
“As a Christian, I believe our state's flag has become a point of offense that needs to be removed. We need to begin having conversations about changing Mississippi's flag." 4/4
“As a Christian, I believe our state's flag has become a point of offense that needs to be removed. We need to begin having conversations about changing Mississippi's flag." 4/4
