# 14CV88 banned as racially offensive

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**Created:** [April 26, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14cv88-banned-as-racially-offensive/537422 "2010-04-26T17:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14cv88-banned-as-racially-offensive/537422/74 "2010-04-27T14:35:56Z")

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If it has nothing to do with race, why do they use the battle flag? The confederacy had a peacetime flag. The war was fought, no matter how nuanced you want to get about states rights or any other issue, primarily over slavery.

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