# Confederate Flag: offensive or not?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 24, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag-offensive-or-not/949450 "2021-08-24T17:50:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mjmartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confederate-flag-offensive-or-not/949450/100 "2021-08-25T14:42:17Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#):
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> the Eighth Circuit **that shifts away**  
> **from Tinker’s original protections to allow suppression of a particular mode**  
> **of student political speech, even when that exact mode of expression has nev-**  
> **er caused a disruption.**

This is good evidence that I had an insufficient understanding of the decisions in other Circuits away from a showing of actual disruption. I concede the point. Thank you for the information.

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