/u/Spellinginc - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-spellinginc/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 02 Sep 2020 02:26:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/Spellinginc - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-spellinginc/ 32 32 103504436 Danish flags get mistaken for confederate flags *sigh* https://houstonnewmedia.org/danish-flags-get-mistaken-for-confederate-flags-sigh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=danish-flags-get-mistaken-for-confederate-flags-sigh Wed, 02 Sep 2020 02:26:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6facc09525cad47a27ec6c9603003808

So, about 2 days ago I had three women come to my door and ring my ring doorbell at like 7PM. I had my door open but my screen door locked with a curtain hanging down so no one could see in. I open the curtain to see three women outside and they ask me L1 - lady 1 L2 - lady 2 L3 - lady 3 Me- me

L1: we don't want to be rude but we were wondering why you have 2 confederate flags hanging on your door?

Me: umm, those are not confederate flags, those are Danish flags, I have them on my car too

L2: oh hell yeah she does, why do you even have them up!

Me: ummm, because im Danish and my husband is Danish?

L1: where is this flag located then huh?

Me: In Denmark

L2: which state is that located in?

Me: it isn't a state..

L1: it's a country.

L2: then where is it located at!

Me: above Germany?

L3: OH! Like Norway!

I wanted to facepalm at this time just from the stupidity of the conversation.

I step outside and point at the flag and say

Me: the confederate flag is red outside with white and blue cross and stars on the blue cross. This is a plain red flag with a white plus, not a cross.

L2:stomps her feet and walks away in anger

L3: oh yeah, that's right! But my brother lives in Norway and he told me that they hate black people like us.

Me: I don't know anything about Norway, this is the Danish flag, not Norwegian. Danish people are about equality and are not racists so I am not either.

They finally understood and we talked about other things for about 30 more mins and then they walked away. I have never felt so nervous and threatened before over a flag that has nothing to do with the American history, it doesn't even have to do with America in a whole...

In case you guys want to see the "confederate flags" that are hanging at my door. https://imgur.com/gallery/YAmHNDJ

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