Wednesday, May 27, 2009

NAACP Wants to Protest NASCAR

The local NAACP chapter in Miami-Dade has served notice that it will protest the NASCAR event held at Homestead Speedway in November unless the Confederate flag is banned.

NASCAR currently prohibits use of the Confederate flag on any official publication, merchandise, or event, and has done so for years. In fact, it banned a car sponsored by the Sons of Confederate Veterans in the early '90s, because it had a rebel flag painted on the roof. It does not, however, have any control over what fans bring to the track.

Bring on your protest, NAACP. You'll probably have three people with a sign out front trying to mug for the TV cameras, surrounded by New Black Panthers for security. While you're at it, protest the display of African colors (because, after all it was Africans who captured and sold their ancestors into slavery), and the display of the American flag (Native Americans certainly have a beef with the US government over how they've been treated), and the display of the Spanish flag (for all of those South and Central American natives who were captured and enslaved by Cortez and his gang).

Funny thing - the NAACP's long time partner in crime, the ACLU, is siding with anyone who wants to display the Confederate flag at the speedway, saying that it is free speech protected by the First Amendment.

1 comment:

Kath said...

Just MY opinion -- but the ACLU just sides with whoever gets to them first.

They act all self-righteous about something when they're defending it, but it's really just the latest "job" on the books for them. I don't think they truly give a crap about anything.

And you know what's going to happen now -- there'll be a bazillion confederate flags all over the place. Geez.