Recently, New York Times Editorial Board member Mara Gay revealed that she was extremely triggered by the sight of “dozens of American flags” on Long Island.
NYT/MSNBC’s @MaraGay: In Long Island last weekend, I saw “dozens of American flags,” which was “just disturbing” pic.twitter.com/RhGdqqJope
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 8, 2021
In an effort to mitigate the blowback that Gay’s rightly been receiving, New York Times PR decided to shame her critics for pointing out that she’s being absolutely ridiculous:
New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay's comments on MSNBC have been irresponsibly taken out of context. Her argument was that Trump and many of his supporters have politicized the American flag. The attacks on her today are ill-informed and grounded in bad-faith.
— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) June 8, 2021
And speaking of things that are ill-informed and grounded in bad faith, here’s Charlotte Clymer’s take on the situation:
As a military veteran, I completely agree with Mara Gay. It is disturbing. Large American flags on trucks are performative nonsense that are absolutely intended to communicate that America is a conservative, white country. It's an intentional signal. She's right. https://t.co/DjzWOyvT1m
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) June 8, 2021
This is what Mara Gay is talking about.
I'll speak for myself here: I've folded countless American flags for the loved ones of fallen service members, and when I see this, all I can think is: "Yeah, that person is definitely an asshole and most likely a coward." pic.twitter.com/mhgj6j0rlP
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) June 8, 2021
That’s all Charlotte can think.
It obviously doesn't occur to people like Charlotte that it says a whole lot more about them than it does the person who has the flag on their truck.
I honestly cannot comprehend how people live their lives this way. https://t.co/814vChdjlk
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) June 9, 2021
No, it’s very simple: people who feel the need to hoist giant ass American flags on their car by default are deeply insecure and probably racist.
We’re all adults here. Let’s cut the shit and be honest about this. https://t.co/8J7UfZrQR2
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) June 9, 2021
First of all, Charlotte:
"We’re all adults here."
Lol, where is this "here" place? Cause it ain't *here* here. This twitter. https://t.co/Y63aB13vSs
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) June 9, 2021
Caleb makes an excellent point. Clymer’s got Twitter all wrong.
And she’s got this flag thing all wrong, too.
That’s not what our flag represents… at all. https://t.co/SuoHCkPCpS
— Time traveller 🐴 (@starboard_light) June 9, 2021
American flags are the new 👌. That's the next narrative. Watch. https://t.co/gXECFDBeJY
— Mrs. Brassenstein (@MBrassenstein) June 9, 2021
Ugh.
Exactly. Non-white supremacists fly a mini US flag while driving a Mini Cooper. Large US flag on a truck is akin to 9/11 but worse.
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) June 9, 2021
You don’t speak for veterans. https://t.co/JZ05FZEmnf
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) June 9, 2021
She definitely doesn’t speak for sane or reasonable people.
https://twitter.com/TheRacineTimes/status/1402615398428774403
https://twitter.com/EzraCeleste/status/1402621659140575234
"I have a real problem with people using certain symbols to signal to others what they value most," says the women with pronouns, a pride flag, and her sexual orientation in the bio https://t.co/tDGTHXs0DE
— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) June 9, 2021
Right? A**hole, heal thyself.
This makes no sense
— Austin Hanna Wx (@a_hanna_wx) June 9, 2021
Sounds like a personal problem…
— Frog Hollingsworth (@bolo_ab) June 8, 2021
Charlotte Clymer has a lot of those.
Lots and lots of projection here.
And, wouldn't you believe it, this is politicizing the American flag like the New York Times is pretending that Mara Gay wasn't. https://t.co/cvVEviX6xE
— Cranky "Vaccinated, Sophisticated" Gordon (@StillCrankyAF) June 9, 2021
https://t.co/OEuqqvLxuv pic.twitter.com/k6l665qs2y
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) June 9, 2021
Now we can all await the "That's different" or "False equivalence" BS.
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) June 9, 2021
We’ll make sure to bring a book to read while we wait.
Here’s what is simple: you have a history of being a huge douchebag to women you disagree with to the point of being sexist. You’re labeling someone a racist for wanting to fly the American flag.
You’re still a douchebag. https://t.co/1m7VpnwYHU
— kaitlin, rino attention seeking whore (@thefactualprep) June 9, 2021
Your entire twitter account is performative nonsense. https://t.co/PBmxL8fyMM
— Utterly Purple (@DefiantlyFree) June 9, 2021
True story.