Twitter users offer kinder, gentler replacements for the suddenly racist Gadsden flag

As Twitchy reported Friday, some clown at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined that wearing a hat bearing the Gadsden flag could be punishable as a form a racial harassment. In short, a toothless government bureaucracy has decided it cannot abide the message “Don’t Tread on Me” and has decided to become tyrannical about it.

It didn’t take long for the public to offer up some less intimidating designs that the EEOC might find palatable until this misunderstanding is worked out. Here’s one for the Final Fantasy players out there.

Why would anyone want to ban this pic.twitter.com/LgPTMUPfL8

— Tamara Winter (@_TamaraWinter) August 5, 2016

That got the ball rolling.

“No step on snek” is my favorite but all these gadsden flag memes are making me laugh

— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) August 5, 2016

@BookOfTamara pic.twitter.com/LJo5GAlcUb

— Eyeball (@ayyball) August 5, 2016

There are still a couple of fangs showing in that one; can we tone it down a shade?

Reminds me of this one — showing how govt wants citizens to act. pic.twitter.com/3Gd7Pktgdv

— Dave – Boomer Bot (@Grumpy_Hoosier) August 5, 2016

@BookOfTamara pic.twitter.com/bDlvfWVpES

— TaylorEdwards? (@TaylorEdwards99) August 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/EphY_t/status/761693810002767872

the canadian nationalist flag: pic.twitter.com/XrgUnDg0Qg

— joe blow and 269 others (@JohnathanMulroo) August 5, 2016

@Vernaculis pic.twitter.com/Ms6fyFjyfg

— mattio ☻ (@mattiopattio) August 6, 2016

@AsheSchow pic.twitter.com/ErYNxLkBVy

— Heef (@Heefosaurus) August 5, 2016

Twitter users offer kinder, gentler replacements for the suddenly racist Gadsden flag

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