Why is it disrespectful to wear the American flag?

“The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.” That means every American flag swimsuit, button-up shirt, and even those famous Old Navy flag shirts, can be considered disrespectful. read more

The American flag is a symbol that has a profound meaning to many people. To give one example, the many soldiers and sailors and airman who've fought and died to defend the flag and what it represents. read more

We can quibble about what makes a piece of cloth a flag but if you use blue, add some stars, and red-and-white stripes and intend it to symbolize the American flag, you shouldn’t wear it. 2) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature. read more

The American flag is a symbol that has a profound meaning to many people. To give one example, the many soldiers and sailors and airman who've fought and died to defend the flag and what it represents. Often they died literally under, or within sight of the same flag. read more