It depends on who we are trying to offend as offensiveness will depend on cultural background, nationality blah blah blah.
This is quiote good at offending Brits as it stands. Some Americans would also be offended by the confederate swastika and the hammer and sickle but wouldn't find the union flag imagery interesting.
A Guardian reader would probably find all of it offensive. They may find the Union flag offensive in itself. A Daily Mail reader may find the Union flag and the swastika in the same flag but may not get the rest.
If we want to offend Americans in particularly then we need to attack the state religions of Christianity and America. I imagine any subversion of the current flag would do the latter. Stars made out of upside-down crosses?
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Date: 2005-06-29 09:47 am (UTC)It depends on who we are trying to offend as offensiveness will depend on cultural background, nationality blah blah blah.
This is quiote good at offending Brits as it stands. Some Americans would also be offended by the confederate swastika and the hammer and sickle but wouldn't find the union flag imagery interesting.
A Guardian reader would probably find all of it offensive. They may find the Union flag offensive in itself. A Daily Mail reader may find the Union flag and the swastika in the same flag but may not get the rest.
If we want to offend Americans in particularly then we need to attack the state religions of Christianity and America. I imagine any subversion of the current flag would do the latter. Stars made out of upside-down crosses?