Dildos in the name of ISIS

A CNN reporter may never live down the day she was so pleased at being the only person to notice an Islamic State flag at a London gay pride march. Correspondent Lucy Pawle had no doubts she had seen the terrorist banner in the parade, even though she acknowledged it was a poor attempt at mimicry and the writing on it "could be gobbledygook". In fact the symbols on the flag weren't even writing, they were silhouettes of sex toys. The event at which the flag was flown should have given Pawle pause for thought before she started revelling in her own cleverness. Plenty of other people were able to join the dots and the torrents of derision soon followed on social media. If you look at the flag closely, it's clearly not Arabic, in fact it looks like it could be gobbledygook, but it's very distinctive, the Isis flag. But from far away, Arabic looks like buttplugs & dildos. Speaking of dildos, over 100 people rallying for the Confederate flag today say they don't want it removed from public places because they don't believe it's an offensive or racist symbol. Instead, they're stressing how important it is to the history of our country, specifically in the south. "It's not about racism," said supporter Tim Guthrie. "It's about our family heritage." Guthrie and organizer Bill Starnes say the "Save the Flag Rally" was an unfortunate necessity. That flag seriously needs to come down. The symbol has always been associated with racism, especially considering the Confederacy started over slavery. Even an ISIS flag would be a refreshing step up.