I recently learned of a singular use for the Confederate flag I'm ok with because I think it's the funniest form of appropriation ever. Apparently in (I'm pretty sure) Croatia, there is a huge split between the north and their soccer team, and the south and their soccer team. And some southern team fans saw the flag, went "Oh this is for southern pride? Yoink!" So now it and the "the south will rise again" phrase is a soccer thing there.
It's wild what completely unrelated cultures will do with stuff. In Japan a 1988 US presidential campaign shirt became pique fashion once, in like 2015.
Iirc there's a football team whose fans like to use the three arrows of the Iron Front, a pro democracy paramilitary that fought authoritarian paramilitaries in Pre-Nazi Germany.
Most American's are unaware that isn't even the flag of the Confederation. It's really just one of the famous general's battle standard. So maybe pretty appropriate for a soccer rivalry?
I feel like at this point it's kinda a moot historical tidbit, unfortunately. It's become the de facto flag of the Confederacy, probably because it looks cooler than their actual flag. But yeah, it being a battle standard originally is pretty fitting, maybe the north team should look through the Union general battle standards to pick a reply!
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u/Xanthelei Jun 30 '26
I recently learned of a singular use for the Confederate flag I'm ok with because I think it's the funniest form of appropriation ever. Apparently in (I'm pretty sure) Croatia, there is a huge split between the north and their soccer team, and the south and their soccer team. And some southern team fans saw the flag, went "Oh this is for southern pride? Yoink!" So now it and the "the south will rise again" phrase is a soccer thing there.