Larry wearing a Confedarate flag?

[marik]

anyone see the video of the month over at u2star.com?
it's u2 playing With A Shout from 1982 on some UK show called Something Else. you can notice that one the back of Larry's jean jacket is a big confederate flag. very stange. i wonder why he wore this, and if he knows the undertones of such a flag?

 

[Keocmb]

That's rad. Go Larry.

 

[xtal]

The confederate flag is not 'rad'.

I think Larry does not know what it means (it means ignorance, downright stupidity and insecurity) and it makes me ashamed to be American, since it's an American thing.

 

[ramblin rose]

Considering the video is from 1982 I would believe that at the time Larry probably didn't know what it meant.

 

[shart1780]

The Confederate flag doesn't mean stupidity.

 

[U2dork]

wtf?
Somebody should have told him before he went out on stage.

Does anyone know where this was recorded?

 

[shart1780]

Do you guys think all the Confederate flag means is slavery or something? It doesn't.

 

[U2dork]

Shart, the discussion you want to have regarding the meaning of the confederate flag is a topic best suited for FYM.
I am just surprised to see Larry in a confederate flag. It's very strange to me.

 

[xtal]

What does it mean then? It glorified and supported SLAVERY.
Glorifying that, and you say it's not stupidity?

 

[bonosloveslave]

Larry is the only one who can comment on why he wore that, and to my knowledge a statement on this does not exist. If any of you would like to have a discussion about what the Confederate flag means to you, please start a thread in FYM. If anyone knows of a comment by Larry about this jacket, please email me at:

bonosloveslave@interference.com