Viewers express outrage at HGTV’s unpatriotic faux pas

flag2-550x412In preparation for the coming Fourth of July holiday celebration, the home & garden improvement channel HGTV has managed to upset a lot of patriotic Americans.

The HGTV website featured a segment showing a photograph of bowls of fruit and a jar of lemonade sitting atop an American flag, according to Fox News Radio’s Todd Starnes.

The flag is called an “unconventional table” linen, and is also referred to as a “bright and festive table runner.”

The segment, “Classic Fourth of July Table Setting Ideas,” even goes as far as suggesting a nylon flag be used “so spills can be easily wiped off and the flag can later be hung with pride on a flag pole.”

HGTV viewers have been expressing outrage, as reported by Starnes, calling the idea offensive, un-American and an insult to the American military.

“Using an American flag as a table cloth dishonors all Americans who love Old Glory – especially those who gave their lives defending it,” one viewer wrote. “No one dies for a table cloth.”

The U.S. Flag Code only allows for the American flag to be draped over a coffin, and further states: “The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water or merchandise.”

As Starnes notes, HGTV did not return numerous calls seeking comment – nor have they responded to the controversy on their website or Facebook page.

It’s hard to imagine anyone thinking this was a good idea, yet it was somehow approved. It is safe to say this is one idea that’s going to be hard to live down. For all the wrong reasons.

Read More at Fox News Radio

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