'Words matter, symbols matter too,' Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson said. 'Why don't we wear a swastika for July Fourth? Because I don't know, it makes a difference. The cross burning on
writer Michael Eric Dyson on Wednesday defended Nike's move to pull a shoe featuring the Betsy Ross American flag by relating it to other symbols of hate, including burning crosses and Nazi swastikas.
"Right now, this flag has been used by people who want to pummel African Americans, Latinx, Jews and other people. Neo-nazis who want to claim they have the true copyright on American identity," the professor continued.
Jackson then prompted Dyson to discuss the views of Americans who believe that this is"PC culture run amok."
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