American Flag Doormats & 6 More Unpatriotic Decorations that Should Be Taken Down


American flag
American flag

There's something about the summer months that pushes pride in your country to a whole other level. From Memorial Day to Flag Day to July 4 and on and on, there is red, white, and blue as far as the eye can see. But the little flap over an American flag doormat this past weekend is a good reminder that even patriotism can be a taken a wee bit too far by eager homeowners.

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An angry veteran alleged that Lowe's stores were selling doormats with flags on them, a blatant suggestion that people wipe their feet on Old Glory. Snopes has cleared the home improvement giant, but found other sellers who were using the nation's symbol on their doormats. Eww!

And if you think that's bad, wait until you get a load of the other disrespectful decor I found.

The flag has been used by American retailers in some truly bizarre ways. I'm talking car seat covers (so you can sit on the flag and spill fast food on it, fart on it ... come on, on long car trips, everyone does it) and dining mats that are made to be spilled on.

I'm sure most of the people who buy these things are just well-meaning Americans caught up in flag fervor. But do me a favor, will you? After you've perused these awful interpretations of patriotism, think carefully about how you want to use red, white, and blue in your home.

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Carseat Covers
Carseat Covers

Car Seat Covers: Which you put your butt on, drop food on, fart on ...

Flag towel
Flag towel

Beach Towel: Which you lie on, use to dry off with ...

American flag mud flap
American flag mud flap


Mud Flaps: Designed to get incredibly dirty to protect a car's paint job ... think about it

Dining mats
Dining mats


Dining Mats: Designed to catch all the food that falls off of your plate ..

Area rug
Area rug


Area Rug: For stepping on


dog beds
dog beds


Dog Bed: To be covered in dog hair, etc.

What sort of Americana have you seen that takes the pride thing far?

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Written by Jeanne Sager for CafeMom's blog, The Stir.

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