Confederate flag's fate on carousel horse to be decided off-season, zoo says (MI)

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By Brad Devereaux
on August 06, 2015 at 7:15 AM
updated August 06, 2015 at 7:49 AM

... The Confederate-flag bearing horse was removed in July from its spot on a carousel, where it sat near a horse in Union garb, after The Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, 1730 S. Washington, received complaints, director Nancy Parker said.

"The horse is still resting comfortably in the barn," Parker said, noting the zoo had not made a decision about the horse as of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

"We're just letting some of the dust settle," she said Tuesday, calling the fate of the flag-bearing horse "a decision for the off-season."

Asked if the zoo has received more input after news about controversy of the carousel Confederate flag, Parker said, "We aren't really getting anything. It's been fairly quiet" ...

http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/08/confederate_flag_on_carousel_w.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. Eventually people will probably forget about it... n/t

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2. What dust? No dust, just a racist piece of shit flag that should not be allowed anywhere

decent human beings congregate.

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3. umm, where is this story from please?

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4. Ooops! Link has been added