I'm black and it doesn't really bother me. A lot of black men died for that flag. They volunteered for the confederate army.
BINGO !! Now days the flag is simply a part of history. Weather black or white, people died for it. That fact alone needs to be respected. Do I support the flag? Yep, because it's history. Am I a racist? Nope. The "n" word was a bad word when I was coming up. I'm 27 years old and if I were to say that word my mama would slap my face right now. We were taught to show respect to everyone.