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    Quote Originally Posted by sydnie7 View Post
    Just one of those transatlantic language things, but "Stars and Bars" commonly refers to the Confederate flag while the 50-state U.S. flag is the "Stars and Stripes." One assumes that Anne's version is the Stars and Stripes but I've been wrong before
    Confederate flag is what I initially thought too, since I recently sent one to a internet friend that lives in Yorkshire. She wanted it because she liked the design and I ended up explaining the connection to slavery and that most people find it offensive. (At least in the northern states.)

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