By Ryan Smith
Newsweek
June 26, 2021
Macy Gray has doubled down on her criticism of the U.S. flag as she continues to call for a new redesigned version with stars that would represent “everyone’s skin tone.”
The singer elicited a strong response with her op-ed for MarketWatch, published on Thursday, in which she said the current flag “no longer represents democracy and freedom” and was “tattered, dated, divisive, and incorrect.”
She suggested Old Glory’s popularity at the U.S. Capitol riot showed that for many it had become a “replacement” for the Confederate battle flag, which she called “a symbol of opposition to the abolishment of slavery.”