Offensive or Not?

There is a great debate online right now over if US Olympian Leo Manzano's celebration of his silver medal was patriotic.  Manzano was the first American to win a medal for the US in the 1500 meter race since 1968, and photos captured him draped with an American flag over his back while carrying a smaller Mexican flag in his hand.

This image was the subject of Ruben Navarette's column, columnist for CNN and other publications.  Navarette stated in his article that for some the image may have warmed their hearts, but for him "...the image didn't warm my heart. It upset my stomach."  Navarette believes the waving of two flags by the Olympian was disrespectful to the US.  You can read the article here, U.S. Olympic athlete, Mexican flag?

A rebuttal to Navarette's CNN article has been published on a site called Latino Rebels.  Latino Rebels states that they "...think that what Manzano did was an expression of his true identity."  You can read more here, In Response to Ruben Navarrette’s CNN Column on Manzano, We Stand With the Traitors

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