A conservative commentator has said that the rainbow Pride flag and the Confederate flag represent “the exact same thing” in a Fox and Friends segment this week.
Star Parker—founder and president of the Centre for Urban Renewal and Education—and host Steve Doocy were discussing President Trump’s response to the violent actions of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia.
When asked about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s condemnation of President Trump’s lack of action, Parker said, “that is not what happened”.
"Nancy Pelosi is exploiting an opportunity that they think will play to their side," she continued.
Parker then decided to bring the LGBT+ community and the Pride flag—a symbol of peace and inclusion—into the discussion.
"But you know what's really interesting and really incredible irony here is the same people that are demanding that the Confederate flag comes down are the same people that are insisting that the rainbow flag goes up,” she said.
"These two flags represent the exact same thing—that certain people, groups, are not welcome here," Parker continued.
"So if Nancy Pelosi wants to say that we're going to start shutting down First Amendment rights of a certain group of people, then what happens the next time that the homosexuals want to walk through an American city and protest and counter protesters come out?”
Twitter users have been quick to point out some of the flaws in Parker’s argument, giving her a brief lesson in LGBT+ history.
