Seattle line dancing team claim they were kicked out of a competition after ... trends now
A patriotic Seattle-area based line dancing troupe were left aghast when they were warned against wearing their stars and stripes themed shirts during the area's 'premier LGBTQ+ Country and Western Line Dance event.'
The warning led to the Borderline Dance Team packing up and leaving the hoe down this past weekend. The group says that they would have been heckled and abused had they gone on with their planned routine.
'Unfortunately, what our team was met with upon arrival was that our flag tops were offensive to some of the convention goers. There was a small group that felt "triggered and unsafe,"' a post on Boderline's Facebook page read.
The post says that they were told they would be 'boo'd, yelled at and likely many of them would walk out.'
'This did not deter us. But then we were given an ultimatum. Remove the flag tops... or don't perform at all, which effectively was asking us to leave,' the post continued.
'We don’t speak for our team, we speak on behalf of them so the choice was theirs. As we knew would happen because there really was no choice in our minds, it was a unanimous NO.'
The Borderline Dance Team shown in their uniforms
The only comment so far from the events' organizers on the ordeal
Section 8 of the Flag Code reads in part: 'The flag should never be used as wearing apparel,' and 'No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform.'
In an interview on right-wing radio host Jason Rantz's show this week, team co-captain Lindsay Stamp said they were only at the venue for around 30 minutes before they were told about people feeling uncomfortable.
'My team doesn’t take a political stance. We came to dance. We’re a patriotic group. We support our
