Associated Students at UC Irvine Vote to Ban the American flag as 'Hate Speech'

So fucking stupid it's actually hilarious.

At CBS News Los Angeles, "UC Irvine Student Leadership Panel Votes To Remove American Flag from Campus Lobby":

IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — Students at UC Irvine have voted for a more “inclusive space” by banning the American flag on part of the campus.

Under resolution R50-70 passed Thursday, the Associated Students of UCI voted to remove all flags, including Old Glory, from a student government work room on campus, according to the Associated Students website.

A portion of the resolution reads: “(F)lags construct paradigms of conformity and sets homogenized standards for others to obtain which in this country typically are idolized as freedom, equality and democracy.”

Authored by student Matthew Guevara, the resolution goes on to state that since “the American flag has been flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism,” its display “does not express only selective aspects of its symbolism but the entire spectrum of its interpretation.”

After citing freedom of speech as a “valued right that ASUCI supports,” the resolution states that “freedom of speech, in a space that aims to be as inclusive as possible can be interpreted as hate speech.”

Also at Campus Reform, "U. California students remove offensive American flag from 'inclusive' space." (Via Memeorandum.)

ADDED: At the Other McCain, "The United Hates of America."