On the other hand, there is no national consensus on what the Confederate Battle Flag means, and its history is complicated enough that I don’t think any one explanation can be called the “right” one.

Racism and slavery were not the main topics during the American Civil War, but the similarities between racism and the Confederate Battle Flag is still a real concern when you consider the groups that have used this flag as a symbol of racism since then. People that fly this flag aren’t necessarily racist, but it cannot be denied that there are racists who have flown this flag in the past. So, it is not so far fetched that this flag is associated with racism

In the same way, the large number of folks who see the Confederate flag as representing nothing more than an appropriate balance between national and state establishments (and who see the balance not being upheld by the federal government) are being truthful when they say they are loyal to the United States. The country associated with that flag hasn’t been in existence for 142 years, the people who raise the Confederate flag now say that the flag has a different meaning.

The beautiful thing about this country is we have the right to free speech and to represent whoever we want. You will see many Confederate flag tattoos out there and there is some beautiful work to behold when seeing these tattoos. As is the case with any tattoo, the artist will make or break it. There are many ways they can represent this symbol in a tattoo.

One way we’ve seen the Confederate flag tattooed on a person is the torn skin tattoo. In this tattoo, it looks as if the person’s skin is being torn apart and under it is the Confederate flag. This would symbolize the person wearing this tattoo is made of the flag. This person most likely has deep roots in the South and is proud to let others know about it. When done well, the torn skin style of tattoo is really a thing to be seen.