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Capture The Flag

How to tell what side of the aisle your USA merch is on

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Deric Mendes
Jul 04, 2026
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A dear friend recently texted me while clothes shopping with her preteen daughter. The girl, an aspiring gymnast, spotted a glittery American flag shirt and pleaded with her mother to buy it. Where the kid saw Simone Biles, her mother, a brilliant brand designer, saw complications and gave it a hard pass.

I wasn’t sure how to respond. She’s one of the ki…

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