Macy Gray is speaking out.
Last week, the star made headlines when she wrote an op-ed for MarketWatch in which she suggested that the American flag be redesigned, as the current design has become “tattered, dated, divisive, and incorrect,” alleging that it has “replaced” the confederate flag as a symbol of racism and hate.
Reactions to the “I Try” singer’s suggestion were mixed, but certainly caused a stir on social media, and now, in an interview with TMZ, Gray has continued to defend her criticism and expanded on her call for a redesign.
She began the interview on Tuesday by once again explaining that it was the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol following the election of Joe Biden that sparked her sentiments.
SINGER MACY GRAY ARGUES US NEED A ‘NEW FLAG’ TO REPLACE ‘TATTERED, DATED, DIVISIVE’ OLD GLORY
“I feel like the flag has been violated and weaponized,” she explained. “We all saw a man being beat with a flag pole and we saw the insurrectionists storm the capital and use the American flag as their badge and symbol.”
“What the flag represents at this point is confusing. I think it’s confusing to us, it’s confusing to other countries,” she said. “It’s weird to honor it or to salute to it because you don’t know what it stands for anymore.”
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Part of her suggested change to the flag included altering the color of the stars to various tones on “the melanin scale” to accurately reflect the population of the States.
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“It sends a message that we’re all included,” Gray explained. “I just want to bring everybody together. I’m asking the government to – for once – let everybody know that we’re all in this together.”