K-pop star faced backlash for wearing 'vintage' Confederate flag shirt. His label apologized.

[Haggard Celine]

11. Oh, I'm not excusing it. It's stupid to get

at tattoo on your body without researching what it means. I'm just saying there's a lot of people making stupid decisions out there and most of them, I think, are not making these choices out of malice. They're just ignorant and they see something that they think looks cool, but that's all they know about it. These Asians who wear and display rebel flags aren't pro-slavery. It's still offensive, but it's not an intentional insult to people. There's Asian designs, like the swastika, originally, that an American might like to wear, but isn't appropriate. We all have a lot of learning to do.