Sunny Hostin Discusses Feeling Unsafe in Neighborhoods with Many American Flags

Sunny Hostin, co-host of ‘The View,’ reaffirmed her earlier comments expressing a sense of insecurity in areas prominently displaying American flags. Addressing her audience on the ‘Behind the Table’ podcast, Hostin stood by her view.

She explained the conversation is familiar within the Black community. Hostin recalled visiting White friends at a North Carolina beach house, feeling anxious upon seeing a Confederate flag.

The View co-host Sunny Hostin previously said she feels ‘unsafe’ when she sees neighborhoods with many U.S. flags,

She recalled, ‘I’m in the South with my two kids. I look the way I look, walk past a Confederate flag near a group in a pickup truck on the beach. I hurried back to the house and informed my hosts about the flag, which they had noticed for years but it didn’t impact them like it did me.’

Last week on ‘The View,’ during discussions about America’s 250th anniversary, Hostin revisited her sentiments from a 2021 episode of the show. She mentioned feeling uncomfortable in neighborhoods with numerous American flags.

I mentioned years ago on this show that when I see American flags everywhere in a neighborhood, I feel unsafe because a section of the country equates the flag with White supremacy. That should never be its symbol, but it has been weaponized,

Hostin clarified on the podcast that she does not oppose the American flag itself. Instead, she is concerned when flags are abundant within a community.

‘The far right has co-opted the flag, labeling themselves as patriots, evidenced by those storming the Capitol with Confederate and American flags. They have weaponized the flag, and ignoring this is absurd to me.’

She supports liberal initiatives to reclaim the American flag as a symbol of justice, freedom, and equality.

‘I would gladly join efforts to take back the flag, restoring it as a symbol of what it represents: justice, freedom, equality, and the promise of this country,’ Hostin expressed.