It's about like saying we should remove all Christian crosses from the churches because they offend Atheists.

To many people associating the Rebel flag with racism because they're ignorant.  Robert E Lee, one of the greatest generals of his time, fought for the south and he freed his slaves.  The Union generals (even Ulysses Grant) owned slaves before, during, and even [i]after [/i]the Civil War.  Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the [i]south[/i], not the north.  By that logic, the American flag is racist.