Mushroomhead, the band named after a dick, defends the Confederate flag

Despite the fact that Mushroomhead is from Cleveland—a city that was never even close to becoming part of the Confederacy—the masked avant-metal band has been flying the Confederate flag as part its merch for a bit. Lately, though, the group has been forced to defend its use of the flag, and fortunately (or unfortunately, if you’re Mushroomhead, but a lot of things are unfortunate if you’re Mushroomhead) it’s been doing a really bad job of it. In a post on its Facebook page, Mushroomhead argues that it can use the flag because it’s a band of rebels, saying:
Mushroomhead Masks & Memorabilia …..A rebel is a person who stands up for their own personal opinions despite what…