On TikTok, Olivia Dunne has revealed that she enjoys country music and the company of country boys. She also, apparently, received the country girl influencer starter pack: Frayed Daisy Dukes, a fringe crop top, a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and an American flag bikini. Now, some people believe that star-spangled swimwear is disrespectful, in part because the U.S. Flag Code reads: “The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.” Those broad stripes and bright stars on ‘Merica’s beloved banner notably can’t wave properly when stretched over boobs and butts either. But Dunne celebrated Independence Day in 2023 by wearing a pair of string bikini bottoms emblazoned with the flag’s stars. To properly show them off, she had to leave her fly un-Dunne.
@livvy happy birthday America🥳🇺🇸 #foryou
♬ original sound – sara
The influencer didn’t even wear the full flag two-piece, which is probably the redneck fashion equivalent of flying the flag upside down. Instead, she donned a white tube top with a knotted detail. Worse yet, Dunne added a sound effect to her video that poked fun at the use of pronouns: Conservative political commentator Michelle Malkin saying, “My pronouns are U-S-A.” For the record, according to The Washington Post’s Miss Manners column, wearing flag-inspired apparel is not actually a violation of the Flag Code — the American Legion only frowns upon repurposing real flags as clothing. Still, Dunne’s outfit was a somewhat tacky homage to the land of the free and the home of the brave.
