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Often overlaps with [[Captain Geographic]], and occasionally overlaps with [[Goofy Print Underwear]] (when the flag's not on your ''head'').
A [[Super
Compare [[Sigil Spam]], [[Symbol Motif Clothing]].
Not to be confused with [[Star
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** The show actually takes place in in Japan. So he's {{spoiler|a Canadian pretending to be an American while living in Japan.}}
*** However, he seems to genuinely believe that ''every country in the world'' belongs to America.
* In the [[Whateley Universe]], Captain Canada has an outfit and round shield that's a blatant ripoff of the 'Captain America' costume, except for the Canadian flag. It's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] repeatedly. The other Canadian mutants at [[Super
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* There was a case in which Paulina Rubio, a pop singer, caused controversy because of a picture taken from her only covered with the flag. In the American continent, this is considered disrespectful to it and illegal.
** A similar instance occurred with the Burger King restaurants in Spain. The publicity in question was about a cowboy and some other guy dressed in a sarape with the Mexican flag on it, promoting the "Texican Burger."
* Juan Escutia, one of the ''[
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Rose's Union Jack T-shirt in ''[[
** Though Rose would also tell you that it's properly called the Union ''Flag'', not the Union Jack. It's only a Jack when it's being flown on a ship.
* Amanda Holden wore a gorgeous dress mimicking the Union Jack to the finale of the 2008 ''[[Britain's Got Talent (TV)|Britains Got Talent]],'' which did not air in America.
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* [http://i45.tinypic.com/wvyfew.jpg Ginger Spice] from ''[[The Spice Girls]]'' was known for wearing a Union Jack dress.
** Ironically, Union Jack-patterned tank tops seem to be popular among some American women. Gwen Stacy wore one in an issue of ''[[Ultimate Spider Man]]''.
* Flying a Union flag from private dwellings is generally frowned upon these days, being seen as symptomatic of the sort of [[Hot
** Doubly frowned upon in Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland, where [[The Troubles]] established it as a symbol of the Unionist community, and so can be seen as somewhat antagonistic. In Scotland, the neutral Scottish flag is preferred, while in Northern Ireland there is limited consensus, although some favour the unaligned (but unpopular) [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/St_Patrick%27s_saltire.svg St. Patrick's cross].
*** In Northern Ireland, the Scottish flag is one of the symbols of the Unionist community (many Ulster Protestant families originate from Scotland).
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[[Category:Costume Tropes]]
[[Category:Wearing A Flag On Your Head]]
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