Seattle line dance competition kicks out team over American flag-themed costumes that 'triggered' audience members

A women’s country line dancing team was told that their American flag-themed matching outfits made a group of attendees at a Seattle dance convention "associated with the situation in Palestine and the Trans community" feel “triggered and unsafe” and that the women could not wear the star-spangled outfits for their performance.

The Borderline Dance Team, which has members across Washington, was scheduled to perform at the Emerald City Hoedown in Seattle on Saturday. According to Borderline, the festival had been asking the group to participate for three years, but they were previously unable to due to the convention’s COVID restrictions.

DEVELOPING: The Borderline Dance Team was scheduled to perform at the Emerald City Hoedown in Seattle on Saturday.

According to the team, a small group of convention goers "associated with the situation in Palestine and the Trans community" said they felt “triggered and unsafe”… pic.twitter.com/X7sMGIPIKv

— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) April 9, 2024