The National Flag Design Has Become Crocs Sandals Accessories?

This summer, a sandal called "Crocs" is popular in the streets of Beijing. It is eye-catching because of its bright colors and special exhaust windows. Recently, when Mr. Zhu bought shoes, he found that dozens of shoe accessories with the brand included a Chinese flag pattern. He thinks that it is not proper to put the national flag as an ornament on the foot. Yesterday, in the Pacific department store's Crocs counters, the shelves of all the shoes were placed alongside the accessories for sale, with many styles, large and small shapes, but they could be fixed on small holes on the surface of shoes as decoration. The salesmen took out small panels specially designed to display the flags of the national flag, and there were more than 20 flags of various countries, each priced at around 18 yuan. "The flag is originally a symbol of the country, and it is full of dignity and sanctity. But is it not appropriate to put it on shoes as accessories?" A middle-aged lady who buys a Crocs accessory with her children has this view. "In traditional Chinese ideas, feet may not be a particularly suitable carrier for jewelry. When riding with a national flag, it will inevitably be dusty or mud, or carelessly make the national flag broken, which is even disrespectful to the state flag." The reporter asked whether the flag was worn on his feet, which was not appropriate. The reply from the salesperson was: "our Chinese flag has not been changed at will, and it has nothing to wear on the feet. It has been selling quite well recently." At the same time, some customers think that "this is not the same as putting the flag on clothes and cars, it is patriotic performance." SOGO sales staff of Crocs counters in SOGO Department searched for all accessories and found only one of the Chinese flags. The salesperson said that the accessories were divided into two categories: one is the Disney brand, the other is the cartoon character, the other is the ordinary style, fruit, guitar, skeleton and so on. Accessories and shoes are not unified production systems, but sales of all accessories are allowed, he said. The reporter tried to contact the relevant person in charge of Crocs company, but the service phone on the website has not been connected. The eighteenth law of the National Flag Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that the national flag and its designs shall not be used as trademarks or advertisements. In March of this year, the famous sports brand Adidas's products were made of the national flag "red yellow five stars" as the basic pattern, and the largest brand in five stars was printed with its brand logo, triggering the "national flag gate" incident.