Butler residents have expressed disdain for a flag containing a swear word being displayed on a house in the city.

Anne Schirra Baker drives through Fairground Hill Road to get to downtown Butler and, within the past few months, has noticed a flag that reads “F*** Biden” displayed on a house along the route.

The house has light blue siding, a wooden staircase with a few crooked steps and a waist-high wooden board separating the steps from the porch, and it displays a few other flags. Schirra Baker said this one in particular bothered her because of its use of the F-bomb. To her, the sign says something more than its two words.

“It's the profanity, and it reminded me of seeing graffiti spread across walls,” Schirra Baker said. “It's not a good look for the community.”

Schirra Baker said she understands the First Amendment right of free speech makes a flag like this legal. However, she said she has contacted city, county, state and even federal representatives in hopes they will help remove profane signs in Butler.

Butler Councilman Bob Dandoy said the city has an ordinance against profanity, but its language may not completely be effective for an issue like this. However, the council has been approached.

“The ordinance says you are not allowed to have signs in the city displaying profanity,” Dandoy said. “We know that clashes head to head with political signs. We don't know what we can do at this point in time, but it's something we are very aware of.”

Dandoy said the city sent a letter to the house, but has received no response as of yet.

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