Do you find the Confederate Flag Racist?

I know people say its just about heritage, and the southern way of life but it represented something that was only good for straight white christian men, i know alot of people who have it and have admitted they were racist, and it DID represent rebelling against the union, they say thats fine they wanted independence, and keep human beings as slaves. Are people really that ignorant in thinking its not racist, its like the swastika you can make arguments on who adopted it but at the end of the day it still represents bigots dosent it????? what do you think