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[–] Luci@lemmy.ca -3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Not a fan of pride flags that remove colours :(

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It hasn’t removed any colours? That’s the standard rainbow flag that’s been around for 50 years now.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I read this as a modified pride flag, similar to how the flag you linked is also a modified pride flag.

[–] vanderbilt@beehaw.org 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Hot take but I'm not a fan of the modified pride flag. First, it's copyrighted. Second is that adding special interests defeats the purpose of making the flag all-inclusive. I get that there is a desire to recognize marginalized groups, but that was the purpose of the rainbow flag to being with. Unfortunately, even attempting discourse on the topic gets you accused of things. Fly what you feel best represents you though. If more people trend toward the modified pride flag then that's what represents them and what they want.

Edit: see the reply below, the copyright situation is different than I understood.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

First, it’s copyrighted.

Just want to jump on this one quick. I get why this might be an issue but I think it's a bit of FUD. It's licensed under Creative Commons to keep corporate bucks off of it, where the ~~original~~ current pride flag is public domain and open to corporate greed.

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed

Progress flags terms of us

[–] vanderbilt@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info. I see why they did it then. Defensive copyright is fine for a good cause.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

It looks like a lot of the copyright flak came from a now deleted tweet that didn't understand CC licensing. It happens.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As a trans woman, I often feel excluded from pride events (search for tans march at Toronto pride to get an idea where I am coming from) and the progress flag helped me feel included. So it's what I fly. Removing these marginalized groups and putting your own logo in place is a bit insulting.

[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

In my uneducated opinion, flying a solarpunk flag next to a pride flag would be ideal, even encouraged. Both are compatible with each other, while not overwriting each other's flags.

[–] lukini@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you were excluded, it was by people, not a flag. I get where you're coming from, but there is nothing wrong with the standard rainbow flag and putting their logo in the same space the progress flag uses isn't an attack on trans people.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Okay. I'm wrong that the additions made by the progress flag helped me feel included. Thanks for pointing that out.

My problem is that they used a flag design meant for inclusion and removed the inclusive parts. Why is everyone so upset that I didn't like it?

[–] lukini@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Who said they used the progress flag? It could very well be based on the rainbow flag.

And I didn't say the progress flag didn't make you feel included. I said the rainbow flag didn't exclude you. Those are very different statements. It's objective vs subjective.

Your words came off that you felt these people are doing something negative when I'm willing to bet the creators of the flag were trying to be more inclusive. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As a trans woman, I often feel excluded from pride events

Because of the basic rainbow flag..?

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I never said that. What I said is that it's nice to see inclusion.

Why you gotta troll?

Edit: blocked and moved on.

[–] vanderbilt@beehaw.org 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I warned you lol. Can’t talk about it without someone putting words in your mouth. Trolls, malingerers, and plain old people getting mad.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

The reply about me doing the gaslighting was the icing on the cake! Reminds me of Reddit.

[–] girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

I have to agree with you. From my perspective, it comes off that they don't think the Trans/POC portion is important and replace it with their own logo while keeping the rainbow and chevron. They could've easily added their own logo to the right but replacing the other colors is in very bad taste to me.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

Pretty rad ngl