i originally sent this to the person who made the flag originally, but then i realized they haven’t posted since november last year so, um, aroaces,
our flag looks like the flag of apartheid south africa
my south african friend brought this up to me today. it doesn’t matter how different the flags are–when you spraypaint it, when you see the flag from far away, all you see is the orange, white, and blue
the apartheid south africa flag is a flag that is a threat to their lives, their safety, and their country
my friend proposed that we could flip the flag, like an upside down cross, and i would like to suggest shifting the colours like this (similar to what they were like on the original aroace flag):
the colours all have the same meaning, they’re just different shades now. i don’t like to reblog bait but please reblog this, regardless of if you’re aroace or not, so we can spread word and use a flag thatdoesn’t represent white supremacy and racism.
Hi! I was not aware of this when I made this flag. I do understand how it could remind someone of that flag, but frankly I do think they’re still pretty visually distinct. My flag has more stripes, including a yellow and a sky blue that aren’t present in the other flag, lacks a symbol, and the two blue stripes have high enough contrast that even from a distance you can see both. I did make a slightly adjusted version that emphasizes those things more, though, if that helps.
Just… idk, there are lots of flags out there, and a lot of them are going to have superficial resemblance to each other. Plus, blue white and orange is a really common color scheme. There are lots of other flags that use it as well.
If it makes people more comfortable to turn the flag upside down or use a different one, that’s totally fine. I’m not going to make anyone use a flag that they’re uncomfortable with.
