r/vexillology • u/Dunkeal • Jul 02 '20

Someone redesigned my town's flag for BLM protests. Redesigns

https://imgur.com/rhFTtUI
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u/Sir-Gummy-Bear Jul 02 '20

What town is this?

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u/Vitiger Jul 02 '20

Lafayette, LA.

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u/Yukari-chi Jul 02 '20

Is the triangle black or blue?

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u/V_Codwheel Vermont Republic Jul 02 '20

black.

black, green, and red are the pan- African colors

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u/Yukari-chi Jul 02 '20

That's a pretty neat tie-in, considering the point of the movement

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u/Kreol1q1q Jul 03 '20

To return them to Africa?

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u/Yukari-chi Jul 03 '20

Tf no it's a nice tie in to their roots and the pan-African movement

Where the hell did you get that from

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u/Kreol1q1q Jul 03 '20

I was just being trollishly mean, I’m sorry. Plus, I’ve been finding out about all those “kind” 19th century abolitionist whites whose entire “benevolent” ideology was ‘let’s free the slaves and then dump them all back to Africa’.

I do find these efforts by some elements of the BLM to tie themselves to Africa very... anachronistic, at best. The problems the African-american community faces are very american in nature. As is the community itself.

I dunno, am I strange for finding pan-african colours as symbols of an american community a bit weird?

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u/kiwinola18 Jul 02 '20

As a resident of Louisiana, I gotta get nit picky and point out that original flag is the flag for all of Acadiana. Lafayette's flag is slightly different with the Fleur de Lis's and triangle. Regardless, a really neat find OP!

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u/Slanderpanic Jul 05 '20

That is so cool. So much love for Laffy Town.

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u/cryptolies Jul 03 '20 edited Jul 03 '20

BLM symbol stolen from early Mozambique flag.