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The rejected EU flag from 2002. (feddit.org)

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[-] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

The queer community deserves a better flag. The rainbow was great and made sense - the whole spectrum of the rainbow; everybody. Now it’s just displeasing to look at with clashing colors. Maybe a vexillologist can chime in to put that into better words.

This is not a critique of people, just my opinion of this flag.

[-] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I dunno man, I really like the flag. Like you I dont have a good reason for why either, and thats fine, tastes are different.

[-] sqgl@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"The queer community"

In fact what was wrong with queer vs an ever-changing acronym? Or could we just use rainbow?

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 days ago

I really like saying LGBTQ in a French way, though.

Lejebetequoi

[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Many dislike queer because it is a slur, in recent years though it is being reclaimed more and more by the community.

I remember even just a few years ago you could tell just how politically motivated someone was by weather they identified as "queer" or one of the many individual flavors of the rainbow (lesbian, gay, etc)

[-] sqgl@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It was a slur, then it was reclaimed but now it has fallen into disuse because of the acronym so it may have already slipped back into being a slur.