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

submitted 2 days ago by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/yurop@lemm.ee

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[-] Skua@kbin.earth 76 points 2 days ago

This was never intended as a flag

"The barcode has been featured in a number of prominent European newspapers, mistakenly touting it as the new European flag to replace the current twelve gold stars. This, however, was certainly not the idea behind its conception. The barcode was merely a suggestion for an extra symbol, parallel to the existing EU symbols, to bring Europe in a new way to new audiences."

https://www.oma.com/projects/eu-barcode

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago

Obviously it got rejected, it doesnt have the Romanian flag

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago

Maybe we should sort the colors, so it looks like this:
Pride Flag

[-] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day 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 22 hours 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

Lejebetequoi

[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

how politically motivated someone was by weather they identified as "queer" or one of the many individual flavors of the rainbow (lesbian, gay, etc)

Which was more politically motivated? Queer or the individual favours?

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

Queer was more politically motivated in my experience.

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

Used the expanded version, which means it has more countries than the version in the post. It was made before Brexit and before the accession of Croatia and Romania, though

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

Also, a version rotated to match other pride flags so that this, uhh... not-a-flag can look slightly more like the flag we're vaguely imitating here

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Neat, thanks. That works even better than I expected. 🙃

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I'd vote for that. 😋

[-] remon@ani.social 63 points 2 days ago

And vexillologists everywhere rejoiced.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

Or had an aneurism. It's hard to tell

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 21 points 2 days ago

What product comes up if you scan it?

[-] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 20 points 2 days ago

[-] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 39 points 2 days ago

Some things are best rejected.

[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 15 points 2 days ago

Color puke.

[-] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 14 points 2 days ago

make it monochrome

[-] sqgl@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/a1972289-67a1-4df2-86bc-111f9314e98e.png

[-] dumnezero@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago

That's not a flag, it's a printer error.

[-] red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago

Imagine having to remember this flag in school.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 10 points 2 days ago

*bip*

[-] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 2 days ago

If you flip it twice and shake it vigorously, nothing particular happens.

[-] Kertyna@feddit.nl 7 points 2 days ago

I think, out of fairness the french flag should be rotated 90 degrees.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

I can see why

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

It’s not very pretty. But I like the concept.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, the stars thing feels like it's just kind of another entity from all the countries, whereas this barcode drives home much better that it's a group of countries doing a thing.

[-] guy@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

Thank god

[-] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I see the problem: the lines should have been horizontal

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Terran Academy Scream

[-] mercano@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Well, it be easy to identify on a flag pole, at least. You wouldn’t be able to spot individual details, necessarily, but what else would look this busy?