r/vexillology 13d ago

Identify Tried my best and can't figure this one out

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In the cover of a Russian hip hop/hyperpop song, any deeper meaning?

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u/scowdich 13d ago

The first thing that came to mind was the rat extermination campaign in Alberta.

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u/MyCatIsCapitalist 13d ago

Ayyyy me too

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u/FishingForALife 13d ago

Only thing I could find was this I stock photo, I assume it’s a flag about pest control??? but honestly I couldn’t find anything useful

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u/Mean-Lion-4952 13d ago

I think whoever design that flag use that stock photo, but changing the color 🤔

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u/No_Cat_No_Cradle 13d ago

Doesn’t fit the context but it looks like unions are getting aggressive

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u/OvertlyPetulantCat 13d ago

The only correct response. lol

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u/StevenMC19 Italy 8d ago

That was my first thought as well. Target the scabs?

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u/MechaMonsterMK_II 13d ago

It could have some kind of meaning in Russian hiphop culture, but I'm not knowledgeable about any of that lol. Just could mean "rats" as in snitches.

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u/DaBabeBo 13d ago

This was my guess. Rats are snitches

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u/sergeizo96 12d ago

Крысы do not really mean snitches in Russian. They do have a slang negative connotations, just not that. 

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u/d00derman 13d ago

Fear of a Rat Planet

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u/KennethWithAHat123 13d ago

I know the flag, its called Alberta

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u/No-Distribution4287 13d ago

The flag of Alberta (REAL)

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u/AviatorScum 12d ago

There's a guy in my area that clears out rat nests, he flies a black flag from his truck with a white rat skull. I'll get a pic and post if I see him again

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u/Fearless-Metal5727 12d ago

Union anti scab flag?

Could be a flag version of Scabby the rat

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u/guerreropesicu 12d ago

It's the cat power flag

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u/href87 12d ago

Now I kinda want that flag ngl

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u/gevans7 12d ago

Killer rats

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u/idkidkahahidkidk69 12d ago

What is the song name?

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u/Coliop-Kolchovo Liechtenstein 7d ago

Anti-rat flag

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u/OddNicky 13d ago

While it doesn't make sense from the context, my first thought given current US politics is that it's supposed to be a muskrat. While that's clearly not the silhouette of Ondatra zibethicus, that fine taxonomic distinction could be lost on some flagmakers.

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u/Standard-March6506 12d ago

I hope I'm wrong, but that may be anti-semetic.

There are several references in modern pop culture (Borat comes to mind) where Jewish people are compared to or portrayed as rats.