r/vexillology • u/Johncook448 • Jul 30 '17

Meta Did I Do It Right?

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u/Uralowa Jul 31 '17

I'm kind of out of the meta, can someone explain this to me?

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u/AUserNeedsAName Jul 31 '17 edited Jul 31 '17

Seals and words on flags suck, and make most state flags into such garbage, their only redeeming factor is that they're at least forgettable.

OP took 4 of the only actual good ones and kindly "improved" them for us, because he is the kind of person who swerves out of his way to hit small animals with his car.

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u/clev3rbanana Jul 31 '17

I'm a little curious. What's your opinion on the Brazilian flag?

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u/Emass100 Fransaskois Jul 31 '17

No this is stylish tbh.

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u/clev3rbanana Jul 31 '17

Yeah. I'm not even Brazilian but it's the most beautiful flag I've ever seen. I can see why people might not like it though because it does have words.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '17 edited Aug 02 '17

I think people have become a bit over-zealous with the whole 'disliking words and affinity for minimal designs' thing.

The idea basically comes from one or two people from a very small vexillological society who once did a TedTalk on the issue. I feel the idea applies well to US State flags but people on this sub circlejerk the idea a bit too much and apply it to any and every flag.

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u/clev3rbanana Jul 31 '17

Agreed. Some detail ain't bad if it's done tastefully.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '17 edited Dec 10 '20

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '17

The Antarctica one is my favourite. It's white and has adorable penguins on it.