Posted on 10/06/2015 11:36:47 AM PDT by LonePalm
Southern pride.
In the heated debate surrounding the Confederate Flag, the defense offered by many has been that the symbol isn't representative of a culture built on slavery and racism but is, instead, a banner representing that Southerners are simply proud of their home, their people and their culture.
"What other symbol immediately lets the world know you are from the South?" they argue.
To tackle the problem, Studio 360, a national public radio program, commissioned a Texas-based design firm to design a new flag to represent the modern South. With a diverse team of designers with ties to both sides of the Mason-Dixon line, 70kft embraced the challenge with an understanding of the importance of their task.
"The South is unique as a region in that it already has an informal definition," Gus Granger, founding principal of 70kft and a lead creative on the redesign project, said in a conversation with AL.com. The problem is that, obviously, this community that people feel so passionate about "has out of date visual assets to help define its identity."
He's right. The South is the only part of the country that seems dead set on having its own particular brand ethos – you don't see the West or New England rallying around a regional flag. And if we are going to define ourselves as a region, maybe it is time for an update. After all, for 150 years, we've essentially maintained the same branding even though our product has changed.
The surprising history of each of the 50 state flags
Could a new design offer Southerners the chance to embrace Southern pride, without embracing a symbol that hurts so many of our friends and neighbors? That sounds the toughest uphill battle since Pickett's Charge.
Granger said their goal was to "bring a modern visual language into the space for people that want to celebrate their legacy as Southerners," not by eliminating or ignoring cultural differences but by respecting them.
In an online presentation, 70kft suggests: "the Confederate battle flag is a divisive symbol. Some see family and honor. Some see bigotry and hatred. If we can't agree on the meaning, we can never be unified by it."
Their new flag is representative of "the diverse array of backgrounds, opinions, values and perspectives now found throughout the region create the very fabric of the modern South."
This had to be the idea of the person that dreamed-up “NEW COKE”.
Both went over like a Blue F—t in a elevator.
snip-”May I tell you the Confederate Flag is indeed a Christian flag because it has the cross of Saint Andrew, who was a Christian martyr, and the letter ‘X’ has always been used to represent Christ, and to attack the flag is to deny the sovereignty, the majesty, and the might of the Lord Jesus Christ and his divine role in our history, culture, and life.”
http://christianpatriots.org/2015/07/17/the-confederate-flag-needs-to-be-raised-not-lowered/
It ain’t gonna fly. Trust me.
Not a chance.
Its GAY AS HELL
Two sides of the same coin, you and I know that on the field flags indicate troop positions...
Think upward, the People use the flag to be “on the field” with us in Spirit, Love and Support...
It is a Promise, A Covenant of Purpose that moves us far beyond inconvenience to a true test of the soul and what really has meaning...
To a Christian the Cross says it all...
They chose a religious figure as the emblem purposely, it was not a booze induced yeah lets do it sparking a “riot” (had to throw in current events, Baltimore and the like)
BLM is in truth a non veiled attempt to create a “race within the Nation” with separate status and recognition like Native Americans, as a start.
God Bless
Nothing wrong with the PRESENT flag ... The one that STILL should be flying over Confedreate cemeteries and memorials.
That thing hurts my eyes to look at... Maybe just astigmatism...
No. I don’t know whose flag that is, but it isn’t ours. No to the black saltire on the white ground, also.
The Left also loves the UN blue spider web flag.
“V” is for Vomit. What does it represent? What meaning for the South is there in that symbolism??
Is this a joke?
I give up.
What does a fish on a bicycle symbolize?
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How about one person listening to a radio. Because that is pretty much their listener base.
So pretty much were the events of 1775. Your point?
If anything, the new flag should show gray stripes being stomped upon by a big blue boot.
I drove from New England to MS this week.
I’ve seen a bunch of rebel flags. i kind of liked seeing them. I guess I am a racist.
soebarkah hates the Stars and Bars and the American flag.
Put them both in the face of that goddamned enemy islamit pig-dog.
That looks like a Political Correct Confederate Flag designed by Brian France & Dale Earnhardt Jr
>>Succession was the act of rebellion.<<
>>So pretty much were the events of 1775. Your point?<<
Why, I believe you totally missed it.
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