Minnesota Is Replacing Its 'Racist' Flag. Here Are Some of the Proposed Designs.

Townhall ^ | November 24, 2023 | Mia Cathell

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Following complaints from Native American groups, Minnesota's long-standing state flag and seal are undergoing an overhaul partly due to "racist undertones" supposedly on display. The state's 2023 legislative session led by Democrat lawmakers ordered both be changed because they've been deemed offensive to the Dakota and Ojibwe tribes as well as unattractive to the eye.

As it currently is, the historic 174-year-old seal—centered on the Minnesota flag—depicts a Native American atop a horse riding away into the sunset whilst a pioneer plows a field in the foreground with a rifle leaning on a nearby stump. "Native Americans have condemned this image for its depiction of a white settler encroaching on Native territory," the Minnesota Reformer wrote.

[Pontiac]

Is there some reason that they can’t find a news article from the time the flag/seal was chosen that tells exactly what the flag /seal supposed to mean?

[bigbob]

Their flag should have a loon and the words “OK then”

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

That would seem to be pretty easy to do.

[gundog]

From whom did the “Indian” culturally appropriate the horse?

[StormEye]

Remove the aboriginal person ("Indian"), keep the horse.
The horse is needed to pull a plow.
Now nothing to complain about. That was easy.

[gundog]

Certainly no horses...

[gundog]

Apparently they now have a problem with the flag they wanted Georgia to adopt 20 years ago....

Stupid clowns....

[from occupied ga]

May I make two suggestions. First a solid white flag and second a a black fylfot on a white circle on a red background.

[Fiji Hill]

I suspect the Somali flag is in this states future.

However, the Somali flag looks exactly like the Bonnie Blue Flag, the first flag of the Confederacy, except that the Somali flag is baby blue and the Bonnie Blue Flag is royal blue.

[HP8753]

Just give the MN flag the "Land o' Lakes" treatment.
Just take the Indian off it and be done with it.

[military cop]

The irony will be absolutely divine for only a chosen few…..

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Is there some reason that they can’t find a news article from the time the flag/seal was chosen that tells exactly what the flag /seal supposed to mean?

You would think.

But referring to history is now "racist."

[Liz]

I give up......who?

[Organic Panic]

I vote for the Al Quaida flag in “pride faggy” rainbow colors.

[CapandBall]

I see an injun frolicking on a European horse, while the settler is plowing his field the hard way… barefoot and without a horse.

[vpintheak]

100% white guilt and too much time on your hands BS.

[Lion Den Dan]

“Native Americans have condemned this image...”

What, three or four indian democrat/troublemakers?.........

Pretendians.

[gundog]

The Spanish, I would think. Some Euro-colonizer, to be sure.

[Married with Children]

Yesterday I replaced the tattered “old” Mississippi state flag that flies under my American flag.
I refuse to fly the “new” state flag that was forced upon us.

[2CAVTrooper]

The spear carrying Indian on horseback? 🤷‍♂️