#fuck flags

always have. such a heartbreak that so many queers started playing along with that shite. now kids think it’s mandatory. now kids demand even more letters be added to the official tablet of Which Things You Can Be - and are desperate to know What That Really Means.

the oppression that you embrace is the worst one.

That said, the ace one is actually not an eyesore. That one, alone. The rest are just ugly. It makes me sad how heated up people get about it.

ancestral colours of ancestral crime

black as ancestral souls

or the rich fertile soil

or the flying ashes and soot

red as the innocent blood

or the crispy fresh apples

or the greedy hot flames

and gold for the riches you stole

from sunny places abroad

from the worker who toils

Correction: I couldn’t give less of a damn about the flag, or any flag for that matter. Personally I think countries should focus more on their people instead if a piece of fabric. But regardless, there is a harsh, dark symbolism behind the Confederate flag. What ticks me off is that they’re trying to pass the symbolism of the flag as something as simple as a sign of heritage, or something peaceful and simple. Let me assure you that flag is far from a peaceful symbol.

It represents slavery. It was used in the Civil War as a banner for the side that fought for slavery. It represents everything America claims to stand against now. Like oppression, sexism, racism, and inequality. So saying “the Confederate flag is American” is wrong. The Confederate flag was American. We, or at least the side that had common sense in the Civil War, realized that inequality wasn’t right. After all it’s not called “Land of the Chained” now is it?

Yet they try and make it seem like the flag is something to be proud of. You could just as easily wear a KKK hood and parade down the street saying “we’re peaceful! we’re doing this for our heritage!” You’d basically be doing the same damn thing. Tell me, would it fill your heart with pride to know that one of your ancestors might have been in the KKK? No? Well imagine that.

War and hatred aren’t things to be proud of. They are things to prevent. So stop acting like the past is still 100% relevant, when it’s only about 8% relevant.