Rainbow flag
The flag that started it all. One of two pride flags to get their own emoji too! The creator was inspired by many different things and also had his own list of questionable meanings for each of the different colors. I mean, magic (one of the meanings)? Really? Are all gay people really mystical witches and wizards?
Until making this list I didn’t know that two of the colors had been removed. The original had eight different colors and had a hot pink stripe on top as well as two different colors for blue.
The funniest part of it all is that the pink was removed because finding fabric in such color was hard to find. Which, quick sidetrack, is why many countries’ flags today do not have purple in them; purple dye was either expensive or just non-existent in their region. I could not find a reason why the two shades of blue were conjoined into one but I am glad because it looks much better that way.
As for the looks of the flag? It looks good, there isn’t much symbolism to the flag which is probably for the better. Having a flag that represents a whole community is better off being interpreted in various ways, rather than having a set one-size-fits-all definition.
It is nice to look at and doesn’t hurt the eyes but at the same time, it also isn’t anything crazy. I like it. Nothing special but this is for the better. Because as the list gets lower and lower you will also start wondering how any of these flags got approved because man, they look awful.
