Help Pick Mississippi's New Flag!

[Razgovory]

Does it specify font size our language? Make it microscopic, or in Sindarin.

I think that was the idea with the flag with Arabic writings.

[Monoriu]

I suggest that flags should be as apolitical as possible.  So just pick an animal or plant that is somewhat unique to Mississippi.  Use the white, blue, red colour scheme, because those are the colours of the US flag. 

No political messaging of any sort. 

[Valmy]

I suggest that flags should be as apolitical as possible.  So just pick an animal or plant that is somewhat unique to Mississippi.  Use the white, blue, red colour scheme, because those are the colours of the US flag. 

No political messaging of any sort. 

What sort of political messaging do you see on flags? I mean they are unlikely to put a hammer and sickle on it.

"In God We Trust" is a political message though, despite your association with currency

[Valmy]

It sucks it has to say "In God We Trust" on it. Words on flags sucks ass.

Why?  In God We Trust, as far as I am concerned, mean US$

Aesthetic taste. Currency and flags are not the same thing.

[Monoriu]

I suggest that flags should be as apolitical as possible.  So just pick an animal or plant that is somewhat unique to Mississippi.  Use the white, blue, red colour scheme, because those are the colours of the US flag. 

No political messaging of any sort. 

What sort of political messaging do you see on flags? I mean they are unlikely to put a hammer and sickle on it.

"In God We Trust" is a political message though, despite your association with currency

I see political messaging on flags everywhere.  Liberty, equality, fraternity is an obvious one.  Hammer and sickle for sure.  The South African one is about races.  I am sure there are far more examples that I am too lazy to list. 

Yes, In God We Trust is a political message.  But that's a design requirement that can't be helped.  The designers' job should be to design a flag that is as apolitical as possible given the circumstances. 

[Valmy]

Which flag says "liberty equality fraternity" on it?

[Monoriu]

Which flag says "liberty equality fraternity" on it?

Stop playing dumb 

[Valmy]

Which flag says "liberty equality fraternity" on it?

Stop playing dumb 

If you are talking about the French flag, that was chosen long before anybody decided the three colors meant Liberty Equality Fraternity. It was just the colors of Paris and the colors of the House of Bourbon together,

Surely Mississippi cannot choose a flag that somebody could not decide later meant something political That's impossible.

[Razgovory]

I suggest that flags should be as apolitical as possible.  So just pick an animal or plant that is somewhat unique to Mississippi.  Use the white, blue, red colour scheme, because those are the colours of the US flag. 

No political messaging of any sort.

This is contradictory.  A state is political.  That is the nature of a state.  And, no, Hong Kong civil service isn't any different.

[grumbler]

Why?  In God We Trust, as far as I am concerned, mean US$

Those are just anti-commie bucks.  The official motto before the anti-communist Jesus freaks took over the US Congress was "e pluribus unum," first used in 1776.

Naturally, as someone who has no trust in gods, I like the old motto.  Reading any religious tract from any religion will tell you that the last being one should trust is a god.

[Oexmelin]

If there's one thing that's not political, it sure is a flag.

[ulmont]

Does it specify font size our language? Make it microscopic, or in Sindarin.

I think that was the idea with the flag with Arabic writings.

Yup; that's "In God we Trust" in Arabic.

[Josquius]

Laser Kiwi Flag, anyone?



Maybe they can put a Magnolia instead of the fern.

What would be the missisisisisisisipi version of the kiwi?

I fear something like a gollywog.

[Richard Hakluyt]

The mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) apparently :

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/mississippi/state-bird/mockingbird

[The Larch]

Ok, laser mockingbird it is, then.