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wadesworld

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Milwaukee Flag
« on: August 17, 2017, 02:47:10 PM »
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg.png

How is the new(er) Milwaukee flag acceptable but the Warriors nickname, the Indians logo, etc. are offensive to Native Americans?  In the top left of the circle, is that not what the Marquette Warriors, Cleveland Indians, etc. were so inappropriate for?
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2017, 02:58:24 PM »
Quote from: QuentinsWorld on August 17, 2017, 02:47:10 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg.png

How is the new(er) Milwaukee flag acceptable but the Warriors nickname, the Indians logo, etc. are offensive to Native Americans?  In the top left of the circle, is that not what the Marquette Warriors, Cleveland Indians, etc. were so inappropriate for?

Great point!  You know, I have no idea why this incredibly important topic has never been brought up before. 
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2017, 03:03:14 PM »
That flag was adopted in 1954.

The "newer" flag is The People's Flag of Milwaukee.

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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2017, 03:03:23 PM »
Quote from: QuentinsWorld on August 17, 2017, 02:47:10 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg.png

How is the new(er) Milwaukee flag acceptable but the Warriors nickname, the Indians logo, etc. are offensive to Native Americans?  In the top left of the circle, is that not what the Marquette Warriors, Cleveland Indians, etc. were so inappropriate for?

That's no longer Milwaukee's flag.

This is Milwaukee's flag:



as voted by the people:

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/five-finalists-unveiled-for-new-city-flag-b99725121z1-379541551.html/
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2017, 03:05:46 PM »
Quote from: QuentinsWorld on August 17, 2017, 02:47:10 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg.png

How is the new(er) Milwaukee flag acceptable but the Warriors nickname, the Indians logo, etc. are offensive to Native Americans?  In the top left of the circle, is that not what the Marquette Warriors, Cleveland Indians, etc. were so inappropriate for?

Probably because no one knew it existed.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2017, 03:06:18 PM »
The original adopted in 1954 is still Milwaukee's official flag. The People's Flag was voted for by online vote but never officially adopted.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2017, 03:23:51 PM »
Interesting.  Thanks.  I thought this was the new flag.  Oops.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2017, 03:24:32 PM »
I didn't know Milwaukee had a flag until they voted on the new one. The new one isn't used for anything but for selling a handful of t-shirts and flags to suckers... so I'm not sure it matters?

Chicago is big on its flag, but I can't honestly think of a single other city flag in the US. Am I unusually flag-ignorant? Or perhaps are city flags a touch... uh... useless?
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2017, 03:25:09 PM »
Quote from: QuentinsWorld on August 17, 2017, 02:47:10 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg.png

How is the new(er) Milwaukee flag acceptable but the Warriors nickname, the Indians logo, etc. are offensive to Native Americans?  In the top left of the circle, is that not what the Marquette Warriors, Cleveland Indians, etc. were so inappropriate for?

Two wrongs don't make a right. That image is also tame compared to Willie Wampum and Chief Wahoo (though the fact that they  decided to make it red doesn't help their case).

Most importantly,  despite being born and raised in Milwaukee and that flag being made in 1954, this is the first time I have ever seen it. It seems that they wisely let the flag die a quiet death.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2017, 03:30:29 PM »
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on August 17, 2017, 03:25:09 PM
Two wrongs don't make a right. That image is also tame compared to Willie Wampum and Chief Wahoo (though the fact that they  decided to make it red doesn't help their case).

Most importantly,  despite being born and raised in Milwaukee and that flag being made in 1954, this is the first time I have ever seen it. It seems that they wisely let the flag die a quiet death.

I have seen it before - in an article about the worst city flags in the U.S.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2017, 05:45:16 PM »
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2017, 06:57:51 PM »
Quote from: jficke13 on August 17, 2017, 03:24:32 PM
I didn't know Milwaukee had a flag until they voted on the new one. The new one isn't used for anything but for selling a handful of t-shirts and flags to suckers... so I'm not sure it matters?

Chicago is big on its flag, but I can't honestly think of a single other city flag in the US. Am I unusually flag-ignorant? Or perhaps are city flags a touch... uh... useless?

City flags are awesome. Not chicagos fault every other city sucks at designing flags.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2017, 07:59:49 PM »
Quote from: BagpipingBoxer on August 17, 2017, 06:57:51 PM
City flags are awesome. Not chicagos fault every other city sucks at designing flags.

Do other cities even have flags? I can't think of one.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2017, 08:00:24 PM »
Also, now I'm thinking of classic Eddie Izzard... "Well, do you have a flag? No flag, no country. Those are the rules."
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2017, 08:00:53 PM »
Woodstock had some flags, hey?
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2017, 08:06:55 PM »
Is Chicago's flag a big steaming turd
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2017, 09:53:06 PM »
Milwaukee does still use the flag, but it only flies outside a few buildings. If you're watching for it, it's definitely out there. Though the People's Flag is becoming far more visible than the old one. Tons of homes, bars, and businesses fly that flag now.

I think most major cities do have a flag, they just aren't celebrated. Chicago's is certainly the most iconic. But NYC, Boston, Philly, Houston, Atlanta, LA, Indy, Cincy, and other cities all have their own flags.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2017, 11:08:01 PM »
    "as voted by the people"

  hey, yeah, we had a vote too >:(
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2017, 12:21:02 AM »
Seattle has a couple flags








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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2017, 07:47:28 AM »
Quote from: jficke13 on August 17, 2017, 07:59:49 PM
Do other cities even have flags? I can't think of one.

Most large US cities have flags.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_cities_of_the_United_States
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2017, 08:21:20 AM »
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2017, 03:26:32 PM »
That's the Gold of flags. 
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2017, 04:38:18 PM »
City flags are like the California Penal league of flags. Come talk to me when you've cracked into AA ball and are a state flag at least.
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2017, 06:24:02 PM »
Can Chicago still afford to mend or replace its flag when necessary?
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Re: Milwaukee Flag
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2017, 06:35:42 PM »
Quote from: GooooMarquette on August 18, 2017, 06:24:02 PM
Can Chicago still afford to mend or replace its flag when necessary?

I am confident that the city has a department with a couple of dozen employees whose only job is to keep an eye on the flag flying over the city. And that they are all relatives of Richie Daley.
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