Milwaukee Flag

[wadesworld]

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?

[buckchuckler]

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. 

[brewcity77]

That flag was adopted in 1954.

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

[Eldon]

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/

[Jockey]

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.

[brewcity77]

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.

[wadesworld]

Interesting.  Thanks.  I thought this was the new flag.  Oops.

[jficke13]

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?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

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.

[warriorchick]

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.

[WI inferiority Complexes]

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=51839.0

[Galway Eagle]

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.

[jficke13]

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.

[jficke13]

Also, now I'm thinking of classic Eddie Izzard... "Well, do you have a flag? No flag, no country. Those are the rules."

[4everwarriors]

Woodstock had some flags, hey?

[real chili 83]

Is Chicago's flag a big steaming turd

[brewcity77]

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.

[rocket surgeon]

    "as voted by the people"

  hey, yeah, we had a vote too

[keefe]

Seattle has a couple flags

[MerrittsMustache]

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

[warriorchick]

Most large US cities have flags.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_cities_of_the_United_States

A lot of bad design here.

[T-Bone]

That's the Gold of flags. 

[jficke13]

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.

[GooooMarquette]

Can Chicago still afford to mend or replace its flag when necessary?

[warriorchick]

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.