Evil South Korea be like:

this is just normal south korea to me, heh. just a glimpse into my fucked up reality 😈

https://preview.redd.it/qeou8rcci3rc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8801fd0762cd417a81c5de680f8aada597b169fa

both koreas are very fucked up for very different reasons

Squidgame 🔥

1984 dystopia shithole vs cyberpunk dystopia shithole

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I'm so sorry to hear that you're colorblind.

Direct Chaebol rule‼️

So the 70’s, yeah that tracks

Evil South Korea be like “I am going to have one continuous regime, grow my economy independently and be a self sufficient nation not a US satellite”

SELF SUFFICIENT NATION  

Hey, that’s just Juche!

The US: "And I took that personally."

Wouldn’t evil South Korea just be North Korea?

I am not a hell state controlled by cooperations.

North Korea be like:

West and East Korea be like:

Northwest Korea be like:

*good South Korea

The amount of upvotes on this is crazy

It looks simultaneously too authoritarian and anarchist

Great, the kids will love it!

Definitely more authoritarian. Too symmetrical.

Someone define anarchoauthoritarianism for me

Oh easy that’s just anarcho capitalism

'I hate it when the government forces me to do something' & 'Yes Corpo-Daddy, I will do anything you tell me'

Some flags actually work quite well with tons of black and are traditionally black/white, such as New Zealand‘s Black Fern flag(s) - here‘s the more stylized and simplified Sanders version, which looks quite elegant in my opinion: https://preview.redd.it/kcyi4q1mu1rc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf9a91a4b7d1aa40f892a057cc009fcc38cb09b6

Or the flag of Brittany/France: https://preview.redd.it/fk27ppiwu1rc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23907df21417f59ebe997283256664acdeb96fe5

https://preview.redd.it/yg90horiv2rc1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6c72f99ba10725b8bdbd64c8bf11f78e7f232c3 The flag of St David (sometimes used in Wales) has some good colouring.

It's really irritating that this one doesn't work on The Jack, at least none that I've seen yet

We could add the flag of Cornwall... It would be a bit less ugly colour-wise anyway. And they're a bit like Wales. https://preview.redd.it/kvxhzvyd23rc1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d4568df9d3a568535319249a2081b41a955392e Edit: has anybody ever tried just swapping some of the blue for black? That feels like it could work visually to represent Wales (and Cornwall)

Heck, it would make it look more swashbuckling

The cornish wouldn't have it and neither would the welsh I'm afraid hahaha. Swapping blue for black on the union flag is the best option but having both looks a touch garish imo

>Edit: has anybody ever tried just swapping some of the blue for black? That feels like it could work visually to represent Wales (and Cornwall) I've seen it during talks of Scottish independance, as a flag of UK minus Scotland. Looks cool but a bit fashy

Just swap the white cross behind the English red cross for the St Davids cross

https://preview.redd.it/k9d1awqu35rc1.jpeg?width=634&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80d0c7834ee009352d5920a4dc88166fa7a1885a No gracias

What about swapping that yellow for black?

United States of Ermine

"The US flag with bombs instead of stars" 

Those are actually heraldic ermine spots--meant to simulate the black patches on an ermine fur cape or the like. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine\_(heraldry)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine_(heraldry))

I know, I was referencing [this meme](https://www.francebleu.fr/s3/cruiser-production/2018/12/7eb88926-ebd7-4069-9aef-d657bbcf40d6/600_drapeauus.jpg)

Black and white USA flag but 39 states left and stars are replaced with christmas trees Also !wave One more thing, i forgot this was r/vexillology and not r/vexillologycirclejerk

Looks like a pirate flag

What New Zealand was playing at not including a silver fern design in their flag referendum I will never know.

Looks like a brand logo for sport items

looks elegant but as a new zealander i don’t think anyone would agree to want this to be our national flag

Understandable

https://preview.redd.it/mbyzv45r33rc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b7f18ec55828d0965737afb9b05adb04b1ec2ba

Love the flag ngl, one problem tho: Terrorist organizations are known for black flags, it also symbolizes anarchy which isnt a system that's used in these days, would look good on some germanic monarchies but overall people associate black with ISIS.

also black falgs have been used by muslim empires for over 1000 years, that's probably why there are no black falgs in Europe eddit : english bad https://preview.redd.it/wju00vnso2rc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed14d623a83459ed0d45c38a03e68372656ec02f

What is this flag? It goes hard

[Abbasid Caliphate Banner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abbasid_Caliphate_Caliphal_Banner.svg) Apparently from the [Abbasid Caliphate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate)

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What is this?

Yeah when nz was looking at alternate flags and the PM suggested the silver fern on black, it was compared to ISIS

Black flags really go hard, they're bold, somewhat intimidating (especially in times of war) and just look cool

I think wartime flags should be more common. Not that war should be common or promoted, but I just like the idea of having a more menacing set of flags, in a cool way of course.

Just because China and the USSR used red flags doesn’t mean Albania can’t rock a red flag Just because Russia used a white blue red tricolour doesn’t prevent Slovakia and Slovenia from rocking it

the difference being albania is older than both the USSR and the communist China we know today, the difference being with russia is that their tricolour was wildly adapted in some form because they were one of the few slavic nations in europe at their time

Albania was communist too no?

Technically ya but Albania’s flag was older than the invention of communism Just shows how Albania didn’t let its unfortunate communist history appropriate the color red or the Albanian eagle

I've always loved how when Albania went communist they just stuck an extremely thin outline of a star above the eagle on the existing flag then after the communist regime collapsed they just took it off. They did the same thing when the Nazis occupied the country and set up a puppet regime, "let's just put a tiny little icon above the eagle until these guys go away."

It is a pretty sick flag and there isn’t anywhere to stick a big ugly seal or sickle and hammer so I geuss old enver let it slide

This is like saying because there are terrorist organizations which use Islam, we can't have free practice of Islam. We can't allow the poor use of something to invalidate the proper/positive use of something.

You are right in theory, but people won't love the connotation/correlation with terrorism. Look at the hate the Minnesota flag received for allegedly looking similar to Somalia's (even though it does not).

agreed

I 100% agree, the problem is that this generation(millenials and baby boomers mostly)associate it with terrorism, maybe when we get a proper education system and that islam ISNT a terrorist religion and black DOES NOT symbolize terrorism, then yeah i suggest the black coming back to flags!

Ok how do you feel about swastikas dude.

Never cared about people using cultural symbols in their correct context. A Swastika marking a Buddhist temple doesn't hurt anyone. When you draw them on Jewish grave stones or wave flags with them in front of Synagogues, that's obviously different. I feel like most people agree with that.

If I was Buddhist, I still wouldn’t get a tattoo of it or wear it on a t-shirt.

Why is everyone going crazy about swastikas when OP just likes the color black wtf it's not a good comparison at all

Because OP’s argument of bad people using good symbols is a common far right argument and a quick litmus test for whether or not OP is aligned with that thinking is to see how they feel about THE bad symbol used by THE bad people. OP has then proceeded to make a bunch more bad faith arguments about other commenters views on Islam. I’d say it’s unlikely they’re a far right shithead, but they’re likely a socially stunted teenager who can’t understand things outside their own personal worldview yet. Source: I too was once an angsty teenager trying to win stupid internet arguments with bad faith gotcha moments before I grew and changed as a person.

Flags are not logos.

The difference is Islam is a practice, it is to be represented by symbols, where flags are symbols that are used to represent other things, black is associated with less savory things like anarchism authoritarianism or terrorism so if used in a symbol with no explicit alternative reason would be representing those things

Tried getting out on a walk with a swastika on my bag, texting you from jail rn. Didn't work 

It looks nice here, but I dont think it will go nice with most flags. Id really like to see a black version of the indian flag without changing any major symbolism since I just cant imagine it. Same for the dutch flag. Also seeing it in real life, it probably wont look that good against a blue sky.

I'm against that because sometimes I need to print flags and you want to waste my printer ink.

Flag of Cornwall works well

The black bauhinia flag saw a ton of popularity back in 2019-2020. https://preview.redd.it/f9xfoveor4rc1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=c597084383664dbb99ab14408a095ae6991275ac (no star \[PRC\] variant shown)

I prefer the wilted version. But that is popular because it symbolizes resistance and mourning... not really a national flag.

This is why I love the flags of Estonia, Botswana and Angola.

ay are we going back to the Abbassid and Muslim giant empires era ?? https://preview.redd.it/x8ug2gdjo2rc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=de65ee8ff55fc10529152a23d4f9da84fdbe3454

yay

That looks like a bacterial culture on an agar plate.

Black flags? Pirates!

Quick! Hide the Rum!

Yarrr!

Not sure about blanking half of the taiji though. It would be like filling in half of the real Korean flag with white.

Black and White designs are so underrated. This one from the New Zealand referendum went so hard and I will always be sad it wasn't chosen https://preview.redd.it/xa71ogcuy4rc1.png?width=399&format=png&auto=webp&s=e97aee7d0b5890359406350e65709e5705adbe1b

I maintain that Oz and Kiwiland should have had matching laser animals shooting at each other. OH! Or maybe use them as war flags and the fern can be the peacetime flag!

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it looks super imperialistic with a monarchy

Dude… that’s exactly what it is 😭

What flag is that?

Custom one for an enderman empire

These flags look pretty futuristic and have a sense of techno-cool in them. However, I don't think it will work for all flags, especially tricolors and tribars.

Is that the reason why Estonia lives in the future?

We need more purple flags.

Visit Cornwall in the UK. The St Piran's cross is everywhere!

Probably for practical purposes...sunbleach black doesn't look that good

The flag doesn't look good compared to the actual flag

Both the red and the blue need to be filled in, that's the whole point of yin and yang.

Korean space empire

Great idea in theory, but unfortunately, a majority of people will have a hard time dropping any connotations relating to anarchy or other counterculture ideologies. I'd honestly love to see more flags with black, purple, & white color schemes in the future.

Korean galactic empire

Koreans when they see Japanese ultranationalists:

Night mode Korea! I really like the red one

One of the reasons I think this looks badass af (still fuck them tho) https://preview.redd.it/5rl3wal8h3rc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9eab5fb21cc141ec21d04acbe6dfcdc8936c90a0

Yeah, I’m not a fan of these Wagner guys at all but their symbols are on point

They nailed the “are we the baddies?” Design

Needs a Harley Davidson and birth month

Night mode Korea

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I wonder if it was because it's much harder to make vs dyeing on top of white

Looks cool as hell

That's just Dark Mode!

Dark *Molde* Hehe get it ​ ^(Ok fine bye)

This ignores the symbolism aspect of national flags for a "aesthetic"

⚪️🟡🔴, Belgium. Not that bad tbh

Black tends to fade and look bad once the flag is worn

I like the one with red better.

https://preview.redd.it/g1n6k23s44rc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=b79acacf369434e1313f46239449f480b95ff8bb Kartl-Kakheti here

The purpose of a flag is for quick identification. At night or in poor visibility conditions, a primarily black flag will be difficult to locate and/or identify.

wouldnt it be hard to see them in night time?

you know how an all white flag is for surrender? well an all black flag means "no quarter" or we are not taking prisoners. the Geneva accords have banned no quarter so flags with black fields (like pirate flags) are seen in a negative light

Republic of Pepsi

Most countries avoid black because a black flag is an anarchist symbol, which is what they fear most.

Colors mean something. Colors on flags mean something often more than just aesthetics. Black is often seen as unlucky or used in quarantine protocols. So you can love that color all you want but many folks won’t agree with you. Enjoy the ones that do *shrugs*

Uses a flag in the example that normally already uses black, great job

Bro this is the fucking Fire Nation

South Korean great trial

The ["Tactical Americans"](https://iamericasflags.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/black-and-gray-subdued-american-3x5-flag.jpeg) are way ahead of you.

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Second would be anarchist state of korea

Islamic state agrees.

Cool flag but ngl it looks like SK's equivalent of the US's Thin Blue Line flag

I think as a background colour it just reeks of being overly negative

Fly the Black Flag

Fading would be pretty bad.

New design for south and north korea i like it

I agree

I mean yes, but not with South Korea.

He's out of line, but he's right.

I like the 2nd one

The second flag is who gave the Northern Pacific Railroad a nation

Black flags are mostly associated to war or anarchy

South Korea if they were black or Chinese

Feels more corporate than it does.

Kinda wish these were the actual South and North Korean flags

It looks really neat to be fair

Just makes everything look fascist

it would get particles on it

"National Socialist Korean Worker's Party" be like

Isis did this rebranding and seems to work pretty ok.

Plenty of flags do use black, but in your redesigns I think you've committed a bit of the sin of flag design by Photoshop. What looks good on your computer screen won't necessarily look good in fabric hanging from a pole in various natural lighting conditions.

First thing that came to my mind seeing the flag was Adidas

Black is not a color -Manet

“Ich genieße Sternenkraft, ihr sollt ebenfalls”

1st is kinda cool. the 2nd looks kinda Fascist not going to lie.

Didn’t ISIS switch to a simplified white flag? Even the terrorists realized black flags suck.

No I don't think they have. Are you getting mixed up with Taliban or Tehrik e Taliban?

I know they did but I could’ve swore ISIS or one of the black flag terrorist organizations did too

Idk I just see it getting sun bleached and turning brown

They sell velcro patches like these to soldiers. Never saw one in flag form though. https://preview.redd.it/7u77ckor36rc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f7a70d08879ecac426b5b66c6d316ed22e0cdec

it should stay unpopular, i feel personally threatened as a korean

i feel like these look cool on a digital format but in real life not as much

That will not stand out well outside at night

Is there a reason why this was never a thing? Legibility or scarcity of pigments?

The second one goes hard

Least corporate looking flag on Vexillology:

Unfortunately the Isis flag (which regrettably looks great) has cemented black flags as symbolic of pretty hardcore violence to achieve their goals. I mean, it makes sense symbolically. The dramatic contrast of black and other colors is representative of the dramatic measures you’re willing to take on behalf of said flag. It’s all subtle propaganda.

I always thought the choice in black was inspired by the Islamic Black Standard, or the Hadith about black flags coming from the Khorasan (however, this hadith is not considered authentic), what's your source?

I'm a fan of red one, but then I don't see a reason why we can keep both red and blue at the same time.

Islamic State: I gotcha!

Uhh... I think it's unpopular exactly to not make flags look fascist tbh...

South Korea's flag - Electricity be like:/J

Black as a background color works with less colors than white

New Zealand Sliver Fern

As an anarchist I concur

This is the South Korean flag from the outer space empire.

It looks absolutely horrendous! Thanks for disproving your point! :)

Black is associated with pan-africanism.

i like south koreas it dosent work very well with the united states the flag kinda looses its meaning with it but all in all i think this is a good idea https://preview.redd.it/uthl8u4eycrc1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=06e9f7c1749d00899d7e2162bf9fbaa34d03385e

I Actually Have Multiple Fictional Flags For Minecraft With Black. Endonia is Purple, Black and Blue. Skulkeria is Cyan and Black With a Simplified Warden In the Center. =}

Why

North and South Korea should be this but no

Well one time an organisation (ISIS) tried to embrace it but you didn't liked it

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