And was waving at a London gay pride rally. The flag, I cannot stress this enough, was clearly covered with images of dildos and butt plugs. A London-based CNN reporter who called in - yes, there were multiple reporters on this, no one covers breaking news like CNN - pointed out with concern, "This man, quite distinctive from the rest of the crowd, he was dressed in black and white." The segment went on to analyze the photo of the flag in great depth, zooming in especially on the man waving it.
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The word "unnerving" made several other appearances in the very long segment about a flag of dildos and butt plugs. "An unnerving sight today at a London gay pride celebration: an ISIS flag among a sea of rainbow colors," CNN anchor Suzanne Malveaux announced. CNN dedicated an entire six and a half minutes to covering, in a tenor of total seriousness and extreme gravity, what they said was an ISIS flag being waved at a gay pride parade, when in fact it was readily and painfully obvious that the "ISIS flag" was in fact a joke flag covered with images of dildos and butt plugs. I wish I were exaggerating here even a little but I am not. 1) Are you pulling my leg or did CNN really confuse a dildo-covered gay pride banner with the official flag of ISIS? The supposed ISIS flag was in fact a parody, bearing outlined images of dildos and butt plugs in place of Arabic script.įor the clarification of whatever unknown number of CNN producers and reporters who collaborated on this segment, as well as any CNN viewers who happened to catch it and may now need things cleared up, here is a brief explainer on the now-notorious ISIS gay pride dildo flag.
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According to the chyron on the bottom of the screen, "ISIS FLAG SPOTTED AT GAY PRIDE PARADE." On Saturday, during coverage of a gay rights rally, CNN ran a segment with an alarming message. And because many people belong to both communities, they’re not two distinct causes but instead overlap.This is a real screenshot of a CNN segment. Sometimes called the Resistance Flag, according to Them writer Matt Baume: "The modern LGBTQ+ liberation movement was touched off by queer and trans people of color and their struggle continues to this day, with both communities seeking justice, equality, and freedom from oppression. The raised fist is a sign of unity and support as well as defiance and resistance, and the various colors on the fist represent diversity. No surprise, the flag has become more popular in 2020 and beyond.
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Johnson, the Black drag queen who may have thrown the first brick at the Stonewall Inn riots) to the movements. Read on to learn more about the flags, their origins, and their meanings.Īs a representation of Queer People of Color, it's not known who the original creator of the flag was but represents solidarity with the BLM movement as well as the intersection of the queer and Black communities (including the importance of figures like Marsha P. In a world in which students are expelled for handing out Pride flags to protest Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill," the need to show support for LGTBQ+ rights-publicly as well as privately-is as important as ever. Recent Pride events have even more significance in conjunction with BLM protests and activities You may have seen the hashtag #BlackTransLivesMatter, for instance, or the raised-fist resistance Pride flag (more on that below). But what's powerful is that the breadth of LGBTQ+ representation continues to evolve, a nod to the diversity of sex, sexuality, attraction, and gender. There's also some disagreement about what should be considered the "official" flags, and controversy about some of the flags' origins and meaning.
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This list of 30 Pride flags utilizes information from a range of sources, in particular The Advocate's comprehensive guide-but even outside of this article, there are many more iterations of Pride flags that exist, including flags from different countries and states flags that include relevant symbols and two or more flags combined into one.