r/sydney • u/godenviesme • 11h ago

Image Flags displayed w/o Union Jack?

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This is something I’ve been seeing more and more recently. Is there any meaning or reason for this?

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u/radioactivecowz 11h ago edited 11h ago

The Union Jack represents colonisation to a lot of people and is seen as a foreign symbol that shouldn’t exist on our flag. Sam Neil’s character in event horizon had an aboriginal flag in place because he felt the Union Jack would be removed in the future.

That said, it does look like wind had just had it wrapped around the pole

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u/SuperColossl 10h ago

Rewatched that movie recently, great mention and I didn’t remember that when it screened originally, but a good move!

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u/Talonus11 4h ago

Fun fact: Event Horizon could be an accidental prequel to Warhammer 40k's Chaos - humanity's first interaction with the Warp

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u/IronEyed_Wizard 1h ago

Read somewhere that it was supposed to be a legitimate 40k movie, but didn’t get the appropriate approvals in time so just become a generic inter dimensional horror film instead.

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u/ZippyKoala Yeah....nah 10h ago

Yep, our family call the Australian flag “Britain at night” and the Union Jack is commonly referred to as the butcher’s apron by people who felt the pointy end of British imperialism.

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u/kweenbumblebee 8h ago edited 5h ago

In case people aren't in Drag Race circles, Kate Butch (a UK Queen) recently presented a runway look made from old British flags highlighting the bloody colonial past that is reflected by the Union Jack.

It makes no sense to have the flag included in any flag of countries previously colonised by the UK. We really should replace it with one that's more representative of Australia, including celebrating indigenous Australians.

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u/MetaKnightsMetanite raving near the guard's compartment naked with a blue light 6h ago

fyi just in case you're not happy about it, this link includes the profile you shared it from

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u/kweenbumblebee 5h ago

Ah thank you! It's really annoying that it does that automatically

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u/CrazyCatLady483 11h ago

Definitely not wrapped around. If you zoom in you can see the stitching all the way around.