If it’s printed in black and white, it’s because the publication only has black ink to use. This is not uncommon.
But if it’s an actual flag manufactured in black and white, then it’s not really an American flag at all, and presumably it has been created to make some point.
If there is a single red line it is for Firemen.
If there is a single blue line it is for Police.
Both means emergency services
Yellow means non-governmental security
Green means outdoor government folks like Park Rangers
What you are seeing may be a silver stripe which would indicate prison guards.
The only pure black/white I can think of is paramedics who (I have heard) use a white stripe.
My flag is flying freely on this beautiful day. You may find it disrespectful. Ask me about it; I have a lot to say. It stands for economic struggle, inequality as well. It is missing colors to represent what corrupt politicians and corporations have drained our once great nation of. The red is removed to represent those lives that have been lost in vain. The blue is gone to represent blue collar middle class workers. The middle class is dissolving before our eyes. Questions?
It means simply two things:
1) someone is exercising his or her right to freedom of speech and expression
2) you can start expecting a gaggle of right-wingers, war hawks, and fascists to start spouting indoctrinated nationalist venom about disrespect and dishonor to “their” flag (keyword: their)—and probably start threatening whoever is displaying it, despite the law of the land protecting people who do things such as fly flags like these
you can fly a mock flag that says FUCK THE USA or whatever else you want—it’s called freedom of speech. refer to #2 for the expected reaction here in the “land of the free”, though—land of the free, as long as you conform to rigid societal norms and don’t actually exercise your Constitutional rights too often, or too loudly.
basically, the black flag that doesn't have a blue line, represents: who the hell knows!
i seen black life matters, trump supporters, neo nazis, right wing and fascist supporters which basically is the same thing as saying “trump”,,,then i seen recession flag, depression flag, police supporting flag and black life matters,,, basically the representation of a black flag is a mess,,,,but i think the original representation has to do with supporting fire fighters since they were the only ones selling the image for donations after 9/11. but like i said,,i might be wrong again and at the end of the day it might even be a flag created by raccoons to celebrate the thanks giving day where loads of food end up inside rubbish bins in usa.
I can see someone producing such a flag as a way to identify America but without the history and bloodshed that occurred in becoming America. But then that defeats the entire purpose of Ol’ Glory [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States ], doesn’t it? Other than that, I know some U.S. flags are produced in monochrome shades to aid in camouflage. Displaying a U.S. flag on your uniform tends to make you a target in some countries!
* Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor. * White symbolizes Purity and Innocence. * Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice. Thanks for the A2A, Diana!
Out of sheer disgust I would ask: Who’s asking? And what week is it?
Black and White American flags have several meaning and the answers you get depend entirely upon who you ask.
With some, its an economic statem,ent about how so many have lost their jobs and the economy has changed for the worse.
There are certain segments of the military that use B/W flag emblems because of the color of their particular uniform.
Some would say that its to show solidarity with the police across the country. But they’d be wrong, as its supposed to have a thin blue line down the middle. Which brings me to the point:
When there was one or two differing colored flags in order to make a statement, that was all and good. But now - there are so many, and for so many obscure reasons that you have to google it, that it leaves you dizzy.
It has entirely gotten out of hand. And as sympathetic as I am to everyone to who has troubles, and we all do, I for one am ready to go back to the Ol’ Red, Whit and Blue.
Maybe like Ebony & Ivory? living together in perfect harmony? Stevie Wonder & who was it? Paul McCartney? One of those Beatles? Or the black flag of anarchy and the white flag of surrender combined in one, in an between sort of flag? God or Allah knows? We’re much too much into flags. Time to flag the flags.
A veteran explained to me that it was an IR flag - Wikipedia [ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IR_flag?wprov=sfla1 ], it apparently started with Special Operations Forces Units and later was used by the Army. I also did some research and asked other vets that I work with and it all seems to add up. I don't understand why people bring up the blue, red or any other color line when this question seems pretty “black and white” to me. Ha… See what I did there?
It means someone in the line of duty has died
( who protects and serves the country)
The stripe represents the branch.
Blue- police
Silver- corrections
Red- firefighter
Yellow- dispatchers
Orange- ems/ medical
Purple- military
No stripes represent recession, oppression or inequality.
Half mast means suffering
