Black Flag vs Rainbow Flag
Two ways to think about equality

Intro
The black flag is an old symbol of anarchy. The general thinking behind it is that colors divide us. Without colors, we’re all one people. Under the black flag, there are no colors, no borders, no race, nothing to divide us. Instead of “accepting every race/culture”, you reject the form of the question. You reject the idea that there’s any worthwhile difference between us. We’re all human, and that’s all that matters.
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The rainbow flag was designed primarily for the gay rights movement, but is usually seen as a symbol of equality for all. It takes the opposite approach of the black flag because it’s about accepting everyone and their differences. Under the rainbow flag, your individuality and culture are beautiful and should be appreciated. We’re all different people, but our differences are amazing and should be celebrated instead of discriminated against.
Pitfalls
The black flag abandons culture because it’s just another layer of separation. Cultural differences necessarily exclude other people, but culture and individuality are important to everyone. It would be pretty hard to abandon that, and even if we could abandon it, what would be left? We’d lose the chance to learn new things from different cultures.
The black flag also ignores legitimate problems. Statements like “There’s only one race, the human race” don’t actually stop racism from existing, even though the statement has very good intentions.
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The rainbow flag encourages and embraces our individual differences. It actively strives for equality, but would never achieve equality for *everyone*, because there’s only 7 colors on the rainbow. The problem with the rainbow flag is that there’s always some colors you’re leaving out. When you decide that some specific set of groups should be respected, you’re probably leaving out other groups. Those groups may be smaller, and you might not know they exist, or they may be groups you don’t want to include, but you’re excluding someone for sure.
