Flagsession is a YouTube channel focusing on flags and flag competitions. The channel is hosted by Dave and Tracy, who live in New Zealand and have a strong interest in flags. It features a variety of tournaments and redesign compeitions.
Dave and Tracy are also part of the vexillology podcast A Kiwi, Two Brits, and a Yank which is uploaded on their channel.
Flagsession can be found here
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Tropes:
- Americans Hate Tingle: In the episode of taboo flags on A Kiwi, Two Brits, and a Yank, it is mentioned that the Rising Sun Flag, the Naval flag of Japan, is a popular national symbol in Japan without negative connotations, but in most of Asia it is despised and seen as offensive due to the atrocities committed by the Japanese navy under the flag.
- Author Appeal:
- The channel's focus on flags comes from Dave and Tracy's love of vexillology. Many of the flags focused on are ones that they both love, and the logo features some of their favorite flags, such as Eswatini and Kiribati.
- An episode of A Kiwi, Two Brits, and a Yank focuses on the flag of North Korea, which is Tracy's favorite flag.
- Banned in China: Discussed in "Taboo Flags". Many of the taboo flags discussed, such as the Nazi and Soviet flags, are banned in many countries.
- Crossover: "Taboo Flags" is a crossover between the podcasts A Kiwi, Two Brits, and a Yank and Flagged for Content, and it was released on both podcasts.
- Edutainment Show: The channel is both informative and entertaining, teaching viewers about flags while also being fun.
- Fictional Flag: The channel has had multiple flag redesign competitions where people can create their own flag designs to compete.
- Flag Drop: In every video, Dave and Tracy are sitting in front of various flags hanging. The same could be said for most of their guests.
- Innocently Insensitive: It is mentioned in "Taboo Flags" that many people people will fly flags that are seen as offensive without understanding why. For instance, some people fly the rising sun flag because they think it is cool without realizing its ties to Japanese war crimes in World War II and its offensive nature throughout Asia. Similarly, some people outside the United States fly the Confederate flag because they see it as a symbol of rebellion, unaware of the racism it represents. Dave mentions having owned a rising sun flag without knowing its history and that his Indonesian friend was very offended.
- It's Popular, Now It Sucks!: Dave and Tracy both say that they like flags they find weird or strange and are disappointed when they find out they are popular. Tracy jokes that she stopped liking the flag of Maryland after realizing how popular it is.
- No Swastikas:
- Zig-Zagged in the episode of A Kiwi, Two Brits, and a Yank on taboo flags. Although a closeup of the Nazi flag is censored in the video, images of the Nazi flag and swastikas from a distance are shown without being censored.
- Discussed in the same episode, as it is mentioned that the Nazi flag is banned in many countries around the world.
- Portmantitle: The title of Flagsession combines the words flag and obsession.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: In "Taboo Flags", the guests discuss the Nazi flag and mention how its color scheme of red, black, and white has become less common in flags due to its association with evil. However, they point out that the Tino Rangatiratanga flag subverts this, as it uses the same colors but is associated with ancient Māori religious colors and is perceived positively.
- Still Fighting the Civil War: Confederate apologists are mentioned in the segment of "Taboo Flags" on the Rebel flag, as many Southerners continue to fly the flag due to wishing the South won the Civil War, while others are ignorant to its true meaning and just see it as a symbol of Southern pride.
