Presenting: The Fiction Freedom Flag!A proship/profiction/antiharassment/comship/ETC flag for all folks of any labels that share the same beliefs of the mentioned identities. I took inspiration from certain aspects of culture in these communities, as well as from multiple already existing flags. This flag is meant to be a flag that represents everyone that is against the censorship of fictional dark media and the harassment of those who create it, hence the more general name than “the proship flag” or “the profiction flag.” I noticed there wasn’t a lot of consensus when it comes to a singular flag representing these identities, and this was a result.
The two doves are a reference to the popular phrase “Dead dove do not eat” within the fanfiction community in relation to dark works. I decided to go with two instead of one for both symmetry reasons and also to show the aspect of solidarity between proshippers/profictionists/antiharassmentists/comshippers/ETC.
The heart with the cross-bones is a reference to the 🌈🍖 Symbol. I suppose you could also call this flag the “Fiction Pirates” Flag! 😊
Finally, here are the stripe meanings as shown above, and more detailed explanations below:
Pink – Romance, to represent fictional relationships that are romantic in nature, whether purely romantic or involving other forms of attraction as well. The stripe of love.
Red – Sensuality, to represent fictional relationships that are physical, whether sensually, sexually, ETC, and whether purely physical or involving other forms of attraction as well. The stripe of passion.
Lavender – Friendship, to represent both fictional relationships that are platonic, whether purely platonic or involving other forms of attraction as well. This stripe also represents the solidarity of the proship/profiction/antiharrassment/comship/ETC communities. The stripe of camaraderie.
Teal – Freedom of Artistic Expression, to represent the creation of fictional content no matter the material, whether wholesome, dark, and everything in between. The stripe of creativity.
Blue – Reclamation of Injustice and Trauma, to represent the way our community tries our best to redirect the harassment, injustice, and pain given to us by censorshipists and antishippers, and turn it into something that sparks joy to the people we care for. The stripe of healing.
Purple – Unity under aggression, to represent the community standing up for and protecting innocent people who have been wronged by harassers and abusers. The stripe of justice.
Finally, here’s an alternate version of the flag without the bones in the heart, and of course a blank version:
I hope this flag is useful to anyone. This is only the first proship/profiction/you-get-the-gist-themed flag that I’ve created. I hope to bring that to my blog as well. ^o^
