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minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThe usual Islamic flag/Jihadist flag is white-on-black. The Taliban flag is black-on-white and I haven’t seen any other group use the same black-on-white flag that the Taliban uses.
minus-squarer3df0x ✡️✝☪️@7.62x54r.rulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoFWIW I don’t automatically think of crazy extremists when I see that flag just based on the design, but going around America with a 1% Muslim population is going to lead to misunderstandings. Hopefully, someone just assumed it was a religious flag.
The usual Islamic flag/Jihadist flag is white-on-black.
The Taliban flag is black-on-white and I haven’t seen any other group use the same black-on-white flag that the Taliban uses.
FWIW I don’t automatically think of crazy extremists when I see that flag just based on the design, but going around America with a 1% Muslim population is going to lead to misunderstandings.
Hopefully, someone just assumed it was a religious flag.