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Revision as of 23:39, 12 March 2009

A flag representing social movement for the understanding of erotic attractions and relationships involving youth and adults is currently being formed. Participants from the BL/GL communities and allies from non-oriented sites such as Newgon.com will use the flag to spearhead the awareness campaign.

The Proposals Stage is nearing a conclusion, and the Voting Stage is next in line.

Voting

The submissions we have received are not final ideas, but concepts that will be worked on once they are chosen. In this sense, choosing a concept should be a matter of potential rather than superficial features (colour, finish, etc) of the blueprint. The concept will be chosen by a simple vote held on a number of related forums, with one vote and one reserve (tie-breaker) vote allocated to each registered screen name, and no one individual may vote on two or more different sites.

Candidates

These are the concepts which may be voted for.

Name Design Description Pros Cons
Abstract
AmaroSymbol

AP's simple design was used extensively on his now offline websites, but rarely elsewhere. A diamond incorporating two equally sized triangles symbolises union between two divided groups of people. Here, we submit it for a community vote.

  • This simple and attractive design is easy to reproduce, and builds upon existing themes.
  • It lacks symbolism beyond existent social groups and may be seen as restricting discourse to said groups - almost entirely composed of adults.
CLogo
The CLogo is a traditional childlove symbol. It depicts a butterfly whose wings are formed by four hearts. Two are larger than the other two representing the adult and the child. Two are pink and the other two blue representing the masculine and feminine.
  • Symbol widely accepted as associated to childlove and past movements.
  • Already associated with a narrowly defined movement, hard to reproduce.
Diagonal Stripes
The tricolor diagonal stripes attempts to represent all aspects of CL. The color pink represents the feminine, blue for the masculine, and white both for the purity of these and for all those not included in the two categories of CL expression.
  • Evolution on the tricolor design, more distinct and original.
  • Simple to produce, and not affiliated with any symbolism that may cause conflict.
  • May be too simple, stale or plain, not instantly recognizable as CL.
Dolphin
Heart
The heart is commonly associated with love, and for a long time has referred to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and intellectual core of the human being.
  • Easily recognised universally as a sign of love
  • Covers love from all beings and in all forms rather than restricting to defined parametres of acceptance
  • May be too general; not unique to childlove
  • The heart is slightly feminine and the GirlLove symbol uses hearts (as opposed to BoyLove's triangles).
Multiflag
A possible 3d representation of the AmaroSymbol. Instead of having to choose a background color and assemble the flag thusly, it could simply be mounted by the spine, thus creating a double flag.
  • It lacks symbolism beyond existent social groups and may be seen as restricting discourse to said groups - almost entirely composed of adults.
Phoenix
Rainbow
The original Rainbow Flag was designed by the LGBT and has been used to convey one message: "diversity." The rainbow consists of many equal stripes of different colours across the visual spectrum, representing different individuals coming together harmoniously.
  • Depicts similarity and relation to LGBT
  • Buffs the message of "diversity" with more diversity
  • Consists of many colours, making physical production more expensive
  • May increase tension between LGBT and CL unless diplomatic solutions may be reached
  • May be confused with LGBT, and not all CLs identify as homosexual
Rectangles
Ribbon
Sea Star
  • A new and recognizable symbolism that is not affiliated with CL's past, embraces new perspectives
Star & Stripes
Star Ribbon
Stuffed Bears
Sun
  • A new and recognizable symbolism that embraces new perspectives
  • Still incorporates the colors currently representative of CL
  • Simple to produce.
  • The symbolism may be too "child-like" and potentially not representative of older youth.
Swirl
Taijitu
The Taijitu (literally "diagram of the supreme ultimate") is a well known Taoist symbol representing the principle of yin yang - seemingly opposing forces that are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, giving rise to each other in turn.
  • May be confused with traditional Taoist symbolism
  • May cause the symbol to suffer the same fate as the swastika in the Western world
Three Stripes
The tricolor stripes attempts to represent all aspects of CL. The color pink represents the feminine, blue for the masculine, and white both for the purity of these and for all those not included in the two categories of CL expression.
  • Simple to produce, and not affiliated with any symbolism that may cause conflict.
  • May be too simple, stale or plain, not instantly recognizable as CL.
  • Too similar to the flags of various countries, could lead to mistaken attribution.
Triangles

Incorporating the spectrum of colour used to convey diversity, one triangle inside another symbolises inter-generational relationships.

  • The symbol stands alone and can be easily developed into a flag.
  • One possibility is a pennant design with more balance than the image used here.
  • The symbolism could be seen as excluding, stereotyping and undermining the sexuality of youths.

Variation Submissions

Most of the concepts submitted already have two or more possible variations that the organisers will take into account when finalising the design.

Results

The following online communities were, or will be consulted at each stage of the process: