Let’s talk state vexillology.
Believe it or not, there are people who are very passionate about state flags. (Not me, he said, about to go into a mini-rant.)
Most states have a very utilitarian purpose. They kind of lean in, announce themselves, and lean out again.
Some flags are weirdly cluttered (New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Delaware).
Some flags are rather boring (Alabama, Minnesota).
Some have heavy symbolism but it’s lost on most viewers (Arkansas, Utah)
I’ve lived in Maryland almost 25 years and I don’t think I’ve seen a people more obsessed with their state flag. Colorado’s flag is all over that state so they must be kind of obsessed, too.
South Carolina’s flag has symbolism and simplicity going for it, and I have to agree with people who put it in the top tier of state flags. Here’s the story of the South Carolina flag and how it got that way.