User blog:Ghosturtle/I know some people are concerned about the ocean vincian flag, so...

TLDR: The rumors about the flag/its creator being transphobic, enbyphobic, transmedicalist, lesbophobic, racist, exclusionist, sexist, etc. are all false. Please don't spread rumors.

The flag is known by many names, and has no official title, but I am referring to it as the ocean vincian flag in this post. Rumors have been going around for a while about the flag and its creator, so I want to clarify a few things. Posts from the creator are cited as evidence against these rumors.

I want to make it very clear that I am not the creator of this flag. I am only saying this as a disclaimer, since I know that some people who have attempted to defend the creator of the flag have been accused of creating it as a result. I did not create the vincian flag. I also do not identify myself with labels such as vincian, cinthean, MLM, or anything similar. I'm making this post for the sake of quelling hostility within the LGBTQ+ community, especially towards vincians. I am also going to refer to the creator of the flag with they/them pronouns in this post because I couldn't find their pronouns listed anywhere.

Now that that's out of the way, it's time to clear up some rumors.

"The stripes were made with no meaning! It's just blue to represent men, which is sexist and excludes vincians who are nonbinary or GNC!"
You're thinking of the blue vincian flag, not the ocean vincian flag. The pink lesbian flag also had this issue, which is one of the reasons why the sunset lesbian flag was created. Yes, the flags are similar (just as the pink lesbian and sunset lesbian flags are similar), but they are not the same. The colors of the vincian flag were carefully chosen. The creator of the ocean vincian flag even dedicated several paragraphs detailing their decisions regarding the stripes in their proposal, and they very explicitly included nonbinary and GNC vincians.

"The flag just copied the lesbian flags! The creator of the ocean vincian flag is lesbophobic!"
The ocean vincian flag is not the only pride flag that has been derived from another. The sunset lesbian was derived from the butch and femme lesbian flags, which derived from the pink lesbian flag, which derived from the lipstick lesbian flag, which derived from the cougar flag, which derived from the bear flag. It could be said that the (currently) most popular lesbian flag was derived from a flag for gay men (specifically bears). Should we cancel the sunset lesbian flag too?

Additionally, the creator of the ocean vincian flag was very aware of the similarities between their flag and the lesbian flags. This is exactly why they consulted lesbians on Tumblr and Twitter frequently. The creator of the ocean vincian flag is not lesbophobic; the input of lesbians was important to them.

"The creator of the ocean vincian flag is racist/anti-black!"
This rumor began because someone else made a poorly worded tweet, and people mistook this Twitter user to be the creator of the ocean vincian flag (he wasn't). The creator of the ocean vincian flag had nothing to do with this, and they are not racist or anti-black.

"The creator of the ocean vincian flag is a transmed/truscum/transphobe!"
No they aren't. They're vocally against transmedicalism.

"The creator of the ocean vincian flag supports mspec lesbians!"
Regardless of where you stand on the mspec lesbian "debate" (I personally heavily disapprove of people "debating" the good-faith identities of other people, but I digress), the creator of the ocean vincian flag has never stated their stance on this topic specifically because they are not a lesbian. They do not engage in lesbian discourse because they feel it is not their place and want to be respectful towards the lesbian community.

I hope that clears some things up!
Please do not spread these rumors, even if you're doing it "just in case they're true." It harms more people than it helps. If there's anything I missed or neglected to mention, please let me know!