"The Philosophy of Wind Socks (hear me out, ok?)"

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Top comment: Firstly I’d like to ask: is cereal a soup? The answer is yes but more specifically a wheat and dairy based gazpacho. So, could a wind sock be a flag? The answer is also yes and I’ll explain why. Before writing this, I checked briefly on this sub about wind socks and saw one post about them from 129 days ago. Underneath some comments claimed that it went against vexillological rules which is incorrect and I will elaborate on in just a moment. Another commenter under that post pointed out a historical use of vexilloids such as the fish shaped Japanese (koinobori) windsocks and the famous draco, an ornamental dragon’s head which funnels wind into a fabric streamer. These fill the definition of a flag in function but mostly for the sake of decoration. To begin defending the wind sock I will refer to the five basic principles of flag design. Those being: 1. Keep it simple 2. Use meaningful symbolism 3. Use 2-3 basic colours 4. No lettering or seals 5. Be distinctive or be related **Keeping it simple** I’ll cover the points 1, 3 and 4 here because they’re quite related. It is a fabric tube and easily recognizable with a pattern of usually orange on white (or white on orange depending on your preferred wording). The design, despite taking up a 3D space unlike most flags can be ...