Flag
The above picture is my pirate flag, MY pirate flag, designed by me and sewn together by Leanne Fredrick to fly on my boat. Nice isn't it? I found out that Wells Fargo has a card customizing service that allows you to use an image to be printed on your ATM card. NEAT! I thought this would be the perfect picture! It was REJECTED! Why was this rejected? One of their guidelines for inappropriate images is:
Images of flags, unless it is one of the flag-related images from our photo gallery.
What flags are in their image gallery? Only the US flag. I have no idea what this policy serves. What flag could one have on their card that would offend someone? I personally think this is pure jingoist bullshit. Now I eagerly await your rebuttals in the comments section about why this policy makes sense.
-Aaron
P.S. They even anticipated me trying to upload the same photo again, the website automatically prevents it.
posted by Aaron at
9/25/2009 09:22:00 AM
2 Comments:
What if it's an image of something else other than a flag? I mean what if you send them an image of, say, a notebook cover that happens to have the same images as your flag?
The only reason they know it is a flag is because it is hanging like one on a rope. I am not entirely sure how taking a rectangular object and suspending it from two points on a robe suddenly makes it objectionable.
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