Freak- Link

http://www.flyyourfreakflaghigh.com/about

Bei der Suche nach einem neuen Bandname kam ich auf die Idee: Freak Flag, was ich, Koko, persönlich als etwas positiv konotiertes empfinde. Im U.S.- amerikanischen Sprachgebrauch ist das Wort aber eher eine Beleidigung. Im Rahmen meiner Suche im Internet bin ich auch die oben verlinkte Website gestossen....Hört sich cool an....Der Bandname ist schon besetzt, aber meine Suche war erfolgreich.

Hier ein kleiner Auszug aus der Website: ich bin begeistert;)

 

and now in englisch:)))

As I was looking for an optional new bandname I came up with the idea Freak Flag, referring to Jimi Hendrix of course.  I really like the word "freak" , and to me it always had a positive connotation, but as I learned in american englisch it´s more used as a negativ expression.
As I was browsing the name to see if another band already came up with the same idea I found the website that I linked on the beginning of the post....I found as well that there exists a band with that name: Freak Flag, but anyway it my research made me find that Freak-Page....lucky me:))))

Have a look, it´s very amusing and empowering. we got to hold the freak flag high, otherwise we will die beeing bored with ourselves......

Why do we have to fly our freak flags high?

Let me share with you the Freak Flag Manifesto:

1. Freaks are, by definition, different.
2. Different is good.
3. “Freak” should be a compliment, not an insult.
4. Everyone is a freak in some way, in some place, to someone. “Normal” is a myth. Diversity is strength.
5. We all need to discover, honor and celebrate our freaky bits by “flying our freak flags high”.
6. We are each more happy and successful when we embody ALL that we are.
7. If you “speak your freak”, you can release and heal from shame, embarrassment or fear of social disapproval and be more active, powerful and effective in the world.
8. We gotta be freaky together: the more we see each others' freaky proclamations, the more we'll find powerful, meaningful connections and alliances--some familiar, some potentially new and surprising.
9. If we can fully appreciate our own selves, we can also appreciate others; and once we can appreciate others, we can start working together in an honest and powerful way to build the kind of world and the kind of future we all want to live in.
10. Freaks can change the world just by being themselves.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak

Hier noch der wiki link und ein Photo zur ursprünglichen Benutzung des Begriffes