The finalists for the new state flag, seal, and motto were recently revealed and Boston.com readers have a lot of thoughts.

After a four-plus year process, more than 1,150 submissions were sent to the Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission. The submissions reference Massachusetts’ ideals and heritage, including references to it as the sixth state in the Union, its Indigenous background, and terrain.

The state’s current emblem has drawn controversy due to its use of colonial imagery . While many are happy to leave behind the problematic symbol, others worry it will be erasing the state’s history. The change has been met with push back from GOP lawmakers looking to unseat Governor Maura Healey.

Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Executive Director Kate Fox has

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