Does everything rainbow symbolize Gay?

lamplighter

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 7:31 pm

The general rule with rainbows is if it is rounded and has clouds in the end= fun child friendly rainbow. If it's straight lines of rainbow colors- happy pride.

Hashem_Yaazor

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 7:59 pm

lamplighter wrote:

The general rule with rainbows is if it is rounded and has clouds in the end= fun child friendly rainbow. If it's straight lines of rainbow colors- happy pride.

Straight lines.... Kind of ironic 😜

(It also depends on the tones in the colors of the rainbow. Very bold based on primary shades are the problem ones.)

creditcards

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 8:15 pm

JewelryWe Analog Time Teacher Watch Young Girls Teen Wrist Watch with Colorful Rainbow Silicone Band https://a.co/d/fsrNazN

I ordered this for my daughter.

amother

Jean

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 8:21 pm

vintagebknyc wrote:

My head is hardly in the sand. If you feel the rainbow has been co-opted, take it back

How do you suppose we "take it back"? The biggest industries and companies in the country are supporting this and connecting rainbows with gay pride.

amother

Chocolate

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 8:22 pm

I find it weird in an awful sort of way that they chose a rainbow. The world is supposed to be destroyed because they’re publicly flaunting their behavior and our countries are legalizing it and the rainbow came after the mabul.

amother

Tanzanite

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 8:23 pm

creditcards wrote:

JewelryWe Analog Time Teacher Watch Young Girls Teen Wrist Watch with Colorful Rainbow Silicone Band https://a.co/d/fsrNazN

I ordered this for my daughter.

This is adorable

amother

Lily

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 8:23 pm

amother Chocolate wrote:

My thoughts exactly. This is the type of behavior (zxual deviance) that led to the mabul in the first place.

vintagebknyc

Tue, Jun 27 2023, 9:12 pm

amother Jean wrote:

How do you suppose we "take it back"? The biggest industries and companies in the country are supporting this and connecting rainbows with gay pride.

Take it back by owning it.

Crookshanks

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 1:34 am

I'm the last person to say avoid all rainbow things, I happen to think they're cute and colorful. But the straight lines and bright colors of the band mimic the pride flag exactly. If that bothers you, you can find something a little more pastelly.

Ema of 5

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 4:52 am

vintagebknyc wrote:

Take it back by owning it.

The swastika is a religious symbol which was co-opted by the nazis. Would you suggest people walk around with a swastika on their clothing and say “I’m taking it back, it’s not a nazi symbol,” How would that go over? You can say all you want “I’m not wearing it as a nazi symbol” but that’s what most of the world will see and understand. How would you suggest one should take back and own the rainbow?

DrMom

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 6:28 am

Ema of 5 wrote:

Well, it is a symbol that was used in the Hindu religion long before the Nazis co-opted it. Maybe they should be the ones to take it back. At least there's a lot of them, which should help.

amother

Pink

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 6:41 am

chocolate moose wrote:

I had a rainbow watch and gave it away. better safe than sorry.

This is ridiculous IMHO. The rainbow is a symbol of a rainbow. It is pretty. You can wear rainbow items and it doesn’t mean you are gay or support LGBT causes. 🌈

amother

Mauve

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 6:44 am

Ema of 5 wrote:

My boss is Hindu and they actually do still use the original version of the swastika for religious reasons. They are angry their peaceful symbol was co-opted and distorted by others. However, if you look closely, the Hindu swastika goes in the opposite direction and is not on an angle like the nazi one. There are differences. Like there are differences between the pride rainbow and a kiddy cartoon rainbow.

fleetwood

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 7:02 am

vintagebknyc wrote:

Take it back by owning it.

I agree with you...you guys are giving it power.....I would buy it regardless and as vintage wrote..take it back!

amother

Dandelion

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 7:10 am

chocolate moose wrote:

I had a rainbow watch and gave it away. better safe than sorry.

What did you make yourself safe from? Being hit on by women?

Bnei Berak 10

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 7:25 am

amother Pink wrote:

This is ridiculous IMHO. The rainbow is a symbol of a rainbow. It is pretty. You can wear rainbow items and it doesn’t mean you are gay or support LGBT causes. 🌈

Today IMHO you cannot wear it. It's so ingrained.
You can wear it if you want. Just understand that you *will* be judged. There's no way getting around it.

amother

Hydrangea

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 7:28 am

amother Dandelion wrote:

What did you make yourself safe from? Being hit on by women?

Probably from being uncomfortable by having people identify you as making a statement that you aren't making.

Bnei Berak 10

Wed, Jun 28 2023, 7:34 am

amother Chocolate wrote:

Not weird IMHO. Kind of ironic that they display their destiny so vividly.