Rainbow colours everywhere

If only people were so keen to champion vulnerable people with poor health, learning disabilities etc

i'm fed up of hearing that TW are the most oppressed, disadvantaged section of society

FWIW, my take is that companies and local authorities etc are keen to champion the underdog when it costs nothing eg pronouns

But now that it's starting to cost money eg lawsuits about toilets, the tide is turning

I support Pride as I have two gay adult kids, but they aren't keen of the 'over kill' and say it's just virtue signalling with most people and it will be forgotten in a few weeks.
They want to live their lives quietly and to be accepted for being decent and respectful humans not because of what they may or may not do in their private lives.
I'm inclined to agree with them.

I have no issue with the original pride flag, I do have issues with the new one.
I also don't like how pride has been hijacked by various communities trying to pus all of the different communites into one whilst excluding various members of said communities.

Lets not forget the various pride marches that have excluded lesbians for daring to say that they won't sleep with men (that identify as women).

The OP never actually mentioned the word "pride".
(this of course is actually a stupid thread where the OP makes one post to stir up trouble then buggers off to watch us all fight.... I'm only playing because I'm bored)

Sorry I don't understand. Am I not debating with you right now? I'm giving my view, am I not? And my view is the world is full of things I don't personally like, so I don't seek them out. We can all choose how much to engage with things. I am not a Christian and don't go to church, but I find carol services magical and have no problem with seeing Christian imagery around Jesus in the manger in the barn. I can choose the level to which I engage.

So funny how it's people who aren't actually part of the so called lgbtqi*+ community that want to celebrate it so much. There's not much to celebrate within it right now.

Oh good.
Another thread for faux naivety saying the holy month of pride is just about being happy colours and celebrating wearing bondage gear leather accessories and men dressed as female porn stars diversity.

Perhaps the OP could move the thread over there then.

Ah yes, #nodebate, how very tolerant of you.

If your point of view is worth anything at all then it should be worth defending.

mate its just some pretty colours not like people are shagging in front of ya

No one is ramming anything. Rainbows aren't offensive, and if you don't like Pride don't go. I don't like vintage car shows, so I don't go. But I don't consider the posters for it as 'ramming vintage cars in my face'

In the words of our queen Dua Lipa "If you don't wanna see me dancing with somebody, if you want to believe that anything could stop me... Don't show up"

Oh yes absolutely, it’s compulsory

Not wanting to have others ramming their views in your face does not make you a bigot
Lazy thinking but you've found your tribe here.

Some kids have two mums, some kids have two dads. I have had to correct DC regularly when they come home from school saying 'kids at school say only boys can marry girls'. Pride means kids don't have to feel scared telling their parents they've fallen in love. Pride means a loving pair of grown ups do not have to write off being a parent because of who they love. The earlier kids know that, the better as far as I'm concerned.

What’s your problem?

I’m not LGBTetc, I have no friends or family who are but I have no issue with the pride flags.

In case the child is being brought up by bigots - it’s good for them to see another perspective.

This could be an interesting survey 🤔

Surely it depends if you say Indigo and Violet separately or just Purple.
Both are fairly normal.

Purple end for me.

I would bet that in the old days the rainbows had seven stripes and children knew how many colours made up a rainbow.

I've come across children now who think rainbows have 6 stripes of colour.

No rainbows here other than ones in the sky

Off you pop then.

Because some of those children will have two mammies or two daddies and it's nice to acknowledge that their parents' love, or marriage, is legitimate. The children will grow up facing bigotry about the make-up of their family that children of straight couples simply won't, so they need a visible, tangible reminder that their family is safe and welcomed at their nursery in a way that children of straight parents do not. Hth.

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Our children’s nursery had rainbow colours up all year round, the bastards! How fucking dare they. Children should absolutely be reared surrounded by the dullest shades possible- it’ll help them adjust to adulthood.