Please don't put a rainbow in your window!

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For the past few years the rainbow has sadly becomea symbol of silencing, sexual stereotyping and oppression for a lot of women and those in the LGB community. If you're thinking of putting one up, please think about how that may make women feel - many of whom have already experienced death threats and lost their friends and jobs thanks to those who wield the rainbow flag as a weapon.

I just saw two on my walk just now and it made me feel like shit. Not the intended effect I'm sure. Please consider something else: the sun coming out from a cloud, or a simple landscape. Thanks.

Honestly?

Can I dress my kids in this and stick the kids in the window? Is that ok?

Can anyone explain why rainbows photograph so shit?

There was a breathtaking one last week I took a picture of to share with my mother ( because who doesn’t love a rainbow after thunderous skies and weather). And it’s so drab

I bet you're fun at a party.

im a gender critical feminist and will be doing a rainbow with my kids.
Its a fucking rainbow. Im very sorry if childrens drawings of rainbows give you teh sadz, but sounds like your own personal problem. Noone elses

Best song written. Ever.....

I love rainbows. Rainbows make me happy. I have always loved them so I choose to reclaim them and put one in my window

I'm guessing this is some transphobia shite? Isn't there a feminism board on here for that crap?

Feeling sad about a child's drawing. You sad sad sad sad individual.

God bless us and save us if a beautiful natural phenomenon is now triggering some emotional response in random idiots.

Well you are taking the abuse well OP.

MN at it's finest

It has made me think if I had a daughter would I let her put one in the window? Thinking about it, I'm not sure anymore. Yes the rainbow is a natural phenomena and children should draw it, but i would I use it as a symbol for a special campaign nowadays?

It has made me think.

FFS OP you need to have a word with yourself

Reclaim them from whom?

Let's have a MN rendition of 🌈Somewhere over the Rainbow 🌈

Sniggering 🤣

I think you'll find the bible was written long before the rainbow was an LGBT+ symbol! As in the story of Noah and referencing happiness after sadness and a symbol of hope.

Nobody "owns" the rainbow - not even Zippy, George and Bungle!

I'm 39 and have made one to put in my window! Community-minded and proud!

How do you feel about unicorns OP?

Bloody hell, I've read some shite on here over the years, but this truly does take the

Most bonkers entertaining thread this week so far. Carry on, OP.

Oppress what exactly ? You mention science, there's a lot more to biology than xy and xx. If it was that simple we'd all have PhDs. The human body has almost infinite variations, you can't exclude a very large part of that because it fries your circuit board.

Does the Michelangelo illicit an extreme emotional response also?

OP needs to self isolate a lot longer if you ask me.

This is for kids to spot, no? Not aimed at you. I'll repeat: NOYB.

...a natural phenomenon...

I think it's a great opportunity to reclaim it

Aridane, apparently because they aren't solid. They are made up of sunlight reflecting off raindrops. You need a solid, preferably darker background, or a specialist camera. Our eyes 'see' colour and light differently to how it's captured and of course our brain changes what we see.

I've just Googled that, everyday is a learning opportunity 🌈

Can't have unicorns. They're a sexist version of a horse

Great, so first my kids were banned from singing Baa Baa Black Sheep because of PC Gone Mad, now they're gonna be banned from singing its replacement, Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep, because of Gender Wars? So what's next??