a reply to:
Flyingclaydisk
In the same breath, I have to say it is now clear to me that the larger LBGTQ+ community at large is not really interested in equality and/or
acceptance. More specifically, the LBGTQ+ community allows themselves to be represented by people who want not equality and peace, but rather the
exact opposite. They want division and conflict.
Im a new ATS poster...and this is the longest post I have ever made so...forgive me, lol. But I read your comment, the whole thing, and it was
striking. (PS. Ive actually read your posts for years and years
and feel like I know you, and now we get to speak...COOL).
IMO
The T is taking over LGBTQIA+- and trying to insidiously insert itself (non-pun-intentional), in things in our world, such as this worldwide
competition. They cry equality, but its way lopsided. But as to intentional conflict and division: here are my thoughts.
I was in a conversation with somebody a while ago, and we were talking back and forth and it kind of hit me. I was talking about the flag of
LGBTQIA+-& We were chatting. I think it was around the time when people were painting the flag in public spaces, and one guy got in trouble because
they painted the flag into a major intersection, and he had peeled out his tires on it, and I think ended up getting in trouble by the law. Well, if I
remember correctly, this was the nature of the conversation we were having at the time.
And the person was like "Yeah thats messed up that they would go around and take down / deface our flags like that, whyd he make tire marks on that in
the intersection, thats so rude". But I had made a comment about how the flag doesnt seem to be being used like it used to be, and the fact that it
was painted in the intersection like it was.....was rude.
Back in the early 2000's, 90's,, and a little later, it WAS INDEED (sort of) a symbol of unity, it meant something different (HeLl, it even LoOkeD
DiFferent!) it was a symbol youd see on the back of peoples bumpers, that said "hey Im gay, and thats okay!" and truly, it was! You would see it atop
the sign at gay bars, as kind of an identification glyph saying "gay people come here / are welcome here, etc...". And you would see it in the parts
of cities otherwise known aS "The gay district". Which in houston, would be the montrose area. And yeah, even when I was a kid, it was expected and
understood in this way, and in these areas, sure. or if a bar was not in the area widely known as "gay district" they would put the rainbow sticker on
there to help people know they are going to a gay bar. (Cuz gay people want to go to a gay bar, but non-gay people want to go to a different type of
bar) and thats okay, fine and normal and everyones happy.
fast forward to today. To the highly combustible transgender debate, that is somehow (mixed with gay concepts and ideas) but its not (just gay), its a
more complex conecept than just gay but if you are gay...its almost like you are forced to signup that you have to agree with the LGBTQIA+-,
but....your only the "G" in all those letters..Its ambigious, and always morphing, and now the flag has (more colors)....that, well, truly arent part
of the rainbow[EDIT: Furthermore, who gets to decide the colors, and do they all get to vote on it?]. And as the colors started being added, and they
changed the symbol itself, its almost symbolic, because the meaning changed over time into something a little more exclusionary, a little less
welcoming, when it would seem the efforts were ...trying to make it a MORE welcoming culture, but it ends up backfiring, its ironic.[EDIT: Now that I
think about it, this is also going just like the whole DEI thing mixed with race....where they say they are trying to make things more equal, but end
up accidently (or intentionally?) introducing even more division and driving the wedge even further...with their efforts to "FIX" things, its the
EXACT same problem. They say theyre fighting to end racism...but they are creating more and more situations to further make more of it and divide
people. END EDIT] The flag would pop up in new areas, more public areas, and instead of being a symbol of unity and identification and pride even. It
became a great big middle finger to many (because that is how it started being used)...as a middle finger.
They started adding more and more colors to it, taking away from the truth of the symbol of the rainbow, and then the flag is being pulled in so many
directions by so many different people, trying to make it be for so many different things.....that I believe....it is coming apart at the seams, and
becoming something different, something nefarious and malicious.
Im not going to go down the road of "The Rainbow is Gods promise to not flood the world again for the depravity / wickedness in the heart of man."Tho
I believe it is. Thats a whole different conversation. But what I am trying to "zero in on" here, is the EVOLUTION of the rainbow flag (since its
creation)....not the (creation of the flag itself as a concept).
Put simply: their flag is being tugged in every different direction, the threads are slowly coming apart at the seams. Until you will have something
different soon. A piece of cloth torn in 40 different pieces that now starts to represent DIVISION and CONFLICT.
I can understand "Im Gay and Im proud of it", but if you add "...and # you" at the end of it....not good. And I feel thats slowly what the flag is
becoming. Im not gay, but if I were, I would never want to be associated with that symbol of division and hate.
Slowly, over the years, the flag....morphs from a symbol of unity...slowly, into a symbol of power, hate, and divisiveness, and its already begun.
"I see your rainbow makeup, rainbow eyelashes that match your rainbow earrings...that so cleverly matches the rims of your rainbow perscription
eyeglasses. When you speak, I see the piercing in your tongue with the rainbow ornament on it. Your rainbow shirt is so striking against all your
other rainbow paraphanelia. You go the rainbow belt, rainbow jeans that you made with your friends, and you died your shoes pink on the left and blue
on the right."
Looks like you "collected them all" and succesfully aquired the whole collection, now you have the whole costume / getup. What now?
Your geared up and "ready for battle", eh? Time to go into public and shake your rainbow ringed fist at the world, and all the people trying to shop
at walmart for hurricane supplies? (Or watch the olympics)
The colors now dont form white either, lol. Altho, these days, wouldnt be surprised if that was intentional.