Or do those who say it have no idea what "woke" is?
I saw this today:
What this bridge is, is a memorial for pets who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. The sides have tags and collars of loved ones.
The damage was someone took some white paint and poured it on the bridge, then decided to spread it with their shoes.
Someone in the comments said:
It's just paint. Pubic places should be vandalized. People are tired of woke.
Are people truly this tired of woke to do something this petty and small while misunderstanding what the rainbow is about here?
Someone said:
Conservatives think about gay people more than gay people do
Do they do this to every rainbow they see? Try to destroy it? Without even understanding what it may be there for?
Do they also forget that the rainbow is a religious symbol, so they are destroying a effigy?
I have think, anyone this concerned about a rainbow in their community is either mentally unwell and needs help, or needs to stop listening to whatever they are listening to and get above that droning because it is hurting them and their community.
No one should be this unhinged over a rainbow.
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What I do not like is any cartoonish way of presenting life. To me the garish rainbow has come to symbolize that . Here it was done by children, so it's understandable. But I don't feel comfortable with adults reducing their selves to a childish symbol. It's a shallow form of activism, looking more like marketing than trying to delve into the complexity of anyone's identity.
@EarthlingWise I tend to dislike shallow forms of activism myself, so I understand what you are saying. It was brought to my attention by a friend that, yes, the rainbow flag may be shallow, but it serves as a marker of where your people are. A way to find like people, make community and bonds. So that makes sense to me. It may be shallow, but it is often the first sign of being with those how are like you. Then, the rainbow becomes less of a thing as the community builds and can become something stronger.
That was how it was explained to me and it really helped me understand its importance.
