'Derogative' use of rainbow

[LegendaryA]

I'm curious why people focus all the time on the derogative use of what rainbow represents.
It's meant to be something beautiful representing unity and peace, and also something to admire on the sky when you see it, not something negative.
It's been so for hundred of years, and I don't see why it should change. But nowadays, rainbow and its symbols are used for negative meanings and positive ones are constantly avoided.

[Zeratul]

*confused*

To what uses do you refer?

[Juliette]

Countering the derogative use..

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Ironically, it's the first hit I get when I go looking for "a gay rainbow".

[papa~smurf]

rainbow are used as a expression of ones sexual orientation

[LegendaryA]

That's what I consider as a problem, means rainbow is "reserved" to homos...so if you have a sig which has rainbow in it=> you are homo or you mock something/someone by infering they are homo. That's wrong to me.
I don't like to be forced to not use/avoid something just because the masses consider it as negative and avoid the positive meaning(s).

Countering the derogative use..

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Ironically, it's the first hit I get when I go looking for "a gay rainbow".

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Just as "gay" is now reserved only to homos. While being gay normally means be joyful. Another example alongside rainbows.

[ƒëmmë ƒatalë]

Countering the derogative use..

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Ironically, it's the first hit I get when I go looking for "a gay rainbow".

not something I go looking for myself

[EbilCC]

m i thought rainbows had pots of last time i checked and caught one of those pesky Irish leprechauns he put a spell on me

PS only negative rainbow comment I've heard was golden + shower in it Which well i will explain in PM or just watch friends were monica got stung by a jellyfish

[LegendaryA]

m i thought rainbows had pots of last time i checked and caught one of those pesky Irish leprechauns he put a spell on me

PS only negative rainbow comment I've heard was golden + shower in it Which well i will explain in PM or just watch friends were monica got stung by a jellyfish

Yes leprechauns are another use of the rainbow.
I guess this negative meaning is a north american thing that sadly got spread in Europe and other sides of the world. Shame on that..

[Zeratul]

we keep trying to catch leprechauns, but all we get is leprachauns... and they're useless...

[ƒëmmë ƒatalë]

m i thought rainbows had pots of last time i checked and caught one of those pesky Irish leprechauns he put a spell on me

PS only negative rainbow comment I've heard was golden + shower in it Which well i will explain in PM or just watch friends were monica got stung by a jellyfish

Yes leprechauns are another use of the rainbow.
I guess this negative meaning is an american thing that sadly got spread in Europe and other sides of the world.

well keep it over there, never knew about it til it was mentioned on here earlier this year.

[LegendaryA]

m i thought rainbows had pots of last time i checked and caught one of those pesky Irish leprechauns he put a spell on me

PS only negative rainbow comment I've heard was golden + shower in it Which well i will explain in PM or just watch friends were monica got stung by a jellyfish

Yes leprechauns are another use of the rainbow.
I guess this negative meaning is an american thing that sadly got spread in Europe and other sides of the world.

well keep it over there, never knew about it til it was mentioned on here earlier this year.

Lucky Aussies.. <_< >_>
I myself learnt about it here and on american tv shows. And I was like "wth is this nonsense?"..

[EbilCC]

i thought british humour was sick and twisted LOL

N pots of gold is postive

[Rottenking]

I still hold out hope for rainbow party to become a common thing in Australia

would be legan


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dary

[EbilCC]

what does any of it mean

[LegendaryA]

what does any of it mean

Indeed, I have no idea what the heck it meant..