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in reply to a message by Sabrina Fair
I wouldnt name a kid Rainbow. Even as a middle name.
She would get teases a ton, as rainbows are associated with homosexuality.
This is my resting spot
I can let myself breathe
I may not be perfect
But at least I am free
She would get teases a ton, as rainbows are associated with homosexuality.
I can let myself breathe
I may not be perfect
But at least I am free
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and associated with the loathsome Jeff Gordon
The NASCAR driver who is a favorite of a lot of people who don't actually know much about NASCAR but like him because he is this cute clean-cut guy from California who doesn't have a southern accent. His crew was, or maybe still is, the Rainbow Warriros.
The NASCAR driver who is a favorite of a lot of people who don't actually know much about NASCAR but like him because he is this cute clean-cut guy from California who doesn't have a southern accent. His crew was, or maybe still is, the Rainbow Warriros.
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Yes I know they are, but I look at from a religious point of view in the it's God's Promise to the world that He'd never flood the world again. :). Plus I think rainbows are beautiful and ive always loved them, I know that the homosexual reference is strong but oh well, I can't stop others from thinking of it. Rainbows are considered for homosexual men only, butterflies are supposedly for lesbians. How theu came about that i have no idea! lol.
"a boy's best friend is his mother" - Norman Bates in Psycho
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I have never heard of the butterfly thing. In my area its rainbows all the way.
This is my resting spot
I can let myself breathe
I may not be perfect
But at least I am free
I can let myself breathe
I may not be perfect
But at least I am free
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me either
I have been told the butterfly is a symbol of Christianity. It's always the rainbow that seems to show up in gay pride artwork and symbolism. In a way I think it's really too bad: it's gotten to be such a loaded symbol that you wouldn't want to put upa flag witha rainbow o it or wear something with a rainbow design on it because people would jump to conclusions and make judgments and rude remarks.
I have been told the butterfly is a symbol of Christianity. It's always the rainbow that seems to show up in gay pride artwork and symbolism. In a way I think it's really too bad: it's gotten to be such a loaded symbol that you wouldn't want to put upa flag witha rainbow o it or wear something with a rainbow design on it because people would jump to conclusions and make judgments and rude remarks.
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The rainbow flag symbol for gay pride goes back to 1978 when man named Gilbert Baker designed such a flag for the gay & lesbian community in San Francisco.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/scotts/ftp/bulgarians/rainbow-flag.html
But rainbow flags have a much longer history as a general symbol for inclusiveness and diversity in many cultures around the world:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag
I can understand why people might not want to use Rainbow as a child's name because it sounds a bit "hippy" or overly "cute". But I think avoiding it because of its association with the rainbow flag is giving in to homophobia. People who would make ignorant remarks about gays to someone who names a daughter Rainbow are jerks and should be ignored as such, IMHO.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/scotts/ftp/bulgarians/rainbow-flag.html
But rainbow flags have a much longer history as a general symbol for inclusiveness and diversity in many cultures around the world:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag
I can understand why people might not want to use Rainbow as a child's name because it sounds a bit "hippy" or overly "cute". But I think avoiding it because of its association with the rainbow flag is giving in to homophobia. People who would make ignorant remarks about gays to someone who names a daughter Rainbow are jerks and should be ignored as such, IMHO.
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on principle, I agree
That fear of what other people may think about your values or beliefs should not stop you from calling a kid Rainbow if you want to. However, it's easy to say that when you do't actually have a little Rainbow who's come home crying because of some hateful remark that a stupid kid at school and/or said kid's stupid parents have made about the name. My feeling is, making judgments and assumptions about me is one thing, dragging my kid into it is quite another. The former is just irritating, but the latter spells big trouble.
That fear of what other people may think about your values or beliefs should not stop you from calling a kid Rainbow if you want to. However, it's easy to say that when you do't actually have a little Rainbow who's come home crying because of some hateful remark that a stupid kid at school and/or said kid's stupid parents have made about the name. My feeling is, making judgments and assumptions about me is one thing, dragging my kid into it is quite another. The former is just irritating, but the latter spells big trouble.
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