While I agree about polarization, and I don’t think it’s even necessary to circle out the US because it’s spread pretty much everywhere now: the same reason (though I suspect this is more just a funny jokememe) that people fuck with nazi swastikas etc. Sure it probably won’t change much, but it gives people on the opposite side relief and comfort and support.
You could say the same about pride parades, pride flags, gender pronouns etc etc etc depending on where you’re standing at. Doesn’t make flying a pride flag, even if all it does is purposefully piss someone’s asshole neighbours off, or even if the sole purpose, any less proper.
And for a simpler reason - they do it too and people are simple. There’s no context in this picture, but the types who would proudly don a blue lives flag (especially considering context) or whatever conservative symbol, seem more prone to harassing (to say the least) the kind of people who would helpfully color their pride flag in for them.
Wh… that’s not at all the point I’m making at all, but sure. I’m gonna end this here.
E: Fuck it, just a small one. Since it’s not about individuals, and one sides politics involves stomping on the other one’s rights to just fucking exist, it’s not like it’s a wholly disproportionate response to color in a flag (that shouldn’t get a mature, developed human adult over the edge) to support the basic human rights and the right to exist for a minority of a population in protest when the other side tries to deny those rights and outright try to shoot you or some shit.
While I agree about polarization, and I don’t think it’s even necessary to circle out the US because it’s spread pretty much everywhere now: the same reason (though I suspect this is more just a funny jokememe) that people fuck with nazi swastikas etc. Sure it probably won’t change much, but it gives people on the opposite side relief and comfort and support.
You could say the same about pride parades, pride flags, gender pronouns etc etc etc depending on where you’re standing at. Doesn’t make flying a pride flag, even if all it does is purposefully piss someone’s asshole neighbours off, or even if the sole purpose, any less proper.
And for a simpler reason - they do it too and people are simple. There’s no context in this picture, but the types who would proudly don a blue lives flag (especially considering context) or whatever conservative symbol, seem more prone to harassing (to say the least) the kind of people who would helpfully color their pride flag in for them.
True, if they were personally harassed by the person with this flag then that completely changes the situation
Wh… that’s not at all the point I’m making at all, but sure. I’m gonna end this here.
E: Fuck it, just a small one. Since it’s not about individuals, and one sides politics involves stomping on the other one’s rights to just fucking exist, it’s not like it’s a wholly disproportionate response to color in a flag (that shouldn’t get a mature, developed human adult over the edge) to support the basic human rights and the right to exist for a minority of a population in protest when the other side tries to deny those rights and outright try to shoot you or some shit.