I have been upset in previous years with posts that complained about "rainbow capitalism". I understand that people felt used by companies that had homophobic policies and/or donated to anti-gay organizations, but still had a marketing campaign in June designed to celebrate Pride.
But as I say on my tumblr homepage, I am old. I remember when a corporation would never commit financial suicide by putting a rainbow on their product. Gay people were not mainstream. They were hated, feared, and objects of disgust.
Corporations are always going to screw people over. That is what they do. "Rainbow capitalism" at least showed that the LGBTQIA community was accepted enough that corporations knew that they were unlikely to lose more customers than they won by participating. It was worth the risk, because the risk was small.
This year, there is a significant drop in "rainbow capitalism". I guess that will make some people very happy. But it is not good. It is a very bad sign.
It means that now corporations are more worried about who might boycott them, than who they can sell to with that marketing strategy. We are falling out of the mainstream. We are losing acceptance. I think we all know why.
Try to be louder, show yourselves, attend Pride, fly your flags, buy any "rainbow capitalism" products that are still available if you financially can. But do keep yourself safe.
And most of all, vote as if your life depends upon it.
If we ever get our acceptance and buying power back again, please understand the importance of "rainbow capitalism", and what it really means.
❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤
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Happy Pride Month!!
For this year's pride I have designed some pride flag-themed Mandalorian helmets, to be bought as stickers on my Redbubble.
Buy all of them here!
Q. My flag is not on there. Can I request my own?
A. If your flag is not on there, there's two possibilities: either I have not made it yet, or RedBubble has taken it down. If the latter is the case I will reupload it. Still, if your flag isn't there, feel free to request it!
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Aroace flag color picked from Meta Knight (Ultimate)
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If you don't want queer people being looked up at like we're hero's, heroines, and champions; then stop giving us reasons to show up and wear our flags like capes.
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For pride part two electric boogaloo -
(credit isn't needed but is appreciated!!)
Image ID, also in alt text - James Tiberius Kirk played by William Shatner with the bisexual flag, first as a background then overlayed on top of him, transgender flag, first as a background then overlayed on top of him, and the Gilbert Baker pride flag, first as a background then overlayed on top of him.
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OK, fun fact, I got the idea for the poly flag poll from this: my very own version of the gray-asexual flag! 
No disrespect to the person who made the original, (I am Gray-Ace by the way, if that wasn’t clear) but I just do not like it at all. So I made my own, complete with weird dragon unicorn!!
Did a lot of versions, and all of them are completely copyright free!!! Use them however you like in any way you want forever!! if you do use them, I would appreciate a tag! It’s not necessary I just want to see, if you guys think this is cool at all. Happy pride month!!
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