Rainbow Ownership Missing the Point

Well, it seems finally, there is discussion about “taking back the Rainbow.” Unfortunately, few with a voice are yelling for the right reason.

Miss the Point

One poor guy ventured to say Christians need to take back the Rainbow because God created it. The LGBTQ community jumped all over him because they don’t believe “God” owns the Rainbow. They almost have it right—the Rainbow doesn’t “belong” to anyone.

But here at Rainbow Genesis, we urge you to consider the underlying problem behind the Rainbow as a cultural symbol for any faction—especially such a large and culturally recognizable (and controversial) group as LGBTQ—once it was claimed by them, the rest of the world consciously or unconsciously, has identified ANYONE who uses the Rainbow as LGBTQ.

Wow—that isn’t exactly fair to heterosexuals who simply love Rainbows, is it? But it’s a fact of life and has been since the 1970s. That doesn’t make it right.

Underlying Problem You Cannot Deny

If you see a rainbow on a website, product brand, or even a kid’s school notebook, you will immediately brand the owner as LGBTQ—that isn’t any fairer than to tell the LGBTQ community to stop using it.

We all need to recognize this issue and educate adults and children alike not to judge when you see a Rainbow or ANY “symbol”—until you know why it was used. It could be a mere matter of liking the rounded design or pretty colors, or … please, inquire or delve into the user’s meaning behind a symbol before branding them.

Won’t be easy, will it? The Rainbow has been bantered about for decades, knocking knees with the words “gay” and “pride” until all are barely recognizable in their original forms.

We displayed our Rainbows in the early to mid-20^th Century (and for centuries before) in a gay manner (happily and carefree); and pride was most often associated with country, school, or achievements, without divisive stigma.

The Problem Comes Not with “Christians vs. LGBTQ”

Anyone who is NOT LGBTQ and uses a Rainbow symbol, or declares their “pride” (we’ve given up on “gay”) is automatically BRANDED as LGBTQ by those who do not know them … THAT’S the problem. 

I disagree with Mr. Ham (@aigkenham) who wants to take back the Rainbow for Christians, and the LGBTQ folks who responded with ridicule; or as one said, “Judy Garland gave the rainbow to the gays & you can't have it back.” No, she didn’t. See Wiki, “In the 1960s, a reporter asked how she felt about having a large gay following. She replied, ‘I couldn't care less. I sing to people.’” And, “Over the Rainbow” also belongs to ALL of us.

Rainbows belong to EVERYONE and NO ONE. A miracle of nature, they should be enjoyed by all, with the innocence of a child, without prejudice.

I for one, would like to fly a Rainbow flag, or collect Rainbows, or draw Rainbows, or WEAR Rainbows, without someone thinking I’m gay. It’s just as offensive to me, as telling a LGBTQ person to go straight. Sigh …

Somewhere over the Rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.

Cheers to the power of Rainbows,

 

Celebrating the Rainbow for what it was meant to be ... and other liberating causes.

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Trump Victory Rainbow or Lightning?

Trump Victory a Rainbow or Bolt of Lightning? 

Riots and mayhem – in some places – euphoria and hope in others. Most everyone knows the ol’ adage derived from the Serenity Prayer: Change the things you can, accept that which you cannot change, and know the difference between them.

I would add to that: Change the things you can, responsibly …

Some people, when faced with a situation they cannot change, lash out in irrational fear and frustration. We’re an emotional specie – I get that – but beyond your first knee-jerk reaction, should come the decision of how to change the circumstance, or work with it, responsibly.

Mature and intelligent people apply their emotions to doing what they can to create what they perceive as a better result.

I have never understood the mindset of rioters and violentprotestors. In the heat of your anger, you destroy the property, hopes, and dreams (in your damages) of innocent people, and even yourself. Where is the logic and intelligence in that? And for what cause? Truly – is it justified?

If you allow the situation to play out for a reasonable length of time and it still does nothing to assuage your frustration, THEN, gather your cronies and take your opinions to a higher level –

LEGALLY. Why ruin your life and that of others who did nothing to you, for the sake of emotion?

In the situation of a Trump presidency – if you voted against him – you gave it a valiant effort. Why protest until you KNOW he’ll be an undesirable president? 

Donald Trump worked even harder than Hillary to achieve the highest American honor. He had many more detractors, yet ignored the insults and never wavered in his desire to become president. Would you have had that much stamina and faith? (And there were obviously slightly more #ClosetVoters for him, than against.)

Bottom line: Can you CHANGE the current situation – with violence? Absolutely not.

Cheers to the power of Rainbows,

Celebrating the Rainbow for what it was meant to be ... and other liberating causes.

Six-Point Star Debacle

Subtitle: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off! 

OKAY! This stupid Trump/Hillary-Star-of-David-media-hype-off-topic-garbage needs to stop.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-star-david-tweet-neo-000000601.html

 “Donald Trump supporters say the firestorm over a tweet that featured the Star of David next to raining money and Hillary Clinton was driven by the media’s political correctness.” [Bold / red font is my doing.]

We truly live in a sad era. I have never been ashamed of being human until now. The six-point star has been a much-utilized marketing form since I can remember – and I’m old …

Has anyone, just for fun – besides me – searched Wikipedia for “six-point star” references? There is no specific Wiki definition, but take a gander at ALL the NON-neo-Nazi and NON-Judaism allusions … even our law enforcement agencies utilize the shape:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=six-point+star&sourceid=Mozilla-search&searchToken=w3qfm3o6ebz5eik5x0iy9ttu

The page "Six-point star" does not exist. You can ask for it to be created, but consider checking the search results below to see whether the topic is already covered.

• Paris lace
  ground is used in other lace styles as well. It has many other names: six-point star - from the shape fond chant - it formed the ground of 19th century Chantilly

• Antwerp lace
  lace is a bobbin lace distinguished by stylized flower pot motifs on a six-point star ground. It originated in Antwerp, where in the 17th century an estimated

• La Raza Nation
  Mexican flag). Their symbols include the Mexican flag, cross, and a six-point star. Although La Raza is affiliated with Folk Nation, La Raza has been 

• Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
  "Chicago 2016 Unveils Logo – Six-Point Star". Games Bids Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-15.  "Chicago Flag May Get New Star If Olympics Come". CBS Broadcasting

• Folk Nation
  Horns, 6-Dice, Number 6, Devil's Tail, Six Point Star (Star of David), Upside Down 5 and Crown, Broken Five Point Star, and a Pitch Fork. Folk Nation group

• Ted Sexton
  currently Executive Vice President at Unit Solutions, the founder of Six Point Star Solutions and a faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department at

• Bobbin lace ground
  wire, French, six-point star, star, star-pointed ground, hairpin stitch, fond chant. The ground has hexagons and triangles, making a star-shaped mesh.

• Babanin
  blue field based on two cross swords, spikes up, over it there's a six-point star, and below there's a golden crescent, with its horns facing upwards

• Hexagram (redirect from Hexagram (6-pointed star))
  guild. In German this is called "Bierstern" (beer star) or "Brauerstern" (brewer's star). A six-point star is used as an identifying mark of the Folk Nation

• Star of David
  millennium before the first documentation of the term in reference to a six-point star). That term is probably based on Genesis 15:1, where God promises to

• Stockton, California
  Stockton police officers were required to wear blue uniforms and a six-point star badge. In October 1889 a new uniform was decided upon by the chief.

• Epiphany (holiday)
  Epiphany dessert was the jam tart, but made into a six-point star for the occasion to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and thus called Epiphany tart. The

• San Francisco Patrol Special Police
  patch is embroidered in silver thread. Officers wear a silver-toned six-point star with the words “San Francisco Patrol Special Police." Patrol Special

• Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
  this posture is that it is based on the six point star. Nataraja's head forms the topmost point of the star, while His spreading hair and right hand

• Religion in the Peć region
  Patriarch of Peć”; this six point star has a diameter of 16 cm and is composed of two intertwined triangles. More precisely, the six-point stare is located inside

• 52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
  
  
  After the armistice, the six-point Red Star was adopted as the division insignia on 19 November 1918. This six-point Red Star became a part of the 52d

• First East Turkestan Republic
  by the introducing of a new flag of Xinjiang Province, that had six-point yellow star on red background and was in official use from 1934 to 1944 years

• List of cities with defensive walls
  fortified since Roman period. Karlovac city walls, built in 1579 as a six-point star with bastions. Motovun Nin, Croatia Novigrad Grožnjan Omišalj Oprtalj

FYI, I JUST pulled this form from the Microsoft Word “Shapes” section (under “Insert”) and modified it with “no fill” and red outline. This shape has been used for decades in advertising with no one giving it a second thought as to what – as a symbol – it can mean. But for those of us who are not Jewish or affiliated with neo-Nazis, it is nothing other than a promotional tool to garner attention.

For media idiots to call the six-point star politically incorrect, exacerbates the misuse and abuse of the phrase. We should give it welfare aid and free counseling. Get over it, world.

I swear, social media and those who use and abuse it, is what will one day force me off-grid. And just like a “grand opening” ribbon cutting, I will celebrate the cord-cutting.

Since WHEN is the media politically correct???? It’s time to stop the madness. Stop nitpicking the trivial and focus on the REAL aspect of politicians and politics – POLICIES.

Beyond the ridiculous hype over a common advertising ploy, is the state of our presidential campaign.

We, the average citizen, can’t possibly “know” the presidential candidates. Voting in any large election is like pinning the tail on the donkey – unfortunately blindfolded; or trying to remember all the good and bad qualities of the elephant in the room, that make him or her qualified to lead us.

No matter who is elected, we won’t get the “perfect” president. He or she is still human – and with that distinction comes all the misconceptions, mistakes, errant choices, and sometimes bad behavior that we ALL display at one time or another. The best we can do is choose the person whose policies most closely align with our POV – and hope that person wins.

The social media bickering, the snooty sniping, and the bad-idea backstabbing is what we tell our teenagers to stop doing, and “grow up.” Huh. Some role models they have to emulate.

In the Trump-referenced context, referring to the six-point star as ONLY the neo-Nazi Star of David is like calling the beautiful, and from-the-beginning-of time Rainbow, SOLELY the Gay Pride icon. B.S.!! (And you all know what that means.)

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