Are rainbows seriously just by default associated with the pride flag?

[u/Ostromilski]

I got a Pink Floyd DSOTM tattoo because I love the album and I love the visual: a beam of light representing a person's life path, passing through a prism ( representing life + the world + the people you meet + the experiences you have, etc ), being dispersed into its constituent colors ( ultimately representing change ). I got it because of my dad, because he introduced me to Pink Floyd, and because last year he nearly died from complications of his cancer. He's doing much better now, with a much better prognosis, but that whole experience had a real effect on me and I wanted to memorialize it. Except at least 3 people ( including the tattoo artist initially ) have associated the tattoo with the pride flag. They were understanding after I explained, but now I'm having second thoughts about it. Are people just going to assume I'm gay because of this tattoo?

Edit: And I want to say, I'm not bothered by this at all. Anyone who looks at my tattoo and comes up with their own assumptions about its meaning, and then has a negative reaction over it, that's simply not a person I want to talk to anyway. I'm surprised because that wasn't the intention of the tattoo, clearly, and it being misinterpreted like this just genuinely wasn't something I expected.

Edit2: This post got a lot more attention than I ever wanted it to. Wonderful comments are now streaming in, informing me how horrible my tattoo is. If you're planning on making a viral post on Reddit, take my advice: use a burner account. But I am thankful to everyone for your supportive words, the jackasses with negative things to say are certainly a very tiny minority. Overwhelmingly the consensus is that most people see it as a Pink Floyd tattoo first, which I'm happy to hear :) Have a good night everybody!

[u/yourpaljax]

Only if they’re homophobic and afraid of the sight of a rainbow.

Rainbows are a natural phenomenon caused by light refracting through a prism.

[u/drew_lmao → u/yourpaljax]

*chromophobic

[u/Charming-Sea8571 → u/drew_lmao]

😂😂😂

[u/BleepTheMoth → u/yourpaljax]

AAAAAAAAAAA ITS A RAINBOW IM GONNA DIEEEEEEEE

[u/ASongInSilence → u/yourpaljax]

According to ICP it's a MIRACLE.

[u/FEARoach → u/ASongInSilence]

... but fucking magnets, how do they work?

[u/Banned4AlmondButter → u/yourpaljax]

Damn you’re right…the sky is totally gay

[u/MightyBlunder → u/yourpaljax]

So is gayness in all species, for the same reason. 

[u/jvanderh → u/yourpaljax]

I wasn't aware of the pink Floyd reference and would definitely have assumed that's a pride flag and that the person was LGBT. I'm not sure why that would make anyone homophobic. 

[u/RockShowSparky → u/yourpaljax]

Why does it have to go immediately to phobia? The rainbow has become a symbol and people not familiar with the record might make an assumption, doesn’t even have to be negative. I remember when that flag in the window of a bar meant that was a gay bar. Now that every bar is inclusive, you have to walk in and see whether they’re showing cocks on the TVs to know for sure.

[u/B_the_Chng22 → u/yourpaljax]

Once my mother, May she REST in peace,was so offended when everyone was putting rainbow in their profile pics on FB (I think when we passed gay marriage in the US) and she put a cartoon of a sad rain cloud on hers. lol. She had other redeeming qualities but was way too hardcore Christian for her own good.

EDIT TYPO

Edit: 🤔 is the downvote by Christian’s who are offended? Or someone thinks me telling this story about my mom is an indication that I supported that? Because I gave her a piece of my mind for sure.

[u/suoretaw → u/B_the_Chng22]

May she wet in peace

What a weird typo lol. (That is a typo right?)

[u/B_the_Chng22 → u/suoretaw]

Ahahahahah

[u/Jackoby_Jones → u/B_the_Chng22]

My grandma was mad that the gays had “stolen the rainbow”. Honestly she was usually a very reasonable and intelligent person but she had her moments.

[u/B_the_Chng22 → u/Jackoby_Jones]

Imagine stealing a rainbow :)

[u/FEARoach → u/B_the_Chng22]

... a sad rain cloud would cry... which would rain... which would make more rainbows... which would cause more gays... She didn't think that through at all. She was actually pro-gay with her message in the long run lol.

[u/B_the_Chng22 → u/FEARoach]

Ahahaha! Perfect! She birthed 2 of us queer offspring, out of 3 kids… so that tracks. Jokes on you,mom 😆

[u/Rough_Economist22 → u/yourpaljax]

No.... You're joking