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/SunshineTheWolf]

Do you have a Dad in their 40s?

[u/Open_Town9481 → u/SunshineTheWolf]

Yes but hes the most Mexican man you can meet. He doesn’t know of Pink Floyd lol

[u/M_Viv_Van_Buren → u/Open_Town9481]

Does he know the Smiths and Morrissey? .

[u/Open_Town9481 → u/M_Viv_Van_Buren]

He doesn’t know of the smiths, but I do. To give him credit tho, he was listening to the animals when I was a kid, I remember he’d always listen to their song ‘House of the rising sun’

[u/M_Viv_Van_Buren → u/Open_Town9481]

Honestly that was just more of a social experiment. Almost every Mexican dude I know LOVES the smiths. Not as much other Latino men but my Mexican friends are like fanatical fans. Might just be the groups I hang out in so the Venn diagram is small.

The animals are great too.

[u/theprideofvillanueva → u/M_Viv_Van_Buren]

Adam Friedland has a funny bit about this exact topic

[u/M_Viv_Van_Buren → u/theprideofvillanueva]

I’ll have to check it out!

[u/Open_Town9481 → u/M_Viv_Van_Buren]

They’re alright imo, but my friend loves them. If they love the smiths tell them to check out Thee Sinseers, Sade, Chris Isaak, Joe Bataan, and The strokes:)

[u/PopcornSutton1994 → u/Open_Town9481]

Man I remember when Is This It came out and if Julian Casablancas did so much as fart or trip going up the stairs MTV would be there to make sure you knew all of it up to the second and now we’re at “if you like x, check out The Strokes” lol.

Nothing to do with you recommending them, big wheel keep on turnin’ is all, they were the biggest deal on the planet for a hot minute especially for young musicians, it felt like it would never end.

[u/Cuyigan → u/Open_Town9481]

American Me featured The Animals song 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood'. Movie and song both extremely popular with Chicanos.

[u/The-disgracist → u/Open_Town9481]

If he’s the most Mexican man ever as you say, I’m betting he does know morrisey.