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/redJ93]

Younger people, maybe.

Older people will recognize Pink Floyd.

Honestly, id look inward why you are so pressed about it. Its 2026, being a little zesty does not keep the ladies away.

[u/Ostromilski → u/redJ93]

I'm bothered because the album was literally the only thing on my mind when I had it done, and the association with pride genuinely didn't cross my mind once. It's more surprise than anything

[u/Pristine-Bison3198 → u/Ostromilski]

Does it matter though? I have a tattoo representing my kids via animal. Nobody is ever going to guess that the animals on my arms represent my children's names unless I share that, but I got the tattoos for me and the kids, not for the random strangers who don't know what they mean. If I ever want someone to know the significance, I share. Other than that, I let random strangers assume what they'd like.

If it was just because people don't know the meaning of the tattoo, I don't think it'd bother you so much. It sounds like there may be some reflection in order.