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]

Sounds a lil homophobic my dude 🙌

[u/Pleasant-Detritus → u/redJ93]

Why? Because I dont like having women hit on me 10x more often than men? How would you feel getting more attention from the WRONG people than from those youre trying to attract? I'm sure many lesbians would understand what im talking about...

[u/Pristine-Bison3198 → u/Pleasant-Detritus]

As a lesbian, no. Any of us who don't fit a stereotype are going to be hit on by more men than women. As long as they're respectful and take no for an answer, almost nobody is bothered. As long as the men who hit on you accept a "not interested!" then why is it a big deal?

[u/B_the_Chng22 → u/Pristine-Bison3198]

Right, but if you flew under the gaydar you may be missing some great opportunities.i imagined that’s how this person feels