Why are the kink flags commonly included with the other pride flags??
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I…can’t tell if this is an ace thing, or if this is a more common belief. But while I don’t mind that they have flags - BDSM, Leather, Rubber, and Bear (not included) - I really don’t think there’s any reason to include them with the rest of the lgbt+ flags? The way I see it, if it affects how you live your public life - your pronouns, your partners or lack thereof, your gender identity - it makes sense to have a flag you can display and talk about as a shorthand. But I have no desire to know what your kinks are. That is private and Does Not Involve Me or how I treat you, and it makes me uncomfortable to know that about you.
Am I being discriminatory in some way? Do you know of a good reason for those to be publicly included?
Image shamelessly taken off Google Images.
I…can’t tell if this is an ace thing, or if this is a more common belief. But while I don’t mind that they have flags - BDSM, Leather, Rubber, and Bear (not included) - I really don’t think there’s any reason to include them with the rest of the lgbt+ flags? The way I see it, if it affects how you live your public life - your pronouns, your partners or lack thereof, your gender identity - it makes sense to have a flag you can display and talk about as a shorthand. But I have no desire to know what your kinks are. That is private and Does Not Involve Me or how I treat you, and it makes me uncomfortable to know that about you.
Am I being discriminatory in some way? Do you know of a good reason for those to be publicly included?