Go back to the early 70's. The rainbow was used to demonstrate that people of all races and skin colors were equal. Why did it not retain that meaning?
2006-10-11 16:17:12 · 7 answers · asked by Brigid O' Somebody 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I remember!
But, alas, it was hijacked.
2006-10-11 16:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at who started the whole "rainbow" thing, Jesse Jackson. He's one of the biggest racist that ever lived in this country.
2006-10-11 23:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by jim h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, because rainbows are gay looking so it started standing for gay pride? Once something is stamped gay, or even when the word gay was stamped as gay, you can't remove that label. Bad meanings are easier to latch onto.
2006-10-11 23:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by Jenny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as in the rainbow coalition and the united colors of benneton
2006-10-11 23:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it a gay thing now?
It probably didn't work because a rainbow has no black OR white in it...and I don't know any purple or violet people...
2006-10-11 23:19:49 · answer #5 · answered by a kinder, gentler me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought the rainbow meant "gay pride", so it kind of has the meaning of origin.
2006-10-11 23:19:28 · answer #6 · answered by Aidge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definite......Rainbow Brite has a whole other meaning now :)
2006-10-11 23:18:57 · answer #7 · answered by cub6ib9 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋