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[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I can't see the tweet because I've blocked Twitter, but I agree with the sentiment expressed in the post title. That's how I feel when I see the various iterations of the hijacked rainbow flag.

It's also how I feel when I see pronouns in someone's email signature. It puts me on edge around that person and causes me to wonder what mindset led to them putting that there. That's obviously toxic to a workplace and to a healthcare worker/patient relationship. My therapist has them in her email signature and I let her know that's how I felt and that it diminished my ability to trust her. When I receive an email from her, seeing it makes me wince and wonder how much I can share with her. I actually never asked her what led to her putting pronouns there and to then keep them there, but maybe I should. She's extremely feminine and unambiguously female looking and has an unambiguously female name so there's no practical purpose. So I wonder if it's more virtue signaling or external pressure, or both.

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'll quote in the tweet for you.

For some, these flags represent diversity and inclusion.

But for many, they symbolise an ideological movement that is hostile to gay people and women’s rights, opposes free speech, legitimises violence and bullying, and hounds people out of their jobs if they fail to conform.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks! The full quote is quite accurate (unfortunately).