Who stole my rainbow?

2015-06-28T11:34:12-04:00

My son asked me, "Dad, what happened to the rainbow?" I replied, "What do you mean Son?" He explained, "The rainbow used to be a sign from God after it stormed that God wouldn't flood the entire earth again. But now when people show it the mean other things."

He is right. Rainbows used to be so simple a sign. These days, it has meant everything from a military unit, a high-tech vaccuum cleaner, an expensive car wash, etc. in recent times it stood for Jesse Jackson's political organization. Now, everytime mykids see a rainbow on a car sticker, a flag, a button, a poster, or even a small garden flag, they ask me if the person who put it there is gay. Now with the White House lighted in the colors of the rainbow, itis harder to answer the question. I have no issues with anyone or group adopting the rainbow as its symbol. But everywhere I look I see the rainbow not being used as simply a rainbow. It is being used to make a statement.

What happened to a rainbow simply being a rainbow? "No Son. It doesn't necessarily mean the person is gay. It could mean the person simply likes rainbows."

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 28 at 2015 11:49 AM

2015-06-28T11:49:56-04:00

CH (MAJ) William Beaver,

Yesterday, a few of my Facebook friends had adopted this as their new profile picture....

Response by SSG Leonard Johnson made Jun 28 at 2015 11:56 AM

2015-06-28T11:56:07-04:00

Hahahaha get ready to be ostracized like I was yesterday on rally. Giggles :-)

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jun 28 at 2015 12:01 PM

2015-06-28T12:01:28-04:00

So, you haven't broken it to him that it is an optical effect of the sunlight's refraction through water droplets?

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jun 28 at 2015 12:07 PM

2015-06-28T12:07:43-04:00

Refraction of light separated through water by prismatics into different wavelengths(colors). Adopted as a symbol by various groups like any other universal natural phenomena for different ideas and causes.

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Jun 28 at 2015 12:14 PM

2015-06-28T12:14:29-04:00

I like the real meaning of Rainbows. The Bible tells us that the rainbow did not occur until after Noah's flood. God gave it to us as a promise that He would never destroy the earth with a flood again. Now you can equate it to any meaning you want!

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 29 at 2015 9:32 PM

2015-06-29T21:32:50-04:00

Kind of like the S.H.A.R.P. (Skin Heads Against Racial Prejudice) using the Nazi swastika? :)