Don’t silly things like wrist band just turn pride into some kind of zoo and merchandise farm? Never buy pride things for this reason
It’s just good PR for a company and alienates LGBT from being truly integrated into society
Everyone has their own take on this but for me personally I love the pattern as it looks like the Ally flag. I believe in the power of “art activism” alongside practical activism. Being able to show “hey I’m an ally and I am going to be vocal about it” 
I think it’s only a problem if all you do is buy the pretty rainbow stuff and do nothing else. If it’s part of a wider package of action then enjoy the nice stuff!
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Yeah my apologies, I was just trying to counter the point that Pride merch alienates LGBT+ people from full integration.
I totally agree that we can love the pattern and buy it for that reason alone 
It would be great if everyone bought stuff and only the bigots resisted. It would make them easy to spot and shun
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I honestly didn’t see any form of counter there other than saying you’re an ally
The very need to wear something to show your support shows that they’re far away from being normalised
Personally I’m in the mindset that pride and any commercialisation of it only reinforces that the LGBT community aren’t normal, so they need a special day
Which isn’t correct, everyone should be free to vibe and not be treated as a zoo animal
As a result, I haven’t bought pride stuff since doing this mental math in my head (which was 2018? I got some neon boxers from Celvin Klein)
And that’s totally ok We all vote with our own wallets.
For me I think that there’s something positive in companies recognising the importance of supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Even if it’s just about profit the “mainstream” exposure means that pride can’t be ignored.
Ps Are you saying that you don’t think Pride itself should exist or did I misread you?
Edit: Typo
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