Pride and Prejudice
While today's text doesn't have much in common with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, it does address similar feelings that the main characters were experiencing. Our Pride collection is a step towards breaking down prejudice about the LGBT community. Prejudice often stems from misunderstanding and a lack of willingness to engage in dialogue. Rainbow socks can become a good starting point to start a conversation. Often, just a few spoken sentences are enough to see the human being above all. Socks with a rainbow are a symbol of the fact that every love is beautiful and that life is wasted on unnecessary arguments. We recommend our socks not only to people who identify themselves as LGBT, but also to all those who believe in the beauty of feelings, regardless of whether they are shared by a heterosexual or homosexual couple. The very acronym LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) is intended to show that the face of the world is non-heteronormative and that people are incredibly diverse. The acronym refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, but also to anyone who is not yet sure of their sexual or gender identity. Colorful socks with a rainbow will not change the world, but they can become an inspiration to start a dialogue with another person.
History of the rainbow
Where exactly did the rainbow symbol come from and does it have a special meaning? The project of a rainbow flag was created in 1978. The idea came from artist Gilbert Baker, who drew inspiration from, among others, the hippie movement and the movement which was associated with the struggle for the rights of black people. The flag was first used at the Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco on June 25, 1978. However, it was the bloody events of November of the same year that helped popularize the rainbow flag symbol. Harvey Milk, an American politician and the first openly homosexual San Francisco City Council member, was shot and killed. Crowds took to the streets of the city and chose the rainbow flag as a symbol of protest. Gilbert Baker's project was an expression of the struggle for equal rights for LGBT people, but also a sign that these people should be proud of their identity. Initially, the flag consisted of eight colors, each of which had its own meaning and related to aspects of human life. The colors used were pink (sexuality), red (life), orange (solace), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), turquoise (art), indigo (peace and harmony), and purple (spirituality). Soon the pink hue disappeared from the flag, and this was for the quite mundane reason that pink paint could not be used in the mass production of flags. However, the problem was the odd number of stripes, which made it impossible to divide the flags evenly in half. So it was decided to remove the turquoise color and the flag has been flying in this form since 1979.
