https://x.com/floppingaces/status/2061959963170549964?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"Let’s cut the bullshit. This was never some beautiful organic celebration that everyone just naturally got behind. For years corporations and media outlets ran Pride Month like a frigging loyalty test. They shoved rainbow branding down everyone’s throat, turned it into a seasonal revenue stream, and treated anyone who didn’t enthusiastically participate like they were morally defective. Target made it a major corporate event. Media ran cover for it and attacked dissent. The whole thing was enforced through social pressure, institutional power, and money. This June the same institutions are quietly backing the fuck away. Target shrunk the displays down to almost nothing in a lot of stores. Corporate media is barely touching it. The same outlets that used to treat every rainbow initiative like sacred duty are now pretending it’s not worth covering. The funding dried up, the parades got smaller, and the institutions that once demanded compliance decided the backlash wasn’t worth the hassle anymore. Meanwhile, a few states stopped playing defense and started swinging. Tennessee, Indiana, and Alabama are openly declaring versions of Nuclear Family Month and Strong Families Month. They’re saying the nuclear family is God’s design, that fathers lead and protect their households, and they’re doing it without apology or hedging. Two years ago this would’ve triggered lawsuits and full media meltdowns. This year it’s mostly being ignored. That silence is the real story. The previous version of Pride wasn’t held up by genuine support. It was held up by power. Once that power started slipping, the whole thing started falling apart on its own. The institutions that spent years forcing everyone to clap along are now hoping nobody notices how fast they stopped."
https://floppingaces.net/most-wanted/pride-month-didnt-die-it-got-demoted-from-state-religion-to-clearance-rack/
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