Hi friends,
I’m never sure about wishing people a “happy Pride!”
On the not-so-happy side: Pride has been turned into:
an excuse to sell products (and I love a rainbow unicorn as much as the next queer)
a way for big brands to sanitise their grubby reputations1
a depoliticised, sanitised “moment” in the year, almost totally disconnected from its radical histo…
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