Barclays “pride” logo on phone app.

[Kewy]

Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha.

Thankyou OP you have brightened my morning up.

I would suggest that you take a big deep breath and move on. Take a moment to feel good about the fact you have so little worries that the colour of a logo on your phone screen has emerged at the forefront of your concerns

But seriously, yes you're being a grumpy old so-and-so. Many brands, with their far reaching messages, choose to make a statement around pride (and many other national and international events), to support and/or condone certain behaviour. This can only be a good thing. Symbolism is very powerful. Barclays have simply chosen to show there support against discrimination, whether it be sexuality, gender, race… and so on.

You won't catch 'gay' from by looking at a rainbow for too long. Its not like the gay equivalent of Medusa.

[TonyRPH]

S100HP said:

TonyRPH said:

My personal feeling is that the icon should be optional between the the normal icon and the pride icon.

I guess from my perspective, having a bold pride icon in my phone home screen would send out signals that I wouldn't be wanting to send out.

/controversial mode off.

Who else sees your home screen?

I have quite a large phone, I'm sure that the home screen is easily visible to others around me.

I knew my comment would be regarded as controversial (as evidenced by some of the responses) however, ultimately it's all about choice don't you think?

This could be about any other icon representing some other controversial (to some, not myself in this case) group.

If I wanted to display an icon that demonstrates I choose to support a cause / group (or whatever) then I believe the right to display it is up to me, not some organisation.

[Getragdogleg]

*devils advocate mode on*

Having other beliefs forced upon you is part of what causes the most problems for lbgtbietc folk, so forcing app users to display this rainbow icon is just the other side of that coin.

If I want to display it I should be able to choose to, its not for someone else to put it there so I am making a statement that I may not agree with or want to make.

This is the problem, making people do/think/or say things rather than just leaving them alone we seem to almost enjoy making a big deal out of stuff. Really we should just mind our own fking business and let people be who they are.

[Butter Face]

Just move it into a fking folder FFS

[S100HP]

TonyRPH said:

S100HP said:

TonyRPH said:

My personal feeling is that the icon should be optional between the the normal icon and the pride icon.

I guess from my perspective, having a bold pride icon in my phone home screen would send out signals that I wouldn't be wanting to send out.

/controversial mode off.

Who else sees your home screen?

I have quite a large phone, I'm sure that the home screen is easily visible to others around me.

Why do you think anyone looking over your shoulder would give a st?

[Salmonofdoubt]

I'm kind of with the OP on this. While it wouldn't bother me we shouldn't have the choice to display support for something or not made for us by corporations of any kind.

I've got good friends who are gay but I don't feel the need to display rainbows to prove I'm not homophobic. It feels like this year pride is being used by companies (including the one I work for) as a way of giving the brand kudos or to sell more stuff cos it has rainbows on. If anything that kind of thing will increase outpourings of homophobia not decrease them.

[Jasandjules]

My business banking app hasn't changed logo....

[Countdown]

Getragdogleg said:

*devils advocate mode on*

Having other beliefs forced upon you is part of what causes the most problems for lbgtbietc folk, so forcing app users to display this rainbow icon is just the other side of that coin.

If I want to display it I should be able to choose to, its not for someone else to put it there so I am making a statement that I may not agree with or want to make.

This is the problem, making people do/think/or say things rather than just leaving them alone we seem to almost enjoy making a big deal out of stuff. Really we should just mind our own fking business and let people be who they are.

The fact that the OP feels awkward purely and simply because he has a rainbow eagle icon on his phone shows how uncomfortable people like him feel about LGBT issues.

By doing what they have done Barclays (and other organisations) are promoting LGBTQ awareness so that in 10/20/50 years time it simply won't be an issue. The reason they have to do it is because people like the OP feel uncomfortable just by having a gay icon on their phones. God alone knows how he would feel if he had to speak to a person wearing a gay pride t-shirt, or if a member of his family turned out to be gay.

[GroundEffect]

Getragdogleg said:

*devils advocate mode on*

Having other beliefs forced upon you is part of what causes the most problems for lbgtbietc folk, so forcing app users to display this rainbow icon is just the other side of that coin.

If I want to display it I should be able to choose to, its not for someone else to put it there so I am making a statement that I may not agree with or want to make.

This is the problem, making people do/think/or say things rather than just leaving them alone we seem to almost enjoy making a big deal out of stuff. Really we should just mind our own fking business and let people be who they are.

And this is where you show your entire lack of awareness - this is the whole point of pride, that LGBT people have been actively persecuted for centuries. The vast majority of the time when they're trying to mind their own business.

So if straight people could practice what they preach, then we wouldn't need pride.

[can't remember]

Jasandjules said:

My business banking app hasn't changed logo....

When you filled out the application form and got to the 'sexual orientation' question you should have ticked the 'unsure' box like the OP.

[devnull]

A few apps are doing this (Argos asked me if i wanted to do it).

All of this is them paying you and the rest of us lip service to a current topic, so they can continue siphoning money from you, nothing else.

[TonyRPH]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Read my other post further up this page, and see if you still think I'm an arse.

[crofty1984]

SHutchinson said:

S100HP said:

TonyRPH said:

My personal feeling is that the icon should be optional between the the normal icon and the pride icon.

I guess from my perspective, having a bold pride icon in my phone home screen would send out signals that I wouldn't be wanting to send out.

/controversial mode off.

Who else sees your home screen?

He's worried someone on the train might see a tiny rainbow app icon on his phone then instantly fall in love with him thinking he's a homosexual.

It's called fragile masculinity!

Personally, I don't have an issue with it, other than that Barclays are terrible. But I can see that if you travel to certain countries, particularly around the middle east, if your phone is checked at security you may not want something openly signifying your support of homosexuality. I'm not saying it's right, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't cause you some inconvenience.

[Butter Face]

TonyRPH said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Read my other post further up this page, and see if you still think I'm an arse.

You are a bit. You wouldn't want people seeing a rainbow bird on a banking app on your phone because of 'choice' when the whole point of pride is that people get a 'choice'.

[BOBTEE]

Who is behind Pride and what do they actually do?

You can't miss the rainbows everywhere, there are the marches and I keep hearing things like raising awareness etc. So now I'm 'aware' of Pride, just what does a rainbow logo achieve?

Absolutely no problem with anyone's sexuality or gender or anything else but I just don't get Pride and I don't see what part I can play in it.

[Butter Face]

crofty1984 said:

SHutchinson said:

S100HP said:

TonyRPH said:

My personal feeling is that the icon should be optional between the the normal icon and the pride icon.

I guess from my perspective, having a bold pride icon in my phone home screen would send out signals that I wouldn't be wanting to send out.

/controversial mode off.

Who else sees your home screen?

He's worried someone on the train might see a tiny rainbow app icon on his phone then instantly fall in love with him thinking he's a homosexual.

It's called fragile masculinity!

Personally, I don't have an issue with it, other than that Barclays are terrible. But I can see that if you travel to certain countries, particularly around the middle east, if your phone is checked at security you may not want something openly signifying your support of homosexuality. I'm not saying it's right, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't cause you some inconvenience.

Come on now

This is all getting a bit silly. Are you seriously suggesting that you would may get arrested at an aiport because you have a rainbow coloured bird as an app logo on your phone?

[Jinx]

Countdown said:

By doing what they have done Barclays (and other organisations) are promoting LGBTQ awareness so that in 10/20/50 years time it simply won't be an issue.

I suspect their motivation is less magnamious then you are giving them credit for.......

I may be cynical now but I wasn't born that way......

[Drew106]

I honestly can't tell if some of these replies are an attempt at satire or not.

This thread is hilarious.

I noticed the rainbow logo on my app this morning and I too nearly spat out my morning coffee.
...not serious

[Butter Face]

BOBTEE said:

Who is behind Pride and what do they actually do?

You can't miss the rainbows everywhere, there are the marches and I keep hearing things like raising awareness etc. So now I'm 'aware' of Pride, just what does a rainbow logo achieve?

Absolutely no problem with anyone's sexuality or gender or anything else but I just don't get Pride and I don't see what part I can play in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_pride

HTH

The internet is a wonderful thing.

[Jinx]

Drew106 said:

I honestly can't tell if some of these replies are an attempt at satire or not.

This thread is hilarious.

I noticed the rainbow logo on my app this morning and I too nearly spat out my morning coffee.
...not serious

Well it does clash with my fabulously bright pink home screen........