Rainbow Imperialism

Rainbow Imperialism

When bombs come wrapped in pride flags

You’ve probably seen it by now, the U.S. embassy in some foreign capital hoisting a rainbow flag during Pride Month while drones circle the sky a few hundred miles away.

Or the military running flashy recruitment ads about “two moms and a dream” right before they ship kids off to occupy a desert halfway across the world. All the while, we’re supposed to clap like seals because, yay!, representation.

This, my friend, is what’s called rainbow imperialism, or pinkwashing: when governments and corporations slap a pride sticker on the barrel of a gun and expect you to ignore where it’s pointed.