The US Marine Corps is facing backlash after a social media post marking the beginning of Pride Month sparked outrage.
June is Pride Month, an entire month dedicated to the celebration of LGBT+ culture, history, and activism. Traditionally, Pride Month has been marked by worldwide parades and lively performances to celebrate gay, lesbian, and trans culture.
It reflects the ongoing fight against discrimination and injustice towards the LGBT+ community.
“Throughout June, the USMC [US marine corp] takes #Pride in recognizing and honoring the contributions of our LGBTQ service members”, the Marines said in a tweet on Wednesday.
“We remain committed to fostering an environment free from discrimination, and defend the values of treating all equally, with dignity and respect”.
The tweet included an image of a combat helmet with six bullets, whose tips were photoshopped into the colors of the rainbow, which is seen as a symbol of LGBT+ social movements.
Social media users hit out at the Marine Corps, and said the rainbow symbol does not justify war crimes.
Attaching a screenshot of the words “hey everyone, it’s pride! You know what that means: forgetting about our war crimes because we have a rainbow logo now”, one user said: “You could’ve just tweeted this instead and it would’ve meant the same thing, you know”.
“Getting killed by a rainbow bullet is so progressive”, tweeted another user....
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