Bedrule Set

A while back they had a German ad with a closet filled with blåhaj

Yeah they might be onto something ;-)

“Ihr habt BLÅHAJ zum Symbol gemacht. Wir schwimmen mit Stolz an eurer Seite. Danke, Trans Community!”
"You have made BLÅHAJ a symbol. We swim alongside you with pride. Thank you, Trans Community!"

Pride in Leipzig Germany, 2025

sauce: https://chaos.social/@wyldtom/114760714727302452

... How could they not? The blåhaj thing has been going on for years lol

you put å in a wrong place haha
- Mb, not Swedish :(

Why is this shark a symbol, because of the same colors?

Yes. The doll has become a trans symbol.
- I know that it is a trans symbol, but I couldn't find out why. Is there an actual reason or was it just chosen randomly?
Seeing all the upvotes, I assume I cracked the code.

I’ve finally learned what blahaj represents. That’s awesome.

Why are there no trans flags in any of the ikea stores i went to

Are you in a red state?
- Romania hates trans people and is a country so i think yes

See. This is how it's done.

IRON YOUR DAMN FLAGS PEOPLE!

.........what the fuck is a bedrule?

You just be new here
It's bedroom, transformed to include the word "rule", as is the style in this Community.

That sharks are transgender?

I once asked what the shark is about. Their name is Blåhaj and the patron saint of the Blåhaj Zone Lemmy.

Two Blåhaj?! In this economy?!?

So, uh, what are the odds of two trans people sleeping together? I'm asking honestly. Seems a really unlikely combo.

(disclaimer: I'm a cis guy so take this with a grain of salt) Actually quite likely. Dating is hard for trans people because on one side there's a lot of bigotry/transphobia/... And on the other side trans people (especially trans women) have been fetishized, so I can imagine that the dating scene does not feel very safe. Combine this with the fact that other trans people tend to understand best what someone who's trans has lived through and it seems quite natural that trans people often date other trans people.
I have no idea on the statistics, but would consider this from the perspective of some other groups of individuals that commonly associate with each other. People with common backgrounds and experiences (actors, alcoholics, aristocrats, etc.) tend to be in each other's company. Coupling among them doesn't seem uncommon.
Mercury Stardust (trans handy ma'm) is married to a NB person, iirc, although I'm not sure if they consider themselves trans.
- Look at all those labels in one sentence. It's as if it's easy to manipulate and isolate people with labels based on a characteristic.
Honestly, more common than you'd think. A lot of trans people feel safer and less judged with other trans people than cisgender people
- That isn't the reason. Nor is it because dating is 'hard' or any other BS you've been lied to about. Women don't sleep together because uh... they feel safer together than being with men but because they're gay/bi. That's just an example of how politically manipulated/shaped you are.
  T4T - Trans-for-trans - is very "popular" (if that's the right word) within the trans community, and ties in somewhere within the spectrum of the gay sexuality. Any other fancy explanation is politically motivated.
T4T for life
Seems like a charged question one already knows the answer to.

Honest question, maybe not the right forum, why do trans people worship/idolise the pink/white/blue flag and dance around it like rats for the piper? It doesn't define them, it contains pink and blue, two colours that are explicitly used for boys and girls separately. Any explanations other than "you don't get it?" and "so they can be marketed to separately"?

I mean, like any pride flag, it's a symbol that is used to represent them. People like feeling represented, simple as.
- But people can't (shouldn't?) be reduced to their chosen gender. That's just, offensive. All people are super complicated and this was the idea behind the initial pride flag celebrating the many different colours of everyone. That's the part I just don't get. Other than for marketing, why have such a narrow meaningless flag?
I can maybe explain - blue is traditionally a color that is associated with boys, pink is a color that is traditionally associated with girls, white is a full spectrum color that represents the gender diversity outside those two.
Obviously the idea isn't to limit people to boxes but making a simple yet commonly understandable sign that represents something as complex as gender identity can be quite tricky so compromises tend to be made.
Also, weren't you the person that said:
If [marginalized communities] don’t feel comfortable, then more questions need to be asked as to why
So then can I ask why did you think comparing trans people to rats led by a piped piper was the way to engage the community if your goal was to promote understanding and inclusivity?
- So then can I ask why did you think comparing trans people to rats led by a piped piper was the way to engage the community if your goal was to promote understanding and inclusivity?
  I didn't compare trans people to rats - only likened their actions of those who dance around this flag. And can you think of a better analogy? Rats are pretty awesome and intelligent creatures by the way. Just because they got some bad publicity over the plague which may or may not have been fake news.
  Why would people tell trans people "this is your flag" if not for commercial reasons?
  I think the GLBTQ community is unfortunately being very exploited at the moment - with social media being the main driver - not all attention is good attention. I was even listening to Skin from Skunk Anansie say the same the other week (gay black singer) compared to the 90s.
You do realize the tone of your question comes off as intentionally aggressive and inflammatory, right? It's akin to saying "so why do you beat your wife/children/significant other?" to people you don't know.
I'm black (well, a mutt) and I hate the systematic abuses done to any minority or anyone at all really, but I don't have any black lives matter flags, decals, etc despite my agreement with the movement. It's kinda disingenuous to ascribe something you've seen a few do to a whole group or movement.
Americans worship/idolize/dance around a flag containing union jack colours like donkeys.
Based on all your fighting with the responses you aren't asking honest questions here
Narrator Voice: "It was not an honest question"
Looks cute. I would assume.
Its not even the best gender identity flag. There are some that look so much better