Owners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jailwww.channelnewsasia.comexternal-link schizoidman ( @schizoidman@lemmy.ml ) World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago message-square15fedilinkarrow-up1146
arrow-up1146external-linkOwners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jailwww.channelnewsasia.com schizoidman ( @schizoidman@lemmy.ml ) World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago message-square15fedilink
minus-square Alto ( @Alto@kbin.social ) linkfedilink4•11 months agoThey’re not. Don’t know where you got that idea from
minus-square Sentrovasi ( @Sentrovasi@kbin.social ) linkfedilink3•11 months agoI get his point though - just wearing one of them really has no LGBT affiliation: it just looks like a monochromatic watch. Maybe it’s that subversion that Malaysia is afraid of.
minus-square frogfruit ( @frogfruit@discuss.online ) linkfedilink1•11 months agoWhat about the rainbow flag on them
minus-square Sentrovasi ( @Sentrovasi@kbin.social ) linkfedilink1•11 months agoI went on to read that it also has six colours as opposed to the seven on a “real” rainbow as well. I’m getting more educated every day.
They’re not. Don’t know where you got that idea from
I get his point though - just wearing one of them really has no LGBT affiliation: it just looks like a monochromatic watch. Maybe it’s that subversion that Malaysia is afraid of.
What about the rainbow flag on them
I went on to read that it also has six colours as opposed to the seven on a “real” rainbow as well. I’m getting more educated every day.