LGBTQ+

You know I dont believe in that

Yeah, that's why the hat is necessary.

Exactly what doesn’t she believe in?

That gay people don’t exist?

Honey, have I got news for her.

Your coworker doesn't know the first fuckin thing about Black Flag, apparently. I really hope she doesn't ever find out about Rollins' op-eds from LA Weekly or she might have a heart attack.

You want tolerance and repect but you aren't respected the other side

By "other side" I'm assuming she means heterosexuals? If so, I'll tell you as a member of that side that I think the hat is fabulous.

PLEASE leave a copy of the U.S. flag code laying around somewhere. An all-black American flag ISN'T an American flag, and showing them how they're breaking the rules of the flag they pretend to care about breaks their brain.

The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery. The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.

Offering to go with her to HR about it was the right move. Let her dig her own grave right in front of them. With any luck, she'll get fired.

That is the most obnoxious hat I've ever laid eyes on. Well done.

The "other side" is the very definition of a lack of tolerance and respect so get bent, coworker!

At least she has good music taste, I guess...surprising though considering her background.

Oh, you meant a different Black Flag, didn't you...?

Oof it would have gone down very differently in a public school in Texas/Florida. Be grateful you’re in MA.

"the other side", I hear that and my eyes begin to roll into the back of my head.

The kicker is the coworker was wearing a Black Flag hat!

The band? The one that had Henry Rollins in it?

That hat is made out of the same material as Marty McFly's baseball cap in Back to the Future II.

When you asked if she wanted to bring it to HR, she probably thought you meant Henry Rollins and she knew that wouldn't go well.

How many hats have you accumulated by now? Or do you sell them away once the holiday is over?

the coworker was wearing a Black Flag hat!

I was imaging something like this, but then I looked it up and was disappointed.

Me: Well I don't believe in that points at black flag hat but you don't hear me being a whiny snowflake about it.

For centuries the treatment gays got was 'stay hidden or else'. No respect in that from me.

Totally not the black flag you're talking about but my mom after a pride once asked if there was a "heterosexual flag" and I hesitated before saying "There is. But you really won't like it." She pressed the issue saying she wanted to see so I brought up that black and white monstrosity and she got SO mad.

"How can they do this to us! That looks like prison stripes!" I had to tell her the LGBTQIA+ didn't make that flag, it was a bunch of heterosexuals who didn't like pride. She was ridiculously upset by that until I remembered the Ally flag was a thing and upon showing her she immediately cheered up saying something to the effect of "Those bigoted losers can keep their dumb ugly prison flag! What are they allergic to color? My flag has rainbows!"

I love my Mum.