A Note on the Proud Stripes
Hey folks! We’ve seen the concerns about the inclusion of Red, White & Blue socks in the Dreamer Proud Stripes, and we want to let you know we’ve heard you and we’re listening. While originally our intention was to reclaim the US Flag as a symbol of pride and inclusion (for ALL Americans, no matter what), we understand that it muddled our LGBTQ+ Pride message—especially since we don’t currently have a Pride-specific rainbow (it’s coming soon, we ask for your patience!) or a Lesbian flag (more on that in a sec …).
It was not our intent to put American nationalism above all else, or to somehow imply that it was more deserving than the other identities. We’ve currently removed the Red, White & Blue stripes from the Dreamer Proud Stripes and made them their own product: Dreamer Freedom Stripes. We’re based in the USA, and in addition to our other identities, we’re proud to be Americans. Our flag gets thrown around by a lot of movements, and we’re tired of seeing it being associated with hate, racism, and fear. We want to reclaim that flag for all who live in the USA; it’s meant to represent freedom for all, and we can make it represent that again.
We’re limited in our acrylic yarn colors, which is why we haven’t done the lesbian flag yet and why our genderqueer socks have dark purple instead of lavender—we don’t currently have enough pinks to do the most popular pink gradient flag, and as there isn’t an official lesbian flag, we don’t want to go with something that may exclude parts of the community.
However, we are working with our mills to get a rainbow sock with the pink stripe added, to truly represent the original Pride flag. We’re also brainstorming with our team to come up with other possible colorways to add to this line, and we’d love to hear your suggestions (especially if you have a suggestion for lesbian stripes using only two shades of pink)! As we’ve said, we may not have the exact colors, but we can try to make things work.
As always, a big thank you to everyone who voiced their concerns or offered feedback! We want to do right by you.
♥Lucy & Zaf
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