Something ‘queer’ going down in WT
Sep 25, 2019, 3:06 pm
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Something ‘queer’ going down in WT
Well, imagine my surprise [and pleasure] to find this little bit of subversiveness going on in the pudding section of my meal on the 213 LHR-BOS earlier in the week. I’m sure this could all be read without any LGBTQ+ agenda, but c’mon: a bird carrying flag, in rainbow colours as is the brand badge, and the strapline including the word pride, albeit with a small p. Or is it just me? Shhh, don’t let the Mail find out.
Sep 25, 2019, 3:23 pm
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The crucial question... did it taste as good as it sounds?
Sep 25, 2019, 3:24 pm
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I'm at IAD on the 18:30 to LHR I shall be watching out for changes such as this 
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Sep 25, 2019, 3:35 pm
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Sep 25, 2019, 4:22 pm
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Are these loaded on flights to Saudi?
Sep 25, 2019, 4:33 pm
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Homsexuals in WT? Really?
Sep 25, 2019, 4:46 pm
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In my tired state, I may be failing at reading comprehension, but I'm failing entirely at understanding your point.
Sep 25, 2019, 4:47 pm
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Someone is a tad over sensitive
lots of companies advertise that their products are ‘made with pride’ and variations without it being part of some hidden agenda.
lots of companies advertise that their products are ‘made with pride’ and variations without it being part of some hidden agenda.
Sep 25, 2019, 5:19 pm
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Only pot to have “with pride” it seems, so does look like a conscious choice.
https://www.potsandco.com/our-range
Sep 25, 2019, 5:19 pm
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So now we know why BA store "percentage chance of being gay" in their systems.
Sep 25, 2019, 6:38 pm
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Yes lorcancoyle, I scoured their website and never saw a rainbow flag or pride reference! Only at 36000 feet on my tray table - where it was quite welcome!
Sep 25, 2019, 6:41 pm
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It’s quite common for companies to celebrate Pride with specially designed packaging. Skittles this year for example.
Sep 25, 2019, 7:03 pm
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Yup - but Skittles would be putting their Pride wares in a shop where consumers can choose to buy. Here BA has made the decision themselves to put this particularly branded product on board. I obviously support but it’s what’s going on with BA that intrigues and pleases me here. They are are the consumer here making that decision.
Sep 25, 2019, 7:14 pm
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I noticed this pudding on my TATL flight on 16th too, and as a practicing homersexual, the subtlety made me smile.