safety pins and suck-it-up straws

[kcguy]

I had two opposing links appearing on my Facebook feed.

https://scotthuggins.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/fear-itself-why-i-wear-the-safety-pin-a-promise/ and http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/if-you-see-drinking-straw-stapled-shirt-heres-what-it-means

Based on the people who posted them, I have to take both of them sincerely.

So, are these drinking straws an actual thing?  This is the first I've heard of them.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/if-you-see-drinking-straw-stapled-shirt-heres-what-it-means

fitting, since drumpfbacken spend most of their time beating up strawmen

[dead0man]

How dare they match our meaningless gesture with one of their own!

[kcguy]

How dare they match our meaningless gesture with one of their own!

It's odd.  When I first heard of the safety pin thing, I supported the overall sentiment, but on the whole I considered it unnecessary and kind of silly.

But when I hear the sentiment itself derided, it makes me believe that it may be more necessary than I initially thought.

At the moment, I can't see myself wearing one.  But considering I had a rainbow flag bumper sticker on my car for 12 years, I can't rule out the possibility that I find myself forced to change my mind.