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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Personally, the way I view it, the rainbow is most flexible, as it literally includes everyone (queer and nonqueer), and the progress pride (as in, pride + triangle with whatever is in there) mostly functions as an acknowledgement of especially repressed groups.

View it like how countries have their national days, or how there are weeks of reading focused on a particular theme or subject (school homework included). That, but for queer stuff.

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The initialism, "LGBTQIA+", feels disrespectful too. First because of everyone who falls under the "+" not being as important apparently, but second because it's just a silly sounding name.

I've heard "Sexual and gender minorities" or "SGM" as a more academic and professional sounding replacement, and I much prefer it.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

After a while, the acronym just gets too long, especially when you have people complain that their particular group isn't "properly" represented because their letter isn't actually included in the acronym other than the "+" and it reminds me of that rap group OFWGKTA with all their ridiculous letters.

I do agree with the "SGM" abbreviation when referring to all groups under the LGBT+ acronym.