Reclaim Rainbow Gay Boat Twitter Reactions

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On Monday night, Ken Ham, president and founder of the Creation Museum, tweeted photos of the museum's sister attraction, a life-sized Noah's Ark, lit up in the colors of the rainbow.

That was all well and good, until Ham tried to reclaim the rainbow for God.

Because marginalized people apparently don't suffer enough, they also have to deal with people like Ham, who seem think they've stolen their cultural symbols.

"Christians need to take back the rainbow as we do @ArkEncounter -God owns it-He decreed it's a sign of His covenant with man after the Flood," he tweeted.

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Christians need to take back the rainbow as we do @ArkEncounter -God owns it-He decreed it's a sign of His covenant with man after the Flood pic.twitter.com/cNR51zTbPX
— Ken Ham (@aigkenham) July 18, 2017

He didn't stop there — Ham tweeted the same photo again late that night, writing, "The @ArkEncounter is lit permanently at night with a rainbow to remind the world that God owns the rainbow & is a sign of His covenant."

Ham may not have specifically mentioned LGBTQ people, but the implication was clear. Naturally, it didn't go down well on Twitter.

no the boat is gay https://t.co/d0VotDaF0k
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) July 20, 2017

That is ABSOLUTE GAYEST BOAT and I ??? LOVE IT. #LoveWins ???‍❤️‍?‍??‍?‍?❤️?‍?‍??‍❤️‍?‍???
— John Gidding (@JOHNGIDDING) July 20, 2017

I LOVE THIS GAY BOAT ?️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍??️‍? #LoveIsLove
— JAKΞ (@vnfortvnatesovl) July 20, 2017

check out this gay boat https://t.co/N4Y5FIwOqe
— Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) July 20, 2017

Your boat is gay as hell and God ain't mad about it. ?? https://t.co/RnViZ6yUbU
— Emily Andras (@emtothea) July 20, 2017

Some pointed out that the ark may have always been giving us hints.

#gayboat finally came out today but he's been dropping hints for years. congratulations on living your best life. pic.twitter.com/o7pKKNJw1i
— Vinegar Mike (@VinegarMike) July 20, 2017

And one person posited the theory the boat is perhaps bisexual.

Pretty sure the boat is bi because it sails both ways. I'll see myself out now.
— Ecce_Homosexual (@Ecce_Homosexual) July 20, 2017

Either way, it's clear that the boat has become an icon in and of itself.

We turned the Babadook into a gay icon, we can obviously convert a boat.
— Justin (@gnomegineer) July 20, 2017

the babadook and the #GayBoat are the lgbt icons we need and deserve
— gorgeous hag (@ashaggreyjoy) July 20, 2017

I checked the gay agenda and boats are definitely gay pic.twitter.com/aIDjP6BqUt
— Ashley (@ashcech) July 20, 2017

News flash: Rainbows are a natural phenomenon, a refraction of light that occurs through water or a prism, and none of us technically "own" it. But all jokes aside, the rainbow is an important cultural symbol for LGBTQ people, with a long history in the gay rights movement.

Ham probably didn't expect his Twitter mentions to explode when he sent out those tweets, but then again, he also probably didn't see what happened the last time someone tried to "take back" the rainbow.

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