In case anyone was wondering
… about my opinion regarding that scarlet A:
I don’t approve.
Not because I think it’s too in-your-face or because it makes atheism into a religion of its own (both opinions I’ve seen expressed with a straight face, if you can believe it), but because it’s not pretty.
The campaign itself is a good idea, and we desperately need to raise awareness (especially in certain North-American countries), and the gay community has proven branding works (and the scarlet A isn’t an attempt to turn atheism into a religion, or even a centralised movement, any more than the gay rainbow was for homosexuality), but I still very much prefer the asterisk as a symbol.
Having said that, I’ll probably still order a shirt.
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