KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Swiss watchmaker Swatch today confirmed that its Pride timepieces inspired by the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Swiss watchmaker Swatch today confirmed that its Pride timepieces inspired by the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement have been seized in just one country worldwide: Malaysia.
It instead provided Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek’s previous statement on the raids and seizures in Malaysia, where the latter had disputed the idea that the company’s collection of watches “using rainbow colours and having a message of peace and love could be harmful” to anyone. Swatch International listed the meaning represented by the six seized watch models: “Proudly Red” for life and passion, “Proudly Orange” for healing and celebration, “Proudly Yellow” for sunlight and the flag’s radiant centre, “Proudly Green” for nature and growth, “Proudly Blue” for harmony, and “Proudly Violet” for spirit.
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