I saw it as a metaphor for being able to express yourself and your likes visibly. Really, as someone who has had unnatural colored hair for over 3 decades, the hair should have been also made a natural one to “fit in”. I get less weird looks than I did, but still get some issues from it. Using a different item than a corporate mascot probably would have been a better choice too. But… I got it, in a way that made sense to me.

I do have some corporate things I enjoy… and even feel they have formed who I am from exposure. Still get flack about “when are you gonna grow out of that?”