These socks are sooooo comfortable AND they make me smile. I love them. I only thought of them as happy, rainbow socks but today a college girl (I am over 60) complemented me on these socks, asked where I got them and then said,she was not gay  but were these were a  gay pride statement. We were in the Social security office sitting in those rows of chairs. I was with my husband. I was clueless and I still love these socks. So statement or not they are wonderful. They just took a longer time to be delivered than other socks order from Amazon Marketplace.