“I don’t know if that’s the point of the discussion,” Farber said.

It's not, but it is related to a far more important one.

The current discussion is if a watermelon pin is appropriate attire for a professional. The larger, more important discussion is "What causes are appropriate for someone to publicly support?", and further "Who gets to decide what causes are approved?"

It is, they're just evil.

An analogy about the discussion isn't the point of the discussion? No shit.