ssj12 said:
Kasz216 said:
ssj12 said:
damkira said:
A lot of gay people are blaming Democrats for this but I think its just ridiculous when you consider that its Republicans pushing these sorts of amendments... but when you look at the demographic breakdown for the vote on prop 8 in California, the only two groups who voted it down overwhelmingly were blacks and seniors. Being gay, I've always felt ashamed when I have racist thoughts because I know what its like to be treated differently.. you would think 70% of black folks in California would feel the same way :(
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Same reason Amendment 2 passed in Florida. Unfortunately the only person to blame for this is Obama. He brought out a ton and a half of African American voters and we all know most African Americans are overly religious.
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It's not religious so much as it is cultural. For a few reasons.
The least controversal one though is that minorties are often very racist vs other minorities... often much more so then the majority is.
Also, there are other specific reasons black people are espiecially homophobic, that don't really rely on race.
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which is?
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Well for one... *in general* (basic sociological safeword.) Black culture makes a bigger deal out of men being men. While being gay is seen as not being masculine.
It's even worse to come out in african american communites because of this.
Some of it has to do with rap. Some of it has to do with the fact that parents feel there kids need to be tougher to survive because of racism. Some of it has to do with just the fact that there is a real shortage of african american men... and some of it even probably has to do with the fact that gayness is somewhat seen as "white..." and being seen as remotley white is a bad thing in some circles.
Most famous gay people are white... I can't think of a single famous minority who's gay right now though i'm sure they are out there.
