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izaaz101 on 06 March 2010

Like all parades, don't inconvenience me by blocking the streets I use and I'm down for it.



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mrstickball on 06 March 2010

I think its incredibly obnoxious. Of course, its their right to do that, so I won't begrudge them for organizing such events.



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Seece on 06 March 2010
dunno001 said:
Well, I understand the point of gay parades: to remind others that we're still here, and that we're not going away. There are still quite a few people (and groups) that would love to happily pretend that we don't exist, or that we'll all just shut up and let them repress us.

So, needless to say, I think the concept of a gay parade is good. My problem with them is how they so frequently play into the stereotypes which not all of us fit. Reminding people that we still exist: good. Getting up in their faces and being aggressive about it, which is how most parades seem to do this: bad. I'm more a fan of subdued reminders- we're still here, but we're also normal people, just like you. These flashy, over-the-top parades really do make us seem like a second kind of race at times...

Pretty much sums it up for me, I think they do no favours for homophobia, only fuel it further. They're normally full of camp men which I despise as well ..



 

Akvod on 06 March 2010
Seece said:
dunno001 said:
Well, I understand the point of gay parades: to remind others that we're still here, and that we're not going away. There are still quite a few people (and groups) that would love to happily pretend that we don't exist, or that we'll all just shut up and let them repress us.

So, needless to say, I think the concept of a gay parade is good. My problem with them is how they so frequently play into the stereotypes which not all of us fit. Reminding people that we still exist: good. Getting up in their faces and being aggressive about it, which is how most parades seem to do this: bad. I'm more a fan of subdued reminders- we're still here, but we're also normal people, just like you. These flashy, over-the-top parades really do make us seem like a second kind of race at times...

Pretty much sums it up for me, I think they do no favours for homophobia, only fuel it further. They're normally full of camp men which I despise as well ..


When I made the same argument months ago, why did you antagonize and argue with me then?

NJ5 on 06 March 2010

"Whatever"



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Seece on 06 March 2010
Akvod said:
Seece said:
dunno001 said:
Well, I understand the point of gay parades: to remind others that we're still here, and that we're not going away. There are still quite a few people (and groups) that would love to happily pretend that we don't exist, or that we'll all just shut up and let them repress us.

So, needless to say, I think the concept of a gay parade is good. My problem with them is how they so frequently play into the stereotypes which not all of us fit. Reminding people that we still exist: good. Getting up in their faces and being aggressive about it, which is how most parades seem to do this: bad. I'm more a fan of subdued reminders- we're still here, but we're also normal people, just like you. These flashy, over-the-top parades really do make us seem like a second kind of race at times...

Pretty much sums it up for me, I think they do no favours for homophobia, only fuel it further. They're normally full of camp men which I despise as well ..

When I made the same argument months ago, why did you antagonize and argue with me then?

Because you probably tried to be annoying like you normally do.



 

Akvod on 06 March 2010
Seece said:
Akvod said:
Seece said:
dunno001 said:
Well, I understand the point of gay parades: to remind others that we're still here, and that we're not going away. There are still quite a few people (and groups) that would love to happily pretend that we don't exist, or that we'll all just shut up and let them repress us.

So, needless to say, I think the concept of a gay parade is good. My problem with them is how they so frequently play into the stereotypes which not all of us fit. Reminding people that we still exist: good. Getting up in their faces and being aggressive about it, which is how most parades seem to do this: bad. I'm more a fan of subdued reminders- we're still here, but we're also normal people, just like you. These flashy, over-the-top parades really do make us seem like a second kind of race at times...

Pretty much sums it up for me, I think they do no favours for homophobia, only fuel it further. They're normally full of camp men which I despise as well ..

When I made the same argument months ago, why did you antagonize and argue with me then?

Because you probably tried to be annoying like you normally do.


That sure is a mature attitude. Something I expect from a contributor who tells others to "shutup", dismisses the opinions of others by saying "LOL" or "You're annoying".

CommonMan on 06 March 2010

I think we should absolutely have a parade about boobs.



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rocketpig on 06 March 2010

It's hard to find a place more interesting or enjoyable than a gay pride parade. I think they're hilarious and loads of fun to attend. The nutjobs come out in their full glory at those places.




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TheRealMafoo on 06 March 2010
Akvod said:
Seece said:
Akvod said:
Seece said:
dunno001 said:
Well, I understand the point of gay parades: to remind others that we're still here, and that we're not going away. There are still quite a few people (and groups) that would love to happily pretend that we don't exist, or that we'll all just shut up and let them repress us.

So, needless to say, I think the concept of a gay parade is good. My problem with them is how they so frequently play into the stereotypes which not all of us fit. Reminding people that we still exist: good. Getting up in their faces and being aggressive about it, which is how most parades seem to do this: bad. I'm more a fan of subdued reminders- we're still here, but we're also normal people, just like you. These flashy, over-the-top parades really do make us seem like a second kind of race at times...

Pretty much sums it up for me, I think they do no favours for homophobia, only fuel it further. They're normally full of camp men which I despise as well ..

When I made the same argument months ago, why did you antagonize and argue with me then?

Because you probably tried to be annoying like you normally do.

That sure is a mature attitude. Something I expect from a contributor who tells others to "shutup", dismisses the opinions of others by saying "LOL" or "You're annoying".

I got a "Dumbest thing I've ever heard." a few days ago, so don't beat yourself up over it.

My guess is this is just a topic he is very sensitive about, so anyone says anything about it that could be taken wrong, he assumes that's what you meant.