bruhhh this made me laugh so hard dude but low key gay people pretty cool man they leave more chicks for me man i watched the grade a under a video and it changed my whole view.
Gay ppl got a whole month what straight people got? The other 11 fucking months.
On a side note, why do /some/ straight people constantly demand parades, a pride month, etc etc? It's like wanting the blue spiky shell when you're in 1st place in Mario Kart.
Because it's a PRIDE month and people want to be able to have pride in the same things as others can. Like wanting things like black history month but for their race or culture but you barely even hear about any of the others that are actually official. Also no one's demanding, they're simply suggesting. And what's the issue with having a straight pride month ? YOU don't have to celebrate if you don't want to and just like gay pride month others celebrating doesn't take away from you besides attention.
Have you seen tumblr? There are so many demands from SJWs and anti-SJWs alike.
I don't understand why they need a month. Straight people are great and need to be appreciated, but I have never seen someone oppressed for being straight. Pride isn't exactly about being 'proud', it's more to show that we stand strong and cannot be silenced. It doesn't take away us, I agree, but I see no point in it. It's like wanting a hospital for healthy people, or a soup kitchen for people who have food. It seems to just be for attention.
I see straight people demanding parades and pride weeks/months, but honestly, I don't think that would work out. Based on the pride parades I've been to, the central idea is having fun and showing the message "I can love my partner without your judgement." Look inside yourself. Would that work out for straight people? I get they want to have fun, but I don't understand why they want parades and a designated month. They already have every other waking moment.
" It's like wanting a hospital for healthy people, or a soup kitchen for people who have food. " People routinely go to the doctor when they're healthy to make sure they stay healthy and a soup kitchen for people who have food is a restaurant.
Also it's not like every waking moment is " YAY STRAIGHTIES YOU'RE THE BEST !! " they're just straight. Yeah they're not oppressed but if YOU'VE seen Tumblr you'd have seen the radical hated against anyone not fully gay. A PRIDE month is something to feel pride in and maybe straight people want a month to be able to feel pride without people harassing them for it ?
" Based on the pride parades I've been to, the central idea is having fun and showing the message "I can love my partner without your judgement." Look inside yourself. Would that work out for straight people? " And besides you thinking they shouldn't get one what wouldn't work out besides people not liking getting their spotlight taken away ?
The radical side of Tumblr can easily be ignored. I mean, I hate that side of Tumblr too, but honestly, you can just block and ignore them.
I don't care about a spotlight. I don't even want one. I just want to be cared for, validated, and accepted. When straight people demand parades, they're missing the point. The point isn't attention or trying to be better than others. The point is to be yourself and love who you are, and show those who don't accept you that aren't afraid, or going to change. I mean, I'm trying to picture a straight parade, but it's not working. I just can't realisticly see men and women holding hands, playing straight music, and waving their black and white flags around. I just don't see the point, other than them wanting attention. Can you give me a realistic reason for them to have a pride month or parade other than "they should get to have the same things gays do"? Please enlighten me. I'm not trying to sound rude, but I actually can't see a reason.
" The point is to be yourself and love who you are, and show those who don't accept you that aren't afraid, or going to change " you've answered your own question. Straight people want one for the same reasons, they aren't trying to be better than anyone. And yeah you can block people and ignore them but sometimes people are persistent and it becomes a hassle.
Also, men and women hold hands at lgbt pride parades too, and lgbt doesn't have any set music so straight music isn't a thing that you'd have to be concerned about. Just because YOU can't picture it doesn't mean it can't happen. Not everyone could picture planes and now it's one of the most used ways of transportation.
People tend to accept straight people easily, though. Heterosexuality is the norm in society. You can do whatever you want, that's fine, have your parades and your pride months. It's a bit redundant, but I honestly just don't care. I just want to be validated. It's not about the parades and the pride months, it's the love and acceptance that comes from it.
And you are validated in most of the western world. Yes there are going to be assholes but there are assholes about everything. Even then, you're saying you want one thing that those parades gives you and I'm telling you that's what they want too. It's kind of like if you went to a friend's birthday party. That's their day, right ? But then no one wants to celebrate your birthday. I know it's not a perfect analogy but that's what I kind of get when they talk about it. Most of them aren't doing it cause " well the gays have one so we need one too " it's about they want to feel the same way about themselves. With the parades you're given all this positivity and joy from it but straight people don't get that. Like you said, it's the norm. No one treats you differently for being straight and you certainly don't get the blast of positivity and joy like lbgt do during June, so people want to feel good about themselves like the see others getting to and they're told " no "
@guest did I say straight people wanted to be gay ? No, I'm saying that straight people want a pride month and there's no reason they shouldn't have one.
I dont think there should be parades accepting anything. In order to end the differences in people you need to stop seeing people as gay, straight, black, white, religious, non religious and start looking at them as human. You shouldnt have a black history month you shouldnt have a gay pride week it should just be a week to be proud that you are who you are. When you have a parade saying hey we are gay and proud you make yourself seem distant and not part of the rest of the community which involves straight people. Everyone struggles and goes through crap for different things no need to throw a parade the more we all start looking at each other as humans and not straight or gay the better.
@diyrogue that's not what I mean...notice I didn't quote you....what I mean is what is there to be proud about when straight people don't have to hide their sexualkties and have a reason for pride other than being petty?
Guest, your original point had nothing to do with what I was saying. Also, yeah they don't have to hide their sexualities but what's so petty about wanting to be proud ? In ALL honesty I agree with trashman about how all the pride stuff is stupid since you're prideful over something you can't control, it just separates us. BUT there is no harm in having a straight pride month. If you don't like it you don't have to go to it, celebrate it, or talk about it. Pride is a human emotion that people like to feel, it's not petty wanting a positive feeling when you're not trying to put anyone else down because of it.
honestly you do not need parades to feel good if you are truley living how you want to live you should be proud of that are you trying to tell me that people need a parade about a life choice they made to feel good? If you are not proud of who you are you are not living the way you want to live. I am mormon I receive criticism and discrimination from people all the time but do i care no. I am proud of who I am and no one should need another person to verify that for them.
You guys are misdefining 'Pride'. Yes, I get it's what it's generally defined as, but gay pride isn't about being proud, necessarily. It's about showing that we matter in a world that wants to silence us, and we will not hide and be afraid of hateful people. It's not 'real pride', in a sense.
@trashmanrevenge it's not a life choice! We are fucking born this way! Everyone should have pride inside themselves for their sexuality or gender, and if they don't, it's because of the hateful views forced on them. Have you ever seen someone who hated the fact they were straight? No. Have you seen the same for a gay person? Yes! That's why we need gay pride!
listen, to me being gay is a choice my opinion and its irrelevant to the conversation. I have not had someone hate me for being straight but mormon yes. Is there a difference? Is your hate worse than mine. My ancestors were slaughtered in their homes tarred and feathered kicked out of where they lived 3 times forced to live in an fing desert and still face persecution today we dont need an fing parade we all have issues people will always hate you a parade does nothing. Pride week does nothing. Why do you care what other people think about you? Pursuit happiness it is guaranteed in your constitution be happy live how you want to live but do not expect all people to accept you cause they wont just be who you want to be stop caring about other people if your not happy when you transitioned to being gay than your not gay a parade wont make you happy to be gay. Live how you want pursuit your happiness dont expect people to believe in you.
"Transitioned to being gay"? Bitch, I was born this way! You can change your religion, but I can't change how I am. People can make me get a boyfriend and make me a person I'm not, but I will never be happy. I cannot live a life I don't truly lead inside myself. I just came back from a pride parade with my girlfriend, and it's the happiest I've ever been in months. I saw so many people, smiling and cheering, holding hands with their partners and waving all sorts of colorful flags in the air. It's a sight that truly takes your breath away. Nobody can take away that happiness from us. We don't need your judgement or opinions, because we are strong and we have pride inside our hearts.
No. I want to be gay to specifically hold a secret from my parents and family knowing that I could be a dishonor to my family members. I DEFINITELY choose to be super special and no amount of probable homelessness and poverty can change that because at least I'm going against the status quo. ((Heavy sarcasm))
Ok i think you are going away from the topic a bit the gay thing transition or not is irrelevant like I said earlier. I am telling you to pursue happiness no one is stopping you it is guaranteed in your constitution. But my question is what else do you want from us because you willl not get mass acceptance in life deal with it pursuit what you want. My main question is do you need a parade to feel happy. Do you need a parade to realize that you are strong? The answer is no you do not need a parade no one does anyone could justify one. Any race could do it for pride saying racism wont split them any religion has more than enough reasons as well but does it really help in the end no. You have a parade saying your strong does that deter people from going against you? no it doesnt. Does it make you stronger on the inside no. Now if the parades purpose is truly what you say it is you dare say that straight people do not need to be happy to have support to be have a week to feel good even a
what im saying is that does a parade really make that big of a difference. If you are happy that you are following a lifestyle that you chose than good for you be happy in pursuing that. If you are telling me that parades are really just for support and saying you are strong couldnt everybody need some of that. Why do you feel it is only reserved for a select group of people? If they truly do make you happy and feel stronger everyone should receive one right we all go through hardships in life. To say that all straight people are doing fine because they are straight is kinda dumb because everyone has issues in life and could use support. So either way you really must be consistent in not having them or having them for everyone right?
You aren't getting the point trashmansrevenge pride isn't a giant therapy session for gay people and all their issues in life. Of course straight people have issues, everyone does. But those issues are not due to being straight. Also, believe me, if people could choose to not be gay, I'm sure many of them would want to so they wouldn't get discriminated against by the likes of you. Who wants to be hated and constantly made fun of by society?
Exactly. Like Guest said, it's not a giant therapy for people and their issues. What we do is we walk and have fun with our friends, we have fun, and we show our true colors without fear of judgement. Straight people can do thay any day. Pride is very special for us, because it's the one place that we aren't even slightly afraid of anything. It's nice to be able joy ourselves with the few that are like us as well.
Straight people, believe it or not, ARE doing fine. At least in the sense of sexuality. They don't need a parade to be themselves and socialize with others like them. And to be honest, it just sounds quite selfish when you say that either everyone should have a pride parade, or nobody gets a pride parade. Can we just enjoy the one good thing we have to enjoy without you guys shitting on it?
I'm sorry I really really don't wanna be that guy, but don't some of you see the eerie similarities between your, "if you have a parade it ruins it for the rest of us, and are selfish," and the previous arguments of " if gays get married it ruins it for the rest of us"? I know they're both totally different situations, but just food for thought. Both are assuming just because one person wants the same right and celebration the other has its nothing but selfish. And somehow "ruin" the thing they already have
What I'm saying is, yeah, they can have a parade, but I hate the fact that they're saying that if they don't have a parade, then nobody should get to have one. You're not making the right connections. It's more like saying "If gays can't get married, than NOBODY should get to be married!" We're not saying that. We just want to have nice things, just as straights do.
You guys have your unconditional acceptance and validation, just let us have our parade. You can have your god damn parade if you want it that badly, fine. But you're missing the point. It's not just to have rainbows and run around, it's to defend our rights and socialize with others like us. Straights tend to not have rights that need defending.
you have nice things but now you want things that you think straight people shouldnt have. Also for bringing up a different opinion on gays im all of a sudden discriminating? Tell me what is stopping you from being you like you said. What is preventing you is there anything physically preventing you from what you want to do because if so lets agree to get rid of it. If you are just doing it because people dont like you ignore what they say. Ok you say straight people shouldnt have parades what about religious people? Like i said earlier you could say that any race or religion could have a parade. My only question is are parades really solving problems that something else cant?
I think you're mistaken. In the UK, Hull pride is in July. London is also in July this year. Manchester is in August. Lincoln is in September. Birmingham was in May. Whoever downvoted me doesn't know anything. Look it up. I have been to pride in different places and they were not only in June.
It's just that June is LGBT month, although worldwide the parades take place in different months, that's why people travel around cities to go to different prides. If every parade happened within one month, that would be a bit difficult.
Straight people have :
the right to be straight without persecution, oppression, or the constant threat of having their rights/freedoms/humanity taken away from them at every damn second.
Which is a hell of a lot better than a fucking month (woop de doo).
I'm not hating, I'm not gay. Just pointing out the numerous errors in the post. The idea of heaven has nothing to do with being straight and the LGBT community would gladly give up their parades and months for some simple humanity and security.
On a side note, why do /some/ straight people constantly demand parades, a pride month, etc etc? It's like wanting the blue spiky shell when you're in 1st place in Mario Kart.
I don't understand why they need a month. Straight people are great and need to be appreciated, but I have never seen someone oppressed for being straight. Pride isn't exactly about being 'proud', it's more to show that we stand strong and cannot be silenced. It doesn't take away us, I agree, but I see no point in it. It's like wanting a hospital for healthy people, or a soup kitchen for people who have food. It seems to just be for attention.
I see straight people demanding parades and pride weeks/months, but honestly, I don't think that would work out. Based on the pride parades I've been to, the central idea is having fun and showing the message "I can love my partner without your judgement." Look inside yourself. Would that work out for straight people? I get they want to have fun, but I don't understand why they want parades and a designated month. They already have every other waking moment.
Also it's not like every waking moment is " YAY STRAIGHTIES YOU'RE THE BEST !! " they're just straight. Yeah they're not oppressed but if YOU'VE seen Tumblr you'd have seen the radical hated against anyone not fully gay. A PRIDE month is something to feel pride in and maybe straight people want a month to be able to feel pride without people harassing them for it ?
" Based on the pride parades I've been to, the central idea is having fun and showing the message "I can love my partner without your judgement." Look inside yourself. Would that work out for straight people? " And besides you thinking they shouldn't get one what wouldn't work out besides people not liking getting their spotlight taken away ?
I don't care about a spotlight. I don't even want one. I just want to be cared for, validated, and accepted. When straight people demand parades, they're missing the point. The point isn't attention or trying to be better than others. The point is to be yourself and love who you are, and show those who don't accept you that aren't afraid, or going to change. I mean, I'm trying to picture a straight parade, but it's not working. I just can't realisticly see men and women holding hands, playing straight music, and waving their black and white flags around. I just don't see the point, other than them wanting attention. Can you give me a realistic reason for them to have a pride month or parade other than "they should get to have the same things gays do"? Please enlighten me. I'm not trying to sound rude, but I actually can't see a reason.
Also, men and women hold hands at lgbt pride parades too, and lgbt doesn't have any set music so straight music isn't a thing that you'd have to be concerned about. Just because YOU can't picture it doesn't mean it can't happen. Not everyone could picture planes and now it's one of the most used ways of transportation.
@trashmanrevenge it's not a life choice! We are fucking born this way! Everyone should have pride inside themselves for their sexuality or gender, and if they don't, it's because of the hateful views forced on them. Have you ever seen someone who hated the fact they were straight? No. Have you seen the same for a gay person? Yes! That's why we need gay pride!
Straight people, believe it or not, ARE doing fine. At least in the sense of sexuality. They don't need a parade to be themselves and socialize with others like them. And to be honest, it just sounds quite selfish when you say that either everyone should have a pride parade, or nobody gets a pride parade. Can we just enjoy the one good thing we have to enjoy without you guys shitting on it?
You guys have your unconditional acceptance and validation, just let us have our parade. You can have your god damn parade if you want it that badly, fine. But you're missing the point. It's not just to have rainbows and run around, it's to defend our rights and socialize with others like us. Straights tend to not have rights that need defending.
the right to be straight without persecution, oppression, or the constant threat of having their rights/freedoms/humanity taken away from them at every damn second.
Which is a hell of a lot better than a fucking month (woop de doo).
I'm not hating, I'm not gay. Just pointing out the numerous errors in the post. The idea of heaven has nothing to do with being straight and the LGBT community would gladly give up their parades and months for some simple humanity and security.