Harbinger_ said:
Ugh, really? The only problem I have is how in your face people are about this on both sides of the spectrum. (Ha, I made a color joke there.) The people against homosexuality are ridiculously violent and over-the-top about it and the people that are for it are trying to shove it down peoples throats like... well like a rainbow colored oreo.
I probably shouldn't have to say this as many times as I have to, but when I'm allowed to marry another man in all 51 states, see homosexuals and lesbians in the stars with George Clooney and what have you with things like coming-out being mute because it becomes a sense of normality, then I shall put down the rainbow colored flag and stop saying this following sentence:
I am not allowed equal rights as others and I find it appalling that I can be fired from my job for being gay, without being able to sue the company in certain states, not able to marry another man or adopt a child because I'm a unfit parent on the basis of me being gay, not be yelled at how I'm going to spend the afterlife in forever torment and finally being targeted violently and verbally for being gay, then I shall stop shoving it down people's throats but till then I shall carry this rainbow-colored-metaphorical-flag with me.
hooksashands said:
*eats chocolate oreo pie while reading article*
Does this mean I'm gonna have to suck cocks now?
Anybody can suck dick, but you can't choose if you get off to it or not.
geK0 said:
I didn't realize people cared so much about the political views of the people who make their snack foods; it just boggles my mind that something like this can be controversial!
It would be like if I stopped eating Chinese food because I don't want to support anyone who supports a communist country, or if I refused to drink fanta because it was originally made for nazis....
Well shit, I love fanta. I have the strangest feeling now to rape all male jews to death. Could someone please exorcise this soda-pop demon from me?
VMK said:
NameIsRobertPaulson said:
VMK said:
1. They are not showing support for gays. They just want to show, that they are a good company, that supports everyone, etc.=>more income;
2. Gays do not need support and protection, at least of this kind. The less "protection" and "support" campaigns and "gay pride" parades there is, the lesser ammount of provoked conservatives there is, which leads to decrease of ammount of homosexuals, who died from head trauma.
Obviously the less you talk about wanting equal rights, the more likely it is the opposition will give it to you out of the kindness of their giant heart!
Or not...
Captcha: Easy as cake.
Even the captcha getting in on this.
I am not saying that there should not be ANY kind of protection. Protection by law is more then needed. BUT! If you will continue provoking rednecks with parades, where two guys wear skimpy outfits and hug each other, then those legal acts will simply have no effect. I am not saying that there should not be any talking about equal rights and I really do believe that every human being should be treated equaly no matter the gender, religious believes, etc. (exept for nazies, fascists and agressive morons, obviously), but going overboard is also unnecesary and, most of the time, hurtful.
IMHO, the best way to do it is to include gay characters in TV-series, movies, etc. But they should not act like "Hiiiiii!! ^_^ You know sugar, this purse is simply fabulous". Rather, they should be more like comedian (sorry, forgot his name) from "V for Vendetta" movie.
I've been reading up on the Stonewall Incident a bit and from what I gather, it was common for people such as cops to raid gay bars. The problem with the idea of "Just don't do anything to stop it and stop provoking them" is that it essentially leaves the people who just stopped doing anything defenseless and able to lose rights.
To put it simply, do you think blacks would have the rights they have now if they did not fight for them? Likewise would women have these rights if they didn't fight for them? Theres a reason why we need to fight and the specific reason is the exact same reasons blacks had to fight and women had to. In a sense, I can be fired from certain companies for being gay and its totally legal. I am not allowed to marry my partner who me and him will be happy yet two straight people who despise one another can marry. I am portrayed as a child molester to some and as a unfit parent because I might rape my child if they have a dick but I'm not given a chance to prove them wrong.
Also, your stereotyping of gays in the above post makes me slightly angry, not that I am putting this into my post [I hope i'm not] but not all gays are fucking feminine girls who carry around god damn purses, neither are we slutty people in damn thongs. Hell one of the pridefest I saw had exactly one person in a G-String, exactly one and everyone else was fully clothed like a standard person.
Its unconstitutional to deny your citizens rights over things like gender, race, religion and sexuality. This is one of those times to where its necessary to fight.
I wish we could see a picture of a rainbow and not automatically think of it as a symbolism of being gay.
