Who's stopping you?...

"Tolerance is, as tolerance extended. to others, lets see who will celebrate our lives too? "

 You think a lot of homosexuals are going to become intolerant and try to make Straight Marriage illegal and start removing spousal insurance privileges, imprison straights, etc?

 "Pride" has progressed a lot of legal policy in this country.  Gays can be on each other's healthcare, they can serve their country, they aren't imprisoned etc.  To people who were oppressed legally, those legal and societal changes are a victory, and many victories are celebrated by parade, much like the upcoming 4th of July.

 Not one person I know who is not straight would care if there was a big Straight Day parade.  They would attend and cheer you on.

Eegore wrote on 06/30/19 at 12:10:54:


I agree too, however, it wouldn't make headlines........

The question to be asked, is when are we going to leave the past, in the past?
Dragging all of this stuff into the present only serves those wishing to inflict punitive damages on others, I will use Uncle Joe and this race, and Gay waiter comment, which is out of historical context......
Disingenuous, self serving. and only keeps the ignorant, ignorant about history, example, the ones Biden referred to about working with to get things done.....the narrative and even reported in many articles, that these two senators he called out, were Republicans, when in fact, they were Democrats......

WHY....???

You know why.
This is what I was trying to get folks to key in on....
I never owned a slave, or refused any Gay person of their civil liberties, however, I will get lumped together by default, why, because I am white, straight, christian....etc, by many who want to use issues as wedges, divide and conquer, that is what we should really be focusing on, these lying sacks o' chits, not so much each other    

Serowbot wrote on 06/30/19 at 10:43:29:


Try again....that was very weak.  

"I will get lumped together by default, why, because I am white, straight, christian....etc, by many who want to use issues as wedges, divide and conquer, that is what we should really be focusing on, these lying sacks o' chits, not so much each other"

 That's pretty standard propaganda process.  For me, I just try to be aware of when I respond to it, which is harder than knowing when I am the tool.

"Another one of those absolutely obvious facts that nobody really thinks about."

 A lot of people discuss this.  The issue is that homosexuality is to the person experiencing it, not a choice.  It's no different than me saying you could find men attractive and have sex with them if you really wanted to.

"So, why does it seem like there is so much hostility aimed at us?"

 Because you perceive it that way.

 I am not aware of any laws keeping Straight people out of venues, or keeping them from being married, adopting, joint finances, joint insurance, spousal benefits etc.

 How many Gay Pride parades have anti-straight propaganda?  

 How many homosexual groups have websites dedicating to outing, and assaulting "Straights"?

 How many homosexual run "Straight-Camps" are there designed to correct sexual orientation?

 It's all about perception, and how much we care about other's opinion over actual implementation of policy and law.  What hostility are you referring to?

 Do you hang out with actual gay people or do you read internet articles about how and what they think?

raydawg wrote on 06/30/19 at 14:52:20:


Really?  You sure?