Pride Day!

POSTED BY: Melee
UPDATED: Thursday, July 15, 2004 13:44
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ANNIK

Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:49 AM

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Originally posted by JCKnife:
Okay, I'm NOT tryin' to hate here, I really want to know this. Please read with an open mind.

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Maybe the media focuses on the extreme examples of people in these parades and some of them look normal. I really don't know. But obviously the majority of gays don't go through life looking like La Cage aux Folles extras.

Yeah, our local newspaper tends to take pics of only the outlandish stuff ... that's the trade for visual media: exciting visuals. A bunch of homosexuals talking about this, that, or the other thing during the speeches gets practically no coverage at all.

So I'm voting that you're seeing media bias, for the most part. Attend one some time if you get the chance ... they're probably mostly *not* what you think (and a lot of fun, besides).

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

SIGMANUNKI

Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:03 AM

JCKnife:
I (nor I think anyone here) is trying to say that you are haten'. I just mentioned my thoughts on the matter.

The media tends to stick with the outragous stuff. I have seen as many crazy pics as normal at these functions. I guess it's just where you look.

I'd suggest going out and seeing for yourself. Mingle with the people to get a good idea of what's what.

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

JCKNIFE

Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
JCKnife:
I (nor I think anyone here) is trying to say that you are haten'.

Just being careful--I've been a fairly staunch voice of conservatism in other posts and I don't want to be pigeonholed as a homophobe just becuause I'm a gun nut.

HERO

Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:41 PM

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Originally posted by JCKnife:
why does there need to be a Pride Day?

Now, that said...Some genetic anomolies are minorites of one kind or another and as such, want a day to feel special. I guess I got no problem with that.

How bout abnormal growth day? Six finger day? Third Nipple Pride Week?

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We don't have anything like it in Ohio so I can't speak from experience of having seen one. That might change my opinion.

I'm from Ohio and we have our share. Here's a sample:

Destroyer Escort Day (3rd Sat in June)
Ohio Mammography Day (3rd Thurs in October)
Oktoberfest (in October)
St. Patty's Day (held twice a year in my town)
National Administrative Workers Day
First Monday (Supreme Court Day, held in October)

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"This is Ohio. If you don't have a brewski in your hand you might as well be wearin' a dress."

Obviously you've never been to my City's Irish Festival.

H

HERO

Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:44 PM

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Originally posted by JCKnife:
The pics I have seen of gay pride parades and stuff from NYC and Frisco are typically involving a lot of leather, guys in drag, really over-the-top stuff...if being gay means I have to be THAT, even one day a year, then it isn't for me.

And what about those of us (like Adam Baldwin for example) who like to dress like that and are not gay? Nobody considers their feeings.

H

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