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Why would anyone do the work to block off entire city streets for a day when it goes on on city streets all of the time? No need to have a special parade event to celebrate what is always celebrated.
A comment in another thread got me thinking: since gay pride parades seem to be getting attention - why aren't there many straight pride parades? Is being gay something to be proud of - whereas being straight not something that people think should be promoted as good? Would you support a straight pride parade if one took place in your local area? If straight pride parades became a phenomenon - would you seek to have them banned?
Vote and discuss.
"Straights" have not been subject to the self esteem destroying practices that have always plagued gays. Consequently, there is no need for a friggin' pride parade for "straights."
OP, please define exactly what the bolded word from your poll means, I'm confused.
"I would seek to have straight pride parades banned if they strated to take place in large numbers."
Biased, BS poll.
I would only attend if I could wear a costume.
OP, please define exactly what the bolded word from your poll means, I'm confused.
"I would seek to have straight pride parades banned if they strated to take place in large numbers."
Biased, BS poll.
I would only attend if I could wear a costume.
Its a misprint ma'am - should be "started".
Why do you consider the poll to be biased? What options could I include or remove to make it better - in your opinion? I tried to cover all bases.
Historically they've had a political function. They were mostly meant to be spectacle, taking what most people wish would stay hidden away because of socially-constructed moralizing and shining a light on it so as to illustrate that nothing horrible happens just because a bunch of people, who happen to be gay, are parading down the street in the spotlight, as it were. If you've ever been to a gay pride parade, they are hardly parades of perversity nowadays, if they ever were. And those displays that homophobes tend to point to with disgust during a gay pride parade are mostly self-parody by gays, frankly.
I use to live right off Halsted and Belmont in Chicago and the Gay Pride Parade came right down Halsted. It was really quite the tame affair. And the absolute funniest part of the parade was the float with the stationary bikes and these guys in speedos on them doing essentially an aerobic dance routine. It was HILARIOUS and self-parody. Is this something that gay men do on a regular basis? No. And that's part of the point.
Historically they've had a political function. They were mostly meant to be spectacle, taking what most people wish would stay hidden away because of socially-constructed moralizing and shining a light on it so as to illustrate that nothing horrible happens just because a bunch of people, who happen to be gay, are parading down the street in the spotlight, as it were. If you've ever been to a gay pride parade, they are hardly parades of perversity nowadays, if they ever were. And those displays that homophobes tend to point to with disgust during a gay pride parade are mostly self-parody by gays, frankly.
I use to live right off Halsted and Belmont in Chicago and the Gay Pride Parade came right down Halsted. It was really quite the tame affair. And the absolute funniest part of the parade was the float with the stationary bikes and these guys in speedos on them doing essentially an aerobic dance routine. It was HILARIOUS and self-parody. Is this something that gay men do on a regular basis? No. And that's part of the point.
OK - they are meant to demonstrate pride in being gay. So why would you oppose straight people doing the same thing?
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