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there are books on the topic. passing refers to blacks who looked white and were thus treated preferentially because no one knew they were black.
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Originally Posted by jlhct
I never said it wasn't painful...what I said was that black people can't discusise their skin color. My friends who are gay do not all act the same way. Some are flamboyant, others are not. You can't just look at them and tell they are gay. People tell me that they didn't know I was gay...they could be lying who knows but its been said.
BUt you can look at a black person and tell that they are black. No one hasw never mistaken me for anything other than black.
Just using the phrase "the gay lifestyle" makes a person sound anti-gay.
Not only that it is frikkin annoying.. like what is it? It's like saying the 'heterosexual' lifestyle... Can any heterosexual ascribe to living the 'heterosexual' lifestyle.
there are books on the topic. passing refers to blacks who looked white and were thus treated preferentially because no one knew they were black.
Not preferentially, those who "passed" slipped easily into white culture because nobody knew they were black. It's not like millions of blacks did that but some did.
Gays could do the same thing and nobody would know they were gay unless they told someone.
Not preferentially, those who "passed" slipped easily into white culture because nobody knew they were black.
Gays could do the same thing and nobody would know they were gay unless they told someone.
How many gay people do you know lol...I got a Tim Horton's coffee this morning and the kid at the drive thru said 'hey there' to me.....I knew instantly
How many gay people do you know lol...I got a Tim Horton's coffee this morning and the kid at the drive thru said 'hey there' to me.....I knew instantly
I have worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years, how many do you THINK I know?
that sounds like a life of wonderful deception. that is detrimental to mental health
yes live a life of lies instead of trying to confront injustice
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Originally Posted by LuckyGem
Not preferentially, those who "passed" slipped easily into white culture because nobody knew they were black. It's not like millions of blacks did that but some did.
Gays could do the same thing and nobody would know they were gay unless they told someone.
i think a lot of people posting are too young to remeber the days when gays did see persecution at a greater level.
the battle is now for marriage rights. but it was once also for protection from JOB DISCRIMINATION, in florida and other states, they didnt want the gays to be teachers. its was also for HOUSING RIGHTS. many strides have been made, but full equality does not exist.
the gay movement is like any other civil rights movement.
there are many similiarities. that is undeniable.
progress has been made, protections afforded, but the fight is not over.
hopefully the gays will be equal and protected from tyranny, just like other minority/disenfranchised/targetted peoples.
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Originally Posted by Hoarfrost
It's more or less equivalent to the movement against miscegenation laws. A comparison to the entire civil rights movement would be a reach.
In fact, anti-gay marriage arguments bear a striking similarity to anti-miscegenation arguments.
However, gay people certainly do suffer from a level of open hate and bashing that would be considered inconceivable if applied to a racial group.
that sounds like a life of wonderful deception. that is detrimental to mental health
yes live a life of lies instead of trying to confront injustice
The worst situation must be someone who's black and passing for white who's gay. What could be psychologically worse?
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that is detrimental to mental health
