Gay people - do you really identify with the "pride parade" culture?
Every year when the whole "pride" thing is blasted from every social network I think to myself: There must be so many gays out there who are really pissed by having this perverted nonsense claiming to represent them. It's like some sleazy stripclub would claim to be representative of heterosexuality.
How can so many people think this parade is a good thing that would somehow weaken the stereotype when it probably does the exact opposite?
Or are in fact the majority of gays this shallow and perverted? I doubt it but when I watch this phenomena it almost seems that way.
Im really tired so I may not have formulated this question in the mist comprehensible way but I think I got my point across.
So what do you think?
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When I think "pride", I think rainbow flags, pink boas, and HRC. "Pride" is a little like Kwanzaa, and even the Hippy Movement. It is a useful thing during a time when we are finally gaining some acceptance in our own community for who we are and what we like. Eventually, however, it becomes something of an embarrassment for people who would like to move on. (I.e., no, Pride Week is not the gay people Christmas.The parades are, however, a good place to get drugs.)
It can be a fun event for people who are struggling with their sexual orientation or just coming "out". It's fun for people who like "gay pride culture"-- i.e., where gay people show off their gayness by cannibalizing gay stereotypes.
I grew up in Kentucky, where pride parades are extremely mellow (and 10X as frustrating to locals) compared to California, where I currently live. Kentucky parades are a short line of people who are brave enough to come out. They last about 20 min.
In California, (I don't know what to type here.) Sometimes it seems like if gay people suddenly announced that they were straight and Mexico won the lottery, there would be no more computers.
Straight people - do you really identify with the "Mardi-Gras parade" culture?
Every year when the whole "Mardi-Gras" thing is blasted from every social network I think to myself: There must be so many straights out there who are really pissed by having this perverted nonsense claiming to represent them. It's like some sleazy stripclub would claim to be representative of sexuality.
How can so many people think this parade is a good thing that would somehow weaken the stereotype when it probably does the exact opposite?
Or are in fact the majority of straights this shallow and perverted? I doubt it but when I watch this phenomena it almost seems that way.
I'm really tired so I may not have formulated this question in the mist comprehensible way but I think I got my point across.
So what do you think?
There, right back atcha.
It doesn't piss me off, but I would never go. I think it's trashy and not really even about pride.
That said, I do think a lot of LGBT people are interested in the trashier events and places (i.e. gay bars). And there are at least two reasons for that: 1) if you're LGBT, it's fairly hard to meet other out LGBT people if you're going to avoid everything LGBT that is stereotypical and/or trashy, and 2) look around American culture--the vast majority of people age 40 and under, whether LGBT or straight, ARE TRASHY and think trashy stuff is "fun" and you're weird or lame if you're not into that stuff. It just so happens with LGBT people that the majority of the media attention and representation of us is the trashy or shallow side whereas that's maybe not as true with straight people. Those of us who are just not trashy or shallow simply don't have a way to get together, be widely represented and exclude the trashy/shallow people because those people rule American society nowadays.
I have said it before and it's worth repeating: If I was gay and thinking of coming out and the gay pride parade was the first thing I wanted to get involved with, after seeing it I would quietly go back into the closet. I went to a few Pride parades when they were first initiated. I saw very little that would have instilled pride in anyone except a troupe of performers out for a laugh, or trying for shock value. The parades I hear about now and see on the local newscast are very saddening because they are so demeaning to those who are involved.
Gay pride parades are embarrassing in my opinion, everyone just shows themselves off as a stereotypical gay guy and I'm just like pls stahp.
Some do complain and I always show them this video, because he explains it and says it better than anyone else. But look at Mardi Gras's I know that every straight person isn't like that. If people associate me with whatever or stereotypes that their problem, if they don't realize everyone isn't like that.
https://youtu.be/0_OQeA3GiRw
I'm pretty sure even most sensible gay people find it embarrassing.