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Old 06-08-08, 03:13 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: June is Gay Pride Month!

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Originally Posted by Adrian View Post
Well, sheesh, it's because you said...



...so it's not like I pulled it out of a hat or anything.



Well, maybe I just don't live in the right places (though I live in LA), but I just haven't experienced anything that made me feel that way. And I just don't understand why, if placed in the situation of, say, watching a gay pride parade, I would feel that it was being forced upon me. I'm not calling you a bigot. I just don't understand your reaction.
It's all good. No offense taken and I meant none towards you either.

I think that I phrased some of my comments poorly, in all honesty. Maybe I can't explain it well either, because to me, what I said makes sense in that it is not something that you can't say no to, but it is something that they are trying to shove in my, or our, faces. It is no biggy, just like with any extreme thing, that Clan, for instance... I can choose to ignore it or walk away. Actually, the parade is fun to watch to some degree (I have been to the SF one) but what I would rather see, is the Parade toned down and for other groups to start some of their own, balance.

Again, I don't feel like it is being forced on me
What I feel is that they are trying to force it on us.

Just like with this OP.
It is almost offensive the way that he posted his opinions, as if we need to feel bad about the majority treating the gays poorly. It is like the Indians or slaves. I never owned a slave, and if there was an "ex-slave ancestor day Parade" ow something, then that would be lame too...

Hopefully this better explains my position.
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