• LGBT community in Ohio upset after someone puts up joke "Straight White Guy Festival" posters
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[quote]COLUMBUS, Ohio - Goodale Park is the home to an ever growing number of festivals, including the Gay Pride Parade and ComFest. But a flyer that's gone up around Clintonville is sending a less inclusive message. It's promoting the Straight White Guy Festival. It claims the festival will be held in Goodale Park in September. Several pictures of the flyers tacked on telephone poles were posted on Twitter. In a community where the push for equality is on full display, not everyone appreciates the message. “This kind of thing implies there's some kind of struggle going on for being a straight white person in Ohio. Straight white people are doing just fine,” said Michael Premo. Premo heads an organization pushing same-sex marriage. He says the flyer is not productive. “I think it detracts from the real problems of Ohio that need to be solved, that are being denied their constitutional rights because of who they are, or who the love. And that's what we really need to work on and this is just kind of a distraction,” he added. People say there's plenty of room for everyone's message. “I think it's funny. If they want to do this, great, freedom of expression,” said Cheralyn Elkins. [img]http://i0.wp.com/madworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1279_1405763864.jpg?resize=580%2C757[/img][/quote] "EVERYONE WELCOME" :v: [url]http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/07/17/columbus-ohio-festival-flyers-have-residents-asking-if-straight-white-guy-festival-is-real-or-a-joke.html[/url]
Wouldn't that just be a festival?
It's just a joke, people need to chill out about shit.
-snip- : I think everyone needs to take a fucking joke, lighten up lads
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502212]Probably would be the most mundane festival ever because there's nothing to really celebrate other than genocide and maybe wiping out a few cultures[/QUOTE] And... the joke is dead. Good job.
I know there's a better joke I could think of
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502212]Probably would be the most mundane festival ever because there's nothing to really celebrate other than genocide and maybe wiping out a few cultures[/QUOTE] Not sure if sarcasm or...
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502212]Probably would be the most mundane festival ever because there's nothing to really celebrate other than genocide and maybe wiping out a few cultures[/QUOTE] You're such an asshole kid [editline]26th July 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Complifused;45502235]Not sure if sarcasm or...[/QUOTE] Thought it was the most obvious of sarcasm but nobody seems to understand me anymore :( not even my parents, it's a phase they say they don't even know my true self
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502242]You're such an asshole kid[/QUOTE] No, no, that's not how this works. You can't just turn around and criticize yourself like that. It just looks stupid, but I guess that's the card you're playing.
SNIP [editline]26th July 2014[/editline] WHY THE FUCK WON'T IT SNIP
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502242]You're such an asshole kid [editline]26th July 2014[/editline] Thought it was the most obvious of sarcasm but nobody seems to understand me anymore :( not even my parents, it's a phase they say they don't even know my true self[/QUOTE] I just thought you were suffering from schitzophrenia.....
-snip-
if it's making fun of the idea of straight pride and white pride and straight festivals blah blah then that's fine
That post will not snip, god damnit [editline]26th July 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;45502266]I just thought you were suffering from schitzophrenia.....[/QUOTE] if I was suffering from that I wouldn't be here
[QUOTE=Lachz0r;45502270]if it's making fun of the idea of straight pride and white pride and straight festivals blah blah then that's fine[/QUOTE] I didn't even know "straight pride" was a thing... Then again, I'm not sure why gay pride's that big of a thing either, but whatever floats your canoe I guess. Long as you're happy.
-snio-
I fucking despise it when people use the term 'LGBT Community', use a phrase like 'Some LGBT activists' or something. Nothing more annoying than being associated with these crybabies. edit: for those of you thinking i'm dumb, imagine this scenario Two straight guys rob a bank Headline next day is: "STRAIGHT COMMUNITY PERFORM ARMED ROBBERY ON A BANK"
[QUOTE=woolio1;45502286]I didn't even know "straight pride" was a thing... Then again, I'm not sure why gay pride's that big of a thing either, but whatever floats your canoe I guess. Long as you're happy.[/QUOTE] it's not a thing really. gay pride is a big thing because gay people are/have been discriminated against, told that their way of living is wrong & attacked and killed because of it. gay pride is like a counter movement saying that there is nothing wrong with being gay and that your average gay should be proud of their sexuality rather than closested and self hating like most of society want/ed them to be
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502212]Probably would be the most mundane festival ever because there's nothing to really celebrate other than genocide and maybe wiping out a few cultures[/QUOTE] Using sarcasm on fp is like swimming with sharks, there's a pretty good chance chance you won't get out of it unscathed regardless of who you are... except Garry (unless it's Rust kiddies he's talking to).
Is marriage an actual constitutional right though? You can say right, but I don;t think marriage was mentioned in the US Constitution. Oh, and people need to lighten up. Go throw on a Hawaiian shirt and have fun.
[QUOTE=Lachz0r;45502302]it's not a thing really. gay pride is a big thing because gay people are/have been discriminated against, told that their way of living is wrong & attacked and killed because of it. gay pride is like a counter movement saying that there is nothing wrong with being gay and that your average gay should be proud of their sexuality rather than closested and self hating like most of society want/ed them to be[/QUOTE] Oh, all right. That makes sense.
[QUOTE=Tsyolin;45502303]Using sarcasm on fp is like swimming with sharks, there's a pretty good chance chance you won't get out of it unscathed regardless of who you are. Except Garry it seems (unless it's Rust kiddies he's talking to).[/QUOTE] if you're a moderator you can be a sarcastic asshole and say what you want when you type like this lol
[QUOTE=Noss;45502320]if you're a moderator you can be a sarcastic asshole and say what you want when you type like this lol[/QUOTE] I dunno. Starpluck has been getting a huge amount of shit lately from people, especially on posts that are sarcastic.
[QUOTE=woolio1;45502286]I didn't even know "straight pride" was a thing... Then again, I'm not sure why gay pride's that big of a thing either, but whatever floats your canoe I guess. Long as you're happy.[/QUOTE] It's a "thing" in that occasionally your Facebook friends post a picture about how they're proud to be straight because they apparently aren't allowed to by the PC liberals Reactionary idiots who hate feeling excluded, basically
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;45502331]It's a "thing" in that occasionally your Facebook friends post a picture about how they're proud to be straight because they apparently aren't allowed to by the PC liberals Reactionary idiots who hate feeling excluded, basically[/QUOTE] or rather, that hate others being included
So, it's a festival in Ohio headlined by Dave Matthews?
Well I didn't mean to seem like a dumbass I was just having a joke, sorry if people get so touchy at it I thought seeing as I'm a pretty familiar face people would know that most of my post are sarcastic
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;45502331]It's a "thing" in that occasionally your Facebook friends post a picture about how they're proud to be straight because they apparently aren't allowed to by the PC liberals Reactionary idiots who hate feeling excluded, basically[/QUOTE] Yeah I'm in favor of letting people celebrate whatever aspects of themselves they like, but the people who do this 'straight pride' thing unironically just do it as a needless counter-argument to a non-existing problem.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45502345]Well I didn't mean to seem like a dumbass I was just having a joke, sorry if people get so touchy at it I thought seeing as I'm a pretty familiar face people would know that most of my post are sarcastic[/QUOTE] You have to admit it's some beautiful irony given the thread topic
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;45502331]It's a "thing" in that occasionally your Facebook friends post a picture about how they're proud to be straight because they apparently aren't allowed to by the PC liberals Reactionary idiots who hate feeling excluded, basically[/QUOTE] That would explain why I haven't heard about it, then. The time I spend on social media is pretty much negligible.
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