Obama declares June "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month" - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Zachary1392;22234126]Because straights aren't a fucking minority. Do you even understand the fucking point of a gay pride month?[/QUOTE] If they want equality, why do they need special treatment like their own month?

[QUOTE=SteelReal;22238848]No, it's just that the assholes are the ones with the loudest mouths.[/QUOTE] Then you're a bunch of pussies. :colbert:

[QUOTE=Namo;22238766]Mama didn't raise no ignorant children. It's the thought that counts...[/QUOTE] Too bad it's not like that. Would be awesome.

I fucking hate "pride months" for special interest groups and minorities. I'm very accepting of homosexuals and alternative lifestyles in general. All this attention whoring is just tainting my view and annoying the hell out of me.

[QUOTE=snuwoods;22238888]If they want equality, why do they need special treatment like their own month?[/QUOTE] Exactly. For example, I think that there should be a month nationally designated as "Facepunch Users Pride Month"!

[QUOTE=snuwoods;22238888]If they want equality, why do they need special treatment like their own month?[/QUOTE] to raise awareness, to educate, to inform. also, to show that they do not want to be downtrodden by society, and are making a stand. That's why I go to pride shit

[QUOTE=capslock;22238894]There is no double meaning.[/QUOTE] Heh, you edited that out just after you saw it.

[QUOTE=Relys;22238903]I fucking hate "pride months" for special interest groups and minorities. I'm very accepting of homosexuals and alternative lifestyles in general. All this attention whoring is just tainting my view and annoying the hell out of me.[/QUOTE] think of it this way, Gay pride parades will probably be contained within june

I am all for gay rights, but when people flaunt it around it gets really annoying, and this is a prime example.

[QUOTE=SteelReal;22238923]Exactly. For example, I think that there should be a month nationally designated as "Facepunch Users Pride" month![/QUOTE] True, but the LGBT community is severely discriminated against. In my honest opinion, we need a LGBT Awarness month as much as we need a Black History month. I think the point is to show children that it is okay to be who you are,and that it is okay for other children to be who they are. Hopefully, it will lower the level of hate children feel towards the LGBT community just because their parents an/or peers are ignorant assholes. And as they grow up, those values are still instilled, and hopefully passed onto their children, to make the world a less hateful place. I'm not saying throw out hate altogether, because without hate, there is no love. I just want less ignorance and a little more acceptance.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;22239013]think of it this way, Gay pride parades will probably be contained within june[/QUOTE] The get the entire month? Where's my "I eat pickle and peanut butter sandwiches! LOOK AT MEEEEE!" parade?

[QUOTE=Turnips5;22238982]Heh, you edited that out just after you saw it.[/QUOTE] Shush

[QUOTE=Relys;22239136]pickle and peanut butter[/QUOTE] Ewww.

[QUOTE=Namo;22239123]True, but the LGBT community is severely discriminated against. In my honest opinion, we need a LGBT Awarness month as much as we need a Black History month. I think the point is to show children that it is okay to be who you are,and that it is okay for other children to be who they are. Hopefully, it will lower the level of hate children feel towards the LGBT community just because their parents an/or peers are ignorant assholes. And as they grow up, those values are still instilled, and hopefully passed onto their children, to make the world a less hateful place. I'm not saying throw out hate altogether, because without hate, there is no love. I just want less ignorance and a little more acceptance.[/QUOTE] We need more information and education for youths/children about it, and less terrible representatives of the gay community fucking around in gay pride parades.

[QUOTE=capslock;22239255]We need more information and education for youths/children about it, and less terrible representatives of the gay community fucking around in gay pride parades.[/QUOTE] Exactly. That's why I said "LGBT Awareness Month", not "LGBT Pride Month". Fuck pride.

That's stupid, giving the attention whores more attention is all it is. I wonder how homosexual people actually feeling about this.

[QUOTE=Namo;22239298]Exactly. That's why I said "LGBT Awareness Month", not "LGBT Pride Month". Fuck pride.[/QUOTE] Not trying to disagree here. :zoid:

[QUOTE=capslock;22239834]Not trying to disagree here. :zoid:[/QUOTE] Oh sorry. I just get worked up about this. :love:

Everyone gets worked up about this

[QUOTE=JerryK;22239743]That's stupid, giving the attention whores more attention is all it is. I wonder how homosexual people actually feeling about this.[/QUOTE] I'm a borderline gay, IE I want a boy more than a girl, even though I got a girlfriend which I love. The gaypride parades disgust me, because it's purpose is completely misunderstood. It's a clothed orgy with a dash of bigots. Some of it is just awesome, but it gives us the image of being fags who fuck eachother just for fun, and not love. It's pushing us back to what people expected us to be, the stereotypes. No, fuck that, most gay pride people act WORSE than the stereotypes. A good gay-pride day would be LGBT people and supporters, wearing the clothes of their desire, and waving their flags, showing that even though they are gay, they act like normal people. Just not fucking latex-orgy-jockstrap-bdsm-slave-suit, please. [B]PLEASE. FUCKING. STOP.[/B]

These * pride months are fucking stupid as hell, even Morgan Freeman thinks so. :colbert:

[QUOTE=MegaJohnny;22235624]Because, as I've said before, gays have been insulted, attacked, and killed for it. The pride events are a way of standing up and saying "Fuck you, discriminators. I'm gay and you can fuck off if you don't like it."[/QUOTE] That's a great way to make people accept you: shove your beliefs in their face. You know what pisses me off? That people think you shouldn't be allowed to be a bigot. We're supposed to have freedom of speech and freedom of beliefs, among others... yet where are they? You get into an argument with someone and call them a fag, BAM HATE SPEECH STRING THIS MAN UP... even if your argument was otherwise legitimate. I think bigotry is wrong and stupid, but freedom means we have to let people make that choice for themselves. You can't force people to accept something.... how can you claim to be a man of freedom one minute, and then force people to accept you the next? I think the folks participating in pride stuff really need to take a look at what kind of message they're getting across. [QUOTE=capslock;22237228]Straight people got their own 11 months. But I'm sure there can be a furry pride month, if you really need it. It needs to be "flaunted" because a lot of people still aren't aware of homosexuality, and how common it is within society. If people are aware of their excistence and how common they are, the chance of acceptance is higher. It's easier to accept something you know excists and wont go away.[/QUOTE] Straight people don't get any months, what are you talking about? There is no valid reason to be "flaunting" yourself, your beliefs, or anything else in people's faces. [QUOTE=gokulol;22237664]Where is my Atheist pride month?[/QUOTE] Atheists are under attack by many religious people across the world. They are blamed for much of the world's problems, considered immoral, and sometimes even directly persecuted.... I believe this falls into the reasons for a pride thing many posters here have listed, yet where is it? I bet the idea is to not bring atheists together in one place so they never know just how much power they actually have. Not that I'm asking for one, I would rather we end this retarded pride shit. Wouldn't want to add another to the pile. [QUOTE=Billiam;22238830]You're a rare few.[/QUOTE] Actually, not that rare. There are many people who are conservative economically but not socially. This may sound strange at first, but looking at the damage Keynesian style economics has done to the global economy, it becomes apparent that current fiscal policy is not working. Not gonna derail this thread with economics, but the point is that not all conservative voters agree with the social changes. Here in Canada, they've made it easy: the Conservative party has openly said they are simply not willing to battle abortion and gay marriage (which are legal here). Granted, they're not funding abortions in third world countries, but considering people there won't even use contraception I can understand their frustration. [QUOTE=snuwoods;22238888]If they want equality, why do they need special treatment like their own month?[/QUOTE] I suppose this is what my whole argument boils down to: you don't prove to people that you deserve equality by being a pain in the ass, you do it by contributing to society in a meaningful way. Not that gays don't contribute, but the few loudmouth assholes that speak for the silent majority don't leave a good impression for most to see.

[QUOTE=evilweazel;22234022]So where's my straight pride month?[/QUOTE] You don't get beaten up by hate gangs for being straight. You don't get harassed, looked at with contempt, or shunned for being straight. Tell me again why you want a parade?

There goes the birthday month. [editline]04:26PM[/editline] Well, I guess I gotta say good for them that the top dog in the country is endorsing their rights. [sp]I'm a conservative.[/sp]

where the fuck is my asexuality pride day

[QUOTE=deepneau;22235192]This is not merely my opinion. This is not merely the opinion of the majority of people. This is the opinion of God himself. He has proclaimed what is right, and what is wrong. His apostles and his disciples have written down his words within the Bible. He gives clear, definite answers to many problems that plague our society noways. He does not condemn people who have these types of peoples, but he condemns their actions. Now, we do not truly know what causes homosexuality, but most religious people are in recognition that it is not something that should be endorsed and encouraged. God loves all people, no matter what their life situations may be. He realizes that some people are homosexuals, and he has placed down his instructions for them. To engage in those types of acts are to go against his supreme power, but it is not a sin to simply be a homosexual. That is why I believe we must not have such a day, and I hope that in the future we may have enough knowledge to find out what causes homosexuality, and how to fix it. So I suggest to all of you to read up more on your enemies, to find out what our beliefs truly are. God loves all people, but he condemns those that directly go against his instructions and his guidance. It has also been proven, in some cases, that people that have accepted God and the Holy Spirit within their lives have had much of their problems eradicated. Even homosexuality.[/QUOTE] Oh hey there Fred Phelps

[QUOTE=hypno-toad;22241552]You don't get beaten up by hate gangs for being straight. You don't get harassed, looked at with contempt, or shunned for being straight. Tell me again why you want a parade?[/QUOTE] cause they're fun. and parades are supposed to be fun.

[QUOTE=Billiam;22238697]Trolling conservatives :smug:[/QUOTE] I hope you're not serious

[QUOTE=Dysplasia;22241909]cause they're fun. and parades are supposed to be fun.[/QUOTE] I love parades. And I'm proud to be straight

[QUOTE=Swim;22241627]where the fuck is my asexuality pride day[/QUOTE] I'm more annoyed on the fact that we're just ignored.