Straight pride. Offensive?

IMHO, it's ok to make a group exclusively for artworks that is about heterosexuality and it's ok if they don't want to see homosexual artworks. But, bashing others for their sexuality is fruitless when there's more important things to care about. Oh, I am a watcher of the straight-and-proud as it's easier to find artworks which portrays heterosexuality and not because I am proud that I'm hetero.

 

THIS.

Plus you are extra awesome for having Andrew Jackson Jihad as your sig.

 

This thread is from February, I don't think there's much more to say about it, "straight pride" is a silly concept that 99% of the time is just used as a thinly veiled cover for homophobia. Straights are NOT discriminated against in our society, they enjoy all the privilege and power, the fact that they want to have a "straight pride" parade in an attempt to re-assert their dominance over society is indeed offensive.

 

Reactionary movements usually are.

 

Straight pride sounds nice. I think everyone should be allowed to express their pride in who they are, be it individually or as a group. But the second it straight pride turns homophobic, it's not OK anymore. We should always be for things instead of against them. It's really important to me that we keep things positive.

 

Not offensive to me, no. I can honestly see why (especially straight) people don't see the need of our Gay Pride things. I honestly don't myself. We want to be accepted, want homosexuality to be seen as normal and natural, yet differentiate ourselves by having such events. I think it's counterproductive in a way.

Of course, the point is that we are 'proud' despite the struggle and all. I get that. Therefore, I don't see the point in straight pride events. Still, I think it's nothing but a natural reaction of straight folks to do have their straight pride.

An ideal world would have neither of the two.

 

Do you think bisexuals could join? I mean, bisexuals are allowed into gay pride, and we're half way in between.

No, I'm not asking out of personal interest.

 

I say in the context it is being used it is being offensive, and for sure some of the posters in there are being offensive, if not full blown homophobic.

 

I don't think it's offensive as a joke, but the people who honestly think that straight pride should be a thing are probably the same ones who think white history month should also be a thing.

 

I think they are doing it just to purely mock gay pride, which I do take offense to. Straight people do not need to openly express their pride as they are already accepted everywhere. It's about showing people that they should accept other people's choices on how they want to go through life whether they like it personally or not. /endrant

 

I couldn't care anymore than the effort that i am currently putting into this message.

 

The whole Thanksgiving Day parade could be viewed as straight pride. It's all about family and tradition, mom and pumpkin pie. Anything else is a mockery of gay pride. It's totally unnecessary IMO.

 

to me its as if they are furthering the us and them, kinda saying they have a group and a name so should we. But they miss the whole point , the reason we have a community is because we are not accepted in society, we are bullied and beaten and sometimes killed.We march to show we are not going any where and for our rights, they dont need to do that , they are accepted and have all their rights.

 

White pride sounds like a white supremacist thing. Just a very short step to Nazi philosophy.