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Sun Dec-04-05 10:47 PM
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...this CRAP right into our own laps. Do you like starting flame wars?
This kind of crap has been brought up many times on DU, right in GD and the lounge.
Seems there are quite a few heterosexuals who say they understand the meaning of what pride is all about, all the while questioning the ethics of a few (and it is a few) who truly like to party.
Americans truly are wrapped up in the dirty side of everything. Here in Australia we have MidSumma festival (gay Melbourne festival) and Mardi Gras (Gay Pride in Sydney) which get a lot more raunchy than anything you could ever imagine. Yet we do not face this kind of questioning from the heterosexuals here. And to me that says a lot.
You are focusing on one part of pride and forgetting the rest. You also forget that the people on the floats are only representing a small part of the much larger LGBTIQQ community.
You say you understand what pride is all about? I don't believe you. If you did you would realize it is a release for us. And we all release in different ways.
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