Gay pride

Specialun

Do you think these still should go ahead? With a yes in the recent ref and with the LGBT community seen as equal then why bother? Does it not alienate themselves because they celebrating being xyz while there now equal..

I dont see a "straight" festival/parade

Just to clarity; yes voter.....

handlemaster

Specialun wrote: »

Do you think these still should go ahead? With a yes in the recent ref and with the LGBT community seen as equal then why bother? Does it not alienate themselves because they celebrating being xyz while there now equal..

I dont see a "straight" festival/parade

Just to clarity; yes voter.....

Give it a rest ya muppet

Specialun

handlemaster wrote: »

Give it a rest ya muppet

Excuse me???

Niemoj

Why bother?

Eh because it's a celebration of all things colourful and fabulous hunty.

nicowa

Nope, let them go ahead. It takes a long time for things to really become "normal". It was years after women could legally continue work after marriage (banks and govt dept) before it became more than "ah bless, sure isn't it good for her..."

P_1

Worth a fair few bob to the local economy and also a bloody good night out, why kill the goose?

frostyjacks

Specialun wrote: »

Do you think these still should go ahead? With a yes in the recent ref and with the LGBT community seen as equal then why bother? Does it not alienate themselves because they celebrating being xyz while there now equal..

I dont see a "straight" festival/parade

Just to clarity; yes voter.....

I don't see the need for them anymore. They've been given all the rights they demanded. I don't see black people still marching to end Apartheid in South Africa.

Cody montana

Seems like discrimination against straight people to me.

nicowa

frostyjacks wrote: »

I don't see the need for them anymore. They've been given all the rights they demanded. I don't see black people still marching to end Apartheid in South Africa.

No they're just still rioting over land rights and farms etc.

No_Comply

nicowa wrote: »

Nope, let them go ahead. It takes a long time for things to really become "normal". It was years after women could legally continue work after marriage (banks and govt dept) before it became more than "ah bless, sure isn't it good for her..."

My God. How do they even get up in the morning with such abuse.

connected1

frostyjacks wrote: »

I don't see the need for them anymore. They've been given all the rights they demanded. I don't see black people still marching to end Apartheid in South Africa.

Oh well, if YOU don't see the need.........

K4t

frostyjacks wrote: »

I don't see the need for them anymore. They've been given all the rights they demanded. I don't see black people still marching to end Apartheid in South Africa.

Yes, let's all just forget the fact that 700,000 people vehemently opposed them being given all the rights they demanded.

Knasher

Why not? Sure the catholics had a parade through Cork city only last weekend, and they have been allowed to marry for ages.

Daith

frostyjacks wrote: »

I don't see the need for them anymore. They've been given all the rights they demanded. I don't see black people still marching to end Apartheid in South Africa.

Or Irish people having some Parade to celebrate bring Irish. Why the need for that.

Specialun

connected1 wrote: »

Oh well, if YOU don't see the need.........

Last time i checked he/she is entitled to their opinion..

K4t

Specialun wrote: »

Last time i checked he/she is entitled to their opinion..

As is the poster who quoted he/she..

Specialun

Daith wrote: »

Or Irish people having some Parade to celebrate bring Irish. Why the need for that.

Its a national parade for everyone to celebrate our culture on a worldwide scale

Daith

Specialun wrote: »

Its a national parade for everyone to celebrate our culture on a worldwide scale

What do you think Pride Parades are? Irish ppl should quit shoving their potatoe growing agenda down people's throats though.

For me, fat guys in (straight) porn is a massive turn-off.

It has to be a hot guy.

And nobody wants to see some chap tapping away with a willy like a children's toothbrush. No. Everyone wants to see the girl jaunted by something the size of a baby's arm holding an apple.

My question is, is this a bit gay?

Surely not? I guess there's a lot we don't know about human sexuality yet. I know what I want in my straight porn though: fit guys and whopping great penises :o:o

Specialun

K4t wrote: »

As is the poster who quoted he/she..

Yes but putting you in capitals suggests their belittling the opinion..the poster said their opinion, if you dont agree fair enough, no need to be an ass.hole about it

Specialun

Daith wrote: »

What do you think Pride Parades are?

Not a celebration for everyone..if you go onto the gay pride site it doesnt say its a celebration for all,but for the lgbt community.

freshpopcorn

It wouldn't be my thing but I say let it go ahead. It causes no harm and benefits lots of business around Ireland.

The_Valeyard

Daith wrote: »

What do you think Pride Parades are? Irish ppl should quit shoving their potatoe growing agenda down people's throats though.

Jaysus that sounds as bad as that Australian politician the other day!

K4t

Specialun wrote: »

Yes but putting you in capitals suggests their belittling the opinion..the poster said their opinion, if you dont agree fair enough, no need to be an ass.hole about it

Oh noes, how could someone do such a thing! Opinions are there to be belittled, criticised, ridiculed. Welcome to life.

Daith

Specialun wrote: »

Not a celebration for everyone..if you go onto the gay pride site it doesnt say its a celebration for all,but for the lgbt community.

So what? St Patrick Day is a celebration of Irishness. Not everyone right?

Daith

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Jaysus that sounds as bad as that Australian politician the other day!

Was channeling him :P

Everythin coming up Milhouse

It's just a group of people coming together to celebrate something they have in common. I don't see what the problem is.

It's the same as any other cultural event.

Knasher

Knasher wrote: »

Why not? Sure the catholics had a parade through Cork city only last weekend, and they have been allowed to marry for ages.

And come to think of it, I remember an African parade about a month before that one. The didn't go down Grand Parade though, because it wasn't large enough.

Specialun

Daith wrote: »

So what? St Patrick Day is a celebration of Irishness. Not everyone right?

Its irish that celebrate it mostly or people with irish connections..read the website..zero mention of anything but lgbt...surely they should be welcoming straight folk too...expically now as were all equal

Specialun

K4t wrote: »

Oh noes, how could someone do such a thing! Opinions are there to be belittled, criticised, ridiculed. Welcome to life.

Great story bro

Daith

Specialun wrote: »

Its irish that celebrate it mostly or people with irish connections..read the website..zero mention of anything but lgbt...surely they should be welcoming straight folk too...expically now as were all equal

Yeah they have been welcoming straight people. All the time and in every parade I've ever seen.

Do you think a St Patrick Day website has to mention every other nationality otherwise they're not welcome?

hatrickpatrick

Specialun wrote: »

Do you think these still should go ahead? With a yes in the recent ref and with the LGBT community seen as equal then why bother? Does it not alienate themselves because they celebrating being xyz while there now equal..

Just because they have the right to marry, doesn't mean homophobia doesn't exist. As long as there is a significant subset of the population which believes that consensual acts can be wrong or evil, a movement is going to have to exist to defend them.

I dont see a "straight" festival/parade

Straight people are not currently discriminated against except by a small (but admittedly) influential section of the media which leans towards privilege fascism (HuffPost, Guardian etc) - however if more of the media started following this trend or if it leads to major societal repercussions, I have no doubt that such a movement would become necessary. And that's a sad commentary on where some of the voices who used to champion freedom and equality want to take us.

K4t

Daith wrote: »

So what? St Patrick Day is a celebration of Irishness. Not everyone right?

Security must be getting lax at the Paddy's day parades, I wasn't asked for my passport as proof of Irish citizenship this year. Hopefully I can catch a look at the gay pride parade without a valid gay card.

Tombi!

Mod: come on. Give this topic a rest already.