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Originally Posted by soopaman2
the point I was making when I started this crapstorm is....
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lol, you are clearly not long enough on here to call this quite civilized discussion here a crapstorm, just check out some earlier discussions in GT- no offense, man!
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Originally Posted by soopaman2
If you are fighting to be equal then why do you need a parade that does nothing but showcase your eccentrism?
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I hate ties, I find them ugly and disgusting, one of the most ridiculous and useless pieces of clothing that humans ever invented, but who am I to judge how other people dress? Guess there are also some people who find my clothing ugly.
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Originally Posted by soopaman2
Be equal, by just being gay and living your life. Not closing down traffic for half a day in New York City, because you want to wave a rainbow flag and wear a dress.
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Isn't this the same about Puerto Rican Day in NY - closed streets, people waving flags and (chicks) wearing dresses?
Though I haven't seen this event live, got my wisdom from a Seinfeld episode
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Originally Posted by soopaman2
Just be gay. Be yourself. Be confident in what you are and 98% of us will accept you. But realize it makes some uncomfortable, and not rub peoples noses in it
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Well, this is a mixed thing. There is certainly an amount of showing: "hey, we don't want to live in closets and that's how we roll!"
Then there's also self-display; to have another American Fooball analogy: on the tv broadcasts the camera zooms much less onto the Joe Sixpacks applauding in the stadium than on the fat guys with their team colors on their naked bellies
Personally I think the same if I meet someone and he tells me in the first sentence: "Hi, I'm Fred and I am gay." than about someone telling me "Hi I'm Jane and I'm a Buddhist/vegetarian/toilet cleaner/goldfish admirer/etc." : "Did I ask about this and wth does this have to do with anything?"