06-27-2005, 05:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2005, 05:34 AM by Mithrandir.)
I find it difficult to believe that straight people aren't just as hedonistic as the activities mentioned in the above-mentioned "gay pride" parade. It's just that since being straight is the mainstream, these gay pride parades get more attention because they aren't the norm. Google has turned up such straight sex festivals as the "Sex Maniac's Ball", "The Love Parade", "Hot d'Or", "Exotic Erotic Ball", etc. Throw in Mardi Gras (naked straight people roaming the streets - oh noes!), and you have plenty of hedonism on equal if not greater terms.
The media has certain hot button issues that they always love to jam down our throats. Hot button #1 is: Missing pretty white girl. Hot button #2 is: Those damn gay people!
(The media's fascination with missing pretty white girls is a whole 'nother thread.)
I think the most amusing part about people being offended by the supposed "crazy" antics of homosexual people is that society has forced homosexuals to the fringes, and then acts surprised when they do things that are outside what society would consider as the norm. And then people use the self-fulfilling prophecy as an excuse for further excluding homosexual people - who, may I remind, are human beings like everyone else - from our society.
All I have to say is... lol?
But I digress. I have plenty of friends that are gay, and the vast majority of them you would never be able to tell that they were. One of our neighbors (a guy who I also count as a friend) is gay and throws parties where the vast majority of attendants are gay. I have gone there with my housemates, with girls, and by myself and it was never weird or akward. The first time I went in a bit apprehensive, but within 30 minutes I found out they were all god guys and I got to hit on every girl in sight.
Edit: With the thread veering into much more serious regions, I forgot to say that I was quite amused by the link Dee and have seen it in a couple different places now. It sure is making its rounds on the internet.
The media has certain hot button issues that they always love to jam down our throats. Hot button #1 is: Missing pretty white girl. Hot button #2 is: Those damn gay people!
(The media's fascination with missing pretty white girls is a whole 'nother thread.)
I think the most amusing part about people being offended by the supposed "crazy" antics of homosexual people is that society has forced homosexuals to the fringes, and then acts surprised when they do things that are outside what society would consider as the norm. And then people use the self-fulfilling prophecy as an excuse for further excluding homosexual people - who, may I remind, are human beings like everyone else - from our society.
All I have to say is... lol?
But I digress. I have plenty of friends that are gay, and the vast majority of them you would never be able to tell that they were. One of our neighbors (a guy who I also count as a friend) is gay and throws parties where the vast majority of attendants are gay. I have gone there with my housemates, with girls, and by myself and it was never weird or akward. The first time I went in a bit apprehensive, but within 30 minutes I found out they were all god guys and I got to hit on every girl in sight.
Edit: With the thread veering into much more serious regions, I forgot to say that I was quite amused by the link Dee and have seen it in a couple different places now. It sure is making its rounds on the internet.
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London