The two do not exclude each other. If you think this is not a protest, you're exposing your youthful ignorance.
Why do you think this 'celebration' started?
Just because it's now accepted, and has become a tradition does not change what it's about, and why it came to be.
It's about normalizing and accepting homosexuality.
The two do not exclude each other. If you think this is not a protest, you're exposing your youthful ignorance.
Why do you think this 'celebration' started?
Just because it's now accepted, and has become a tradition does not change what it's about, and why it came to be.
It's about normalizing and accepting homosexuality.
I think it's a celebration of homosexuality, hence the name "Pride". I do not think it;s a protest, though maybe a statement of ideals.
I think it's a celebration of homosexuality, hence the name "Pride".
I do not think it;s a protest, though maybe a statement of ideals.
In general, the less a person understands, the more likely they are to protest. That's not always true, but recently it usually is.
With most issues, if a person understands it in an objective sense, then it is not black and white.
People who protest often do so because they think they live in a black and white world and believe that they are correct and everyone else is wrong. They don't understand nuance, objectivity, or conflicting rights.
They have simple thoughts and want simple solutions. Their parents taught them that if they scream and cry loud enough, that others will cave in to their desires.
I was actively involved in the gay rights movement in the 80's and early 90's. I grew up with a good friend that turned out to be gay, in a time when that was not accepted. He opened my eyes when he came out to me, and I've done my best to help open the eyes of others, since then.
But these entitled fucktards today are poking people in the eyes, that's how you make enemies, not friends.