Straight pride.. really!!!

Today this came through on my feed.. posted by an acquaintance and it got me so PISSED off.. Come on now.. realize where society and you have gone wrong and let things be. It doesn't affect you ..

This would be relevant if you had to put up with years of discrimination and abuse.. Perhaps if you were afraid to show your love for another in fear of being beaten.. or perhaps if you were afraid to loose your family and jobs for fear of losing both your income and your connections. Perhaps if you had to struggle to be recognized as a couple or to adopt children without issue. Perhaps if you were not judged for being who you are and not stared at or have jokes made about your sexual life(Which is NOBODIES business). To not be able to travel to other countries without fear of being killed.. All these things and SO much more go into our (GAYS) celebrating who we are. Shame on you for trying to make light of a group of people that have had so many more obstacles than you, the straight person, has had to face to just be happy.

Today this came through on my feed.. posted by an acquaintance and it got me so PISSED off.. Come on now.. realize where society and you have gone wrong and let things be. It doesn't affect you .. 

This would be relevant if you had to put up with years of discrimination and abuse.. Perhaps if you were afraid to show your love for another in fear of being beaten.. or perhaps if you were afraid to loose your family and jobs for fear of losing both your income and your connections. Perhaps if you had to struggle to be recognized as a couple or to adopt children without issue. Perhaps if you were not judged for being who you are and not stared at or have jokes made about your sexual life(Which is NOBODIES business). To not be able to travel to other countries without fear of being killed.. All these things and SO much more go into our (GAYS) celebrating 
who we are. Shame on you for trying to make light of a group of people that have had so many more obstacles than you, the straight person, has had to face to just be happy.

EDIT MY RESPONSE TO THE POSTERS COMMENTS TO ME ON THEIR PICTURE

 MOCK
verb (used with object)
1.to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

The fact this picture mocks gay pride shows me that it isn't about being equal. If that were the case it wouldn't matter if there was a celebration of gay lifestyle.  There wouldn't be a need cuz we were all raised to believe we are equal. Lets be honest here and admit that is NOT the case. 

There ARE the privileged of the world. They are the ones that have made the rules all these years that have created and allowed for this discrimination to take place. 

And now, when people are starting to shake off the brainwashing and expecting to be treated with dignity and respect those same folks cry out that they are not being treated the same way.  I say if they would like to see how it feels to live in an equal society them they should accept, Respect and celebrate. 
Stop crying fowl and Stop mocking someone that has worked against all odds to find acceptance and start making the changes so we can bust those odds down. 

I am glad you are straight and have not had to face the discrimination I face on a daily but I take great offense when you try to make this about you. Gay Pride is a Day.. ONE day when we can go in public in a SEGREGATED area and be together without the hate of the rest of the world affecting us.  You have this Privilege daily which I KNOW you take for granted!


That is a good essay on privilege. It shows how in our daily lives we take for granted the things we do that others can not!