The annual "Why don't we have a Straight Pride?" thread?

[The Clamp]

I would probably prefer Gay Humility.

Don't marches like this just encourage a group mentality? Doesn't it just emphasize difference? Aren't we hoping to eventually live in a world which doesn't put people into groups and label them? Does something like this really help us to achieve that?

Honest question.

It's not Gay Pride. It's Pride. For all people to be proud of their sexuality and themselves. And it's certainly not a march, it's a parade.
I don't attend because I hate crowds, organised fun and people in their grundy's dancing up to me when I've popped out for a pint of milk and calling me a party pooper cos I'm not off my mittens on Mandy.
However, it's 48 hours out of an entire year in the UK's most permissive city, those that want to, crack on.

 

[pb21]

I would probably prefer Gay Humility.

Don't marches like this just encourage a group mentality? Doesn't it just emphasize difference? Aren't we hoping to eventually live in a world which doesn't put people into groups and label them? Does something like this really help us to achieve that?

Honest question.

It's not a divisive march exclusively for one group of people though. It's an open and inclusive parade/party/celebration.

 

[BBassic]

I would probably prefer Gay Humility.

Don't marches like this just encourage a group mentality? Doesn't it just emphasize difference? Aren't we hoping to eventually live in a world which doesn't put people into groups and label them? Does something like this really help us to achieve that?

Honest question.

I don't think it emphasises difference; it promotes inclusion.

 

[Taybha]

Won't be going this year , was trying to trim my nasal hair with a zippo and my tash got involved , have fun everyone .

 

[spring hall convert]

It's not Gay Pride. It's Pride. For all people to be proud of their sexuality and themselves. And it's certainly not a march, it's a parade.
I don't attend because I hate crowds, organised fun and people in their grundy's dancing up to me when I've popped out for a pint of milk and calling me a party pooper cos I'm not off my mittens on Mandy.
However, it's 48 hours out of an entire year in the UK's most permissive city, those that want to, crack on.

Spot on. First year I haven't done it in 20 this year and it did end up inconveniencing me to a massive degree in what I actually needed to do. However, you have to be a sad, miserable, bah humbug to think anything other than 'crack on.'

 

[The Fifth Column]

Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp, Brighton and Hove divisional commander for Sussex Police said in a statement:"The overwhelming majority of people who have come to Pride have been brilliant but officers have made a number of arrests today for a variety of offences, which can be expected at such a large event"

25 arrests for the usual stuff.

If that happened at an Albion match a small handful of NSC Pride detractors would call it a badge of honour....

Only 25 arrests because the cell block was full and officers were being told not to make any more! A more suitable figure would be to tell us how many criminal offences were recorded. It will be a lot more than 25 I can assure you.

 

[Albumen]

It's not Gay Pride. It's Pride. For all people to be proud of their sexuality and themselves. And it's certainly not a march, it's a parade.
I don't attend because I hate crowds, organised fun and people in their grundy's dancing up to me when I've popped out for a pint of milk and calling me a party pooper cos I'm not off my mittens on Mandy.
However, it's 48 hours out of an entire year in the UK's most permissive city, those that want to, crack on.

Great post.

 

[looney]

I dont really know what to make of Pride, other than it was originally an "in your face" American style of politics foisted on reserved Brits who are to polite to complain here, or you would get your face bashed in in Russia, a less polite place to live.

I see it as issues past, issues future is how it deals with the more sensitive immigrant communities and i think they will regret letting the trannies in under the barbed wire.

But I'm reluctant to object to parties on principle.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Only 25 arrests because the cell block was full and officers were being told not to make any more!

Do tell us where you obtained this snippet of information from.

 

[The Clamp]

Do tell us where you obtained this snippet of information from.

I did like the use of "cell block". Very Johnny Cash.

 

[looney]

Do tell us where you obtained this snippet of information from.

Bag limits.like hipster hunting season.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Bag limits.like hipster hunting season.

Is this a cryptic crossword clue? An anagram?

 

[Super Steve Earle]

In answer to the thrust of the thread title 'Why don't we have a Straight Pride?', may I suggest looking under the thread title 'Why don't we have 'Music Of White Origin' awards?

 

[looney]

Is this a cryptic crossword clue? An anagram?

It was a joke,a bag limit is how many of a species a hunter can kill/keep.

Woosh, thats the sound of it flying over your head.

 

[The Fifth Column]

Do tell us where you obtained this snippet of information from.

Which bit are you disputing?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Woosh, thats the sound of it flying over your head.

Coincidentally the exact same sound as backtracking

 

[paul & shark]

Loads of it mate

what a lovely drug mandy is with the right people n the right mood

 

[paul & shark]

good for you knowing the difference

ket is b class

what a joke that is, should be nailed on A

K holes B class hhahahah

 

[Albumen]

Only 25 arrests because the cell block was full and officers were being told not to make any more! A more suitable figure would be to tell us how many criminal offences were recorded. It will be a lot more than 25 I can assure you.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Which bit are you disputing?

I'm asking you how you know this (about the full cells, about police supposedly being told not to arrest people).