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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I don't think there is anything wrong with the family side of things and I apologise if you think I'm being a jerk. For the record, I think you're one a lot too. That's what happens when two people passionately disagree on almost everything.
The BLM protest was meant to inject current politics into an event that has essentially lost any relevant political meaning. There is a large issue that BLM looked to address regarding the community, and I feel it was educational. You might not like it, but then you wouldn't have liked the Pride parade in the beginning, would you have?
BLM didn't ruin anything. They were invited, they took their stand, they attempted change through force. That has happened many times in the gay community, and it's respectable.
The Pride parade shouldn't always just be a hunky dory family parade with a bit of flair. It should be a vessel for political change too, even if it's political change within the community it originated from.
And that's all I have to say about it.
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Lost any relevant political meaning? You cannot be serious. There was a bloody massacre in Orlando targeting the gay community! For several years now, ive been of the opinion that the gay community had finally been accepted as a part of the community. Orlando changed all that. They are absolutely a community and minority at risk. For BLM to hijack the event is disgusting.