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Originally posted by Snakeeye@Dec 11 2004, 12:16 PM
That's not the point, and I think you know it.
You asked where this image comes from, I offered an opinion. Flamboyancy, and the desire to be a freak from 1-3PM one saturday a year is all well and good, but the entire point of any demonstration is to raise awareness of an issue or to prove a point.
IMO, the true purpose of gay pride demonstrations is wiped out by these "flamboyant" people.
People of all cultures and orientations can and do act the same, though most do it in private clubs, or private homes. Such things are considered deviant by "normal society", and most practitioners have no problem with it being treated as such, and prefer to keep it quiet. Afterall, if your company's VP of finance has a vamipirism fetish, I'm sure he would rather that be kept in private than to reveal such an attitude to the world. It would destroy the image he has built up for himself within society, and have a detrimental impact on his life and future.
This is the same thing, IMO. I have no problem with people in these parades acting as they do. Afterall, they are breaking no laws, and for the most part are just enjoying themselves and having fun. More power to them. But, while they do this, they are also reinforcing negative images and stereotypes in the minds of people, and I believe that that serves to defeat the entire purpose of the parade to begin with. They act to destroy the image that the gay community wants to create: That yes, they are indeed normal, every day, human beings.
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Well you were right about one thing -- I totally missed the point. Not on purpose though, honest.
In other words, I think I agree with a lot of what you are saying. Sort of. I mean if you say all that wild behavior defeats the purpose of the parade to begin with in your eyes then I can't argue that. It makes sense.
I've never thought about what the purpose was in the first place and I don't see much of the flamboyant behavior on the news because I always change the channel when they get to the fat guy in the leather chaps lol.