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Originally Posted by CSharp
Hate to say this but why do LGBQT+ and whatever letters you attached to these have more special rights than anyone else why why anyone who are not part of these letters need to support these groups of people who are living a lifestyle that is not really the norm? Social and news media pretty much made these lifestyle the norm and if you're not politically correct or found out to quietly not support but found out you're not supporting that ideology, then, you'll be chastised and shamed. WTF's gone wrong with this world and why does the LGBQT+ need to have special rights? I understand that they can be and are probably mistreated in the past but so are other minority groups. I see an issue if someone is being discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, or the color of their skin but LGBQT+ is more of a sexual lifestyle. Currently, it's social media pressure to do a role reversal and to get mass shaming on people who don't agree. It's really a shame that people require social media to shame one another. What letters are we gonna add to it next - P? Anyone's social lifestyle should be a private matter. I don't really care if you're a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, transsexual, or whatever sexual fantasies you have, this is a lifestyle you're comfortable with and it should be between you and the other person. No one else needs to know. And of course, children shouldn't be exposed to any sexual ideologies until they're mature enough to handle this.
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This is an important post because I think it embodies a large portion of people who don't wish any negativity on the LGBTQ+ or other marginalized communities, but who see inclusion events as providing some sort of special right for certain groups. Or maybe they don't see why these events are important and what message boycotting them sends.
The way it was explained to me, which really made sense, is that we don't see our own privilege, and that isn't because we are bad people, it's because frequently our privilege comes from the absence of barriers faced by others...if you don't experience a barrier how do you know it exists?
This could be as simple as going out and not being stared at. If you're thinking this way, the other 40 home games (and most societal interactions) are really the "inclusion event" for CIS white people.
Having one night dedicated to LGBTQ+ or other communities to let them know they are welcome to come as they are is not special treatment. It's what white CIS people like myself experience every day.