Vlll
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- Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:52:56 +0000
And by extension, cis pride.
Someone on my FB feed yesterday posted an image about what with all the LGBT+ pride posts all over the place, straights felt they needed their own recognition. One of those "share if you're proud to be straight" things.
Now, this bothered me. It doesn't seem like you would need to be proud about something that 95% of people already assume you are. It's like the average fella being proud of putting a shoe on for work. The same can be said about being cis. And let's face it, "coming out" as cis is just as big a pile of bullshit as that woman who thinks she's black. You can't come out as something everyone already assumes you are.
But, back to the straight pride. Personally, I don't quite know what my opinion is on this.
While this did bother me, and I disagree with touting a straight pride flag when you're shat on for being anything OTHER than straight, I can't say with a full mind that the pride should be denied. However I see no reason for there to be straight pride, given that there is literally no risk in being a straight kid in today's society. And with all the heterosexual recognition, why is it necessary to draw more of the limelight to straights, when they had it all in the first place?
So, LD, what do you think?
Someone on my FB feed yesterday posted an image about what with all the LGBT+ pride posts all over the place, straights felt they needed their own recognition. One of those "share if you're proud to be straight" things.
Now, this bothered me. It doesn't seem like you would need to be proud about something that 95% of people already assume you are. It's like the average fella being proud of putting a shoe on for work. The same can be said about being cis. And let's face it, "coming out" as cis is just as big a pile of bullshit as that woman who thinks she's black. You can't come out as something everyone already assumes you are.
But, back to the straight pride. Personally, I don't quite know what my opinion is on this.
While this did bother me, and I disagree with touting a straight pride flag when you're shat on for being anything OTHER than straight, I can't say with a full mind that the pride should be denied. However I see no reason for there to be straight pride, given that there is literally no risk in being a straight kid in today's society. And with all the heterosexual recognition, why is it necessary to draw more of the limelight to straights, when they had it all in the first place?
So, LD, what do you think?