Boston's Straight Pride Parade is a deranged veneration of toxic masculinity nobody asked for
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The Straight Pride Parade is coming to Boston on Saturday, the brainchild of three straight men convinced that they are the victims of oppression. Apparently, the same kind of individuals who spent the last election complaining that everyone-gets-a-trophy millennials are too easily offended have had their feelings hurt. And now they want a parade.
The parade is offensive, it’s disorganized and, frankly, it’s confusing. Their grand marshal has made statements that appear to condone priests having sex with boys. Their website proudly displays the logos of all the companies who have publicly stated they will not endorse the event. And, at the eleventh hour, the organizers have turned the march into a cosplay contest.
The event is organized by a group called Super Happy Fun America, because apparently “The petulant homophobes that every Boston-area woman swiped left on” was too on-the nose. Bemoaning what they’re labeling as a backlash against the straight community—there isn’t one — that has left them an “oppressed majority” —they’re not — they’re hosting a march celebrating the fact that they are attracted to women, even if no woman could possibly be attracted to them.
If the event’s three organizers have been feeling that people don’t like them lately, in their defense, that’s probably true — but it’s likely less because of the fact that they’re straight and more because of their alarming number of ties to alt-right organizations, neo-Nazis and/or white supremacist groups .
And speaking of ties to neo-Nazis and alt-right organizations, let’s not forget their grand marshal, Milo Yiannopoulos, who boasts a long list of disturbing credentials, including championing the alt-right and promoting both anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim campaigns and then resigning from uber-conservative Breitbart amidst the resurfacing of his aforementioned pro-pedophilia rhetoric . And when your views are so disturbing that even Breitbart thinks they might be a bit much, it could be time to reevaluate.
From there, the parade takes a turn from the offensive to the simply bizarre. Their website also proudly promotes a man who goes by G. Notes Justice as “the official hip hop artist of the Straight Pride movement.” According to the site , he “is changing planet Earth for the better by busting out tunes,” but after checking out his SoundCloud page , I can assure you that he is not. His not-quite-a-hit-single is called “Straight Pride (YEET!)” — no, seriously — and its “lyrics” consist primarily of him proclaiming “I love being hetero” followed by a voice softly whispering “sexual” over and over. It’s ironic that listening to the anthem for the straight pride parade might be enough to make women swear off men altogether.
And finally, yes, there is a cosplay contest. We’re not totally sure what happened here, but Super Happy Fun America recently announced that Saturday now also features a contest offering “a $100 giftcard prize for the best individual cosplay, and a double prize for the best straight-couple cosplay.” For those unfamiliar with the medium, cosplay is the act of participants dressing up as fictional characters, often from comic books or anime. It actually serves as a surprisingly fitting competition for participants in the parade since many male members of the cosplay community have a history of harassing women themselves. Plus, if I were participating in a parade like this, I would wear a mask, too.
So what’s a state like Massachusetts — the first to legalize gay marriage , the first to elect an openly gay Congressman , and home to the second highest percentage of LGBT citizens in the nation — to do about an event like this one? Well there is a counter-protest scheduled at City Hall from nine until noon and another along the parade route at Copley Plaza.
Still, if history’s any indication, there might not be much to worry about. In 2017, Boston was home to a rally in support of the neo-Nazi side in Charlottesville that only drew a few dozen participants, while the counter protestors numbered in the tens of thousands . And that same year in Seattle, a straight pride parade organizer officially answered the question what would happen if someone threw a parade and no one else showed up ? Despite inviting over 2,000 people and tallying 169 confirmed attendees online, he was ultimately left to walk solo, carrying a bunch of balloons and a cardboard sign reading “straight pride” in what sounds like a scene from history’s saddest birthday party.
And, on June 13, Boston played host to a gay pride parade that energized the city, which was cheered on by thousands. A community once afraid to come out of the metaphorical closets now marched proudly down their hometown’s most prominent streets, and a community once ostracized was now so popular that even buttoned-up corporations like Bank of America and Delta sponsored the event.
On August 31, the turnout to support the alt-right’s limited vision of heterosexuality will be far, far lower.
Bigotry hasn’t been vanquished in our country, that is clear. But days like this aren’t all bad: They remind us that hate is losing, and love is winning. And that’s something of which we can all be proud.
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Some people have way too much time on their hands.
The other day I was heading to the gym and there was some asshole standing out in front of planned parenthood with a sign bitching and moaning about abortion or some such shit. This was at 4:50AM.
Another faux christian that needs to get a life
No one is pro-abortion, get it [right...Deleted]
Good luck in bouncing marbles off of sidewalk too LiB.....
The Washington Times did a better job of reporting on this story.
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/28/bostons-straight-pride-parade-critics-have-no-reas/?utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=chacka&utm_campaign=TWT+-+DSA
That article is only background about the potential parade, dated June 28, 2019.
Here are two articles about the actual parade on Saturday.
Basically another event Milo Yiannopoulos should have avoided...
Sounds to me like this group of people are easily triggered.
That quickly becomes a chicken and egg situation.
Who is more triggered...the people marching or the people offended by the people marching?
It's pretty sad that these people see equality as oppression.
These are the same people that were crying daily when SSM was passed because, "why should those gay people get to have something *I* have??!".
Yes.
Which people?
for mother fuckers who clearly haven't been laid in awhile and have absolutely zero game, zero career prospects, and zero better things to do with their free time.
All true. They need a better hobby than being outraged about another group of people having a parade.
Yes, this seed is a great example of that.
We all suck lol.
Outstanding use of irony, even if unintentional.
who clearly haven't been laid in awhile and have absolutely zero game, zero career prospects, and zero better things to do with their free time.
Sounds like a lot of gay guys I know.
If I had to guess, you don't know any at all.
In America, you are free to be a stupid idiot. The straight pride parade is a stupid idea that somehow slipped through the common sense filters (assuming they possess them) of everyone associated with it.
Is it the stupidest idea ever? I won't say for sure, but it's an interesting competition, at any rate.
Those are some pretty bad ideas, there, Tacos.
The guy on the ladder? He's Reason number 43 why men don't live as long as women
But the woman holding the gun to her eye...she's the exception to the rule
I love how he's got a buddy to steady the thing for him. Cuz that'll help. Safety first!
Wait. What's wrong with that bottom picture?
Here, hold my beer - watch this!
Didn't see any women in the straight parade, why is that ?
Because women are smart enough to avoid butt hurt idiots?
maybe there weren't any local women available to march that were sexually insecure due to past incidents in their rwnj childhoods.
Straight Pride? It was more like Self Loathing Closet Cases On Parade...
Because the women were smart enough to stay away from those guys.
Yeah well, concerning the 'straight pride parade' one can only assume the participants think...………..uh...…...that maybe their societal stature is diminished because they.....uh......Hell, I haven't a clue. Though I hope there were hot dog venders to keep them fed and lighten their wallets.
And I bet they bought the, "When you're a star, you can do anything," crap, hook line and sinker.
So this is how many of us see ALL rallies.
Welcome.
If you're not careful, you're going to become a straight white fiscally conservative male with a BMW and a single digit handicap.
"Boston's Straight Pride Parade is a deranged veneration of toxic masculinity nobody asked for "
Hmmmmmm ….. Only "Liberal" types seem to NEED "Gay Pride" …… PARADES !
But that's AOK !
"Parades" claiming "Which person they'll have SEX with", Is just "Moronic" in the first place. "Parades" weren't invented for that reason. "Parades" were for kiddie fun.....NOT CHILDISH ADULT SEXUAL ACTIVITIES !
I feel sorry for what the Kiddies have to deal with these days !
Fucking Childish self absorbed ADULTS !
Here's the latest update from Boston - many more counter demonstrators showed up, well outnumbering those in the parade:
"There was no serious violence during the rallies themselves, which involved groups of several hundred.
But after the “Straight Pride” group had dispersed, the counter-protesters accused police of protecting “Nazis,” chanted “shame on you” and formed a human chain which police tried to get through, an AFP photographer said.
Officers fired pepper spray and made several arrests."
The Antifa sissies finally let leak a truth
It looks like the Berkeley snuff out freedom of speech movement has spread from coast to coast.
They've been in Boston before. I just wanted to set the record straight. We have so many seeds & articles with false titles and outrageous proclamations.
Yes and reading many of the comments here I get the feeling some of our members did not understand it was an all inclusive event with an openly gay Grand Marshal.
It was both inclusive and tongue-in-cheek.