I did not call you a racist. I simply applied your own argument to you. If it works for one, it must work for all, right? I fully agree with the statement that no one can govern one's THOUGHTS, however, my perception of your earlier posts was that these actions should go unpunished. Your last post clarified a bit for me...thank you.
Also, it is not that I disagree, it is just that your analogy doesn't FIT. Gay people ARE gay. They do not portray gay people just for purposes of a parade. Also, they would not need parades is they weren't oppressed and discriminated against by the very people you say they are "offending."
People are not BLACKFACE. People ARE gay. People are not BLACKFACE. Blackface is makeup that one puts on in order to portray another person. Do you see the difference?
Whether people agree with homosexuality or not is not even the same because it is not a MASK or a PORTRAYAL. Blackface, on the other hand, is. That is the issue I have with your analogy.
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Originally posted by ktsnake
Must there be a sordid history to make it similar? Please do not get me wrong I am NOT defending what these people did. I think I've said this enough times that maybe you'd pick up on it but I will continue to repeat myself until you do.
My point in using the gay pride parades is that yes, for some religious folks a gay pride parade is basically laughing at everything that they cherish. Is this a valid viewpoint for me? Nope. I'm fine with it but others are not. So yes, in their mind it does belittle their culture.
It's a matter of perspective. Sometimes people get so wrapped up in their own agendas that they can not be objective enough to see that there are other people out there with different values, beliefs, attitudes than themselves. That is my problem with our culture that says that I *MUST* be accepted and if you do not accept me you must *NOT* be accepted.
Let's attempt not to make this a personal thing. I take great offense to you calling me a racist. You don't know me well enough and if you'd read what I've posted I don't see where exactly you're getting that I am one. The very fact that I am sitting here discussing these things with you to clarify my intentions should be enough to help you understand this. I find racism in any form to be appalling BUT it is not the role of government or law enforcement to regulate in this area. Churches, parents, the media, organizations all have the duty to be positive influences in this area and very often they have failed to do this.
And AGAIN I will say... Should Kappa Sigma do something about this? Probably. Should UT? Nope.. they're a government organization and it should not be their role to regulate speech.
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