[quote=@Buddha][@Wade Wilson] It's typically the outspoken people who post 'I'm gay and queer and PROUD' everywhere that are really annoying about it too. I wouldn't have known you're gay, which is exactly why I think people like you are a good example of how to further acceptance for homosexuals. I'm a bit late, but-- The goal should be to fit in even if you're gay, not to stand out. Standing out makes you a target. The nail that stands out... ya get it.[/quote] Dude fuck that. The goal shouldn't be, and isn't to fit in, there is no goal-- there are just people who have been part of a marginalized (still marginalized) group and varying levels of pride in that identity. Some people might make it a bit flashy and take it overboard, but so long as it's just metaphorical beating over the head and not literal, it's not yours, or anyone's place to regulate the excitement with which someone chooses to express themselves. Like, >I wouldn't have known you're gay, which is exactly why I think people like you are a good example of how to further acceptance for homosexuals. >The goal should be to fit in even if you're gay, not to stand out. Standing out makes you a target. The nail that stands out... ya get it. Holy fuck, this was pulled directly from some Uncle Tom's Cabin shit, dude-- this is the type of shit masters say to their best house niggas, the type of shit white people say tot heir non-ghetto black friends, the type of shit you say to a 'civilized and calm' mixed person in America during literally any time period. It's shit like this that fuels the flamboyant af pride queens. True acceptance doesn't come from having everyone conform to some hetero-normative standard, excuse the buzzword, but that's cultural fascism. It's realizing that if you're annoyed by a person, then you don't have to spend your time making judgments around them. If you do, don't let those judgement inform your actions. Hippie shit, we're all stardust, we should be kind and in awe of each other. etc. [quote=@mdk] It's sort of a misleading post -- he went into it a bit more detailed later. You're misunderstanding because he was being delicate in that initial post...... what he's saying is, um, can we not have hordes of BDSM-leather-clad people (of any race, gender, or sexuality) parading about the thoroughfare licking dildos. Or at least, can we roll our eyes at that without being called bigots? Which is perfectly reasonable, when you think about it. [/quote] I actually don't think so, hiding sexuality just encourages these weird hypocritical neo-puritan societal values, where men and women are simultaneously sexual objects and completely desexualized. Sexual and racial minorities are also typically desexualized-- but when thy are sexualized, it's to serve as a curiosity for the hetero masses. A more open sexual dialogue would only increase our understanding of how such an important part of human life plays a role in our lives from a much younger age. Alos, like 90% of advertising featuring women is probably pandering to heterosexuality. I actually think this could be a good thing, if we all acknowledged that most of us are sexual beings who are only here because people fuck all the time.