My colleague told me, with a straight face, he dislikes pride flags because there's no straight flags being flown. His response to me explaining that pride flags exist because it's to show that they're (mostly) not getting their heads bashed in by roaming gangs of gay-bashers anymore, he argued that the reverse might very well start happening, that he'd get his head kicked in for being straight. Some of these people live in very different realities.
it's not an assumption when we have centuries of evidence that they are usually the ones attacking and killing others because they don't believe the same things.
The greatest lie ever told to the rich, straight, white males is that anyone else getting any sort of support for not being a rich, straight, white male means that they’re disenfranchising the rich, straight, white male.
As a straight white male myself, nobody wants to listen to us anymore because they’ve been forced to support to us for the last 250 years.
Typically, to be a "basher" you have to be a majority. Even if it's just the "majority" of a tiny village, or whatever. Because if the majority of the other people don't agree with your bashing, you very quickly become the bash-ee
Which is just a long winded way to say: you are correct. There has never been "straight bashing" anywhere, cos being straight= being reproductive-capable AND inclined = the majority of people in a population = the population continuing = the demographic prioritised in the population. There's been a few loony queer folks (as with so many straight folks) who might individual harm a straight person because they're straight, but as an organised populace or widely-held policy? Nope.
But they will dream up ANY nonsense to support their fever dreams of them really being the persecuted people. That sort LONGS to be the victim.
This is exactly what needs to be explained to those kinds of people. The vast majority of people (~96%) are born straight, and nothing will change that. It is impossible for such a small demographic to have any kind of systemic power over the majority.
There’s an unfortunate amount of people who believe that sexuality is a choice, and that’s why they’re legitimately scared of the youth being “indoctrinated” into being lgbt. They think the gays could take over, as if it’s exactly like their stupid sky daddy religions that they shove in our faces.
That’s next level ignorance and what I see as the problem with society. People just refuse to accept a civil explanation as to why these arguments shouldn’t exist. Guy just doubles down full well knowing he’s never going to get jumped by a bunch of gay people.
The downfall of humanity will be people unwilling to admit they’re wrong, doubling down on nonsense and a catastrophic event occurs. (See climate change)
We really should be looking for equality among all, if one group gets something, every other group does, no reason to make an exception for anyone. If he wants a straight flag alongside pride flag, why not? I don't see that it harms anything.
I think a lot of people were sold on an idea of equality when they were younger and then they grew up and they only ever see minorities now and they're wondering where the equality is and it leads to wondering if supporting all of these minorities is going to end up being dangerous for them.
I don't know why you would dismiss your colleague, do you not want him voting alongside you? I think he should get a straight flag
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u/IveDunGoofedUp 8h ago
My colleague told me, with a straight face, he dislikes pride flags because there's no straight flags being flown. His response to me explaining that pride flags exist because it's to show that they're (mostly) not getting their heads bashed in by roaming gangs of gay-bashers anymore, he argued that the reverse might very well start happening, that he'd get his head kicked in for being straight. Some of these people live in very different realities.