Oooo - Do we lose likes on poofs?Whenever the mods actually get around to this thread, I ask that they lock it and don't make it "poof".
1) Locking it shows the subject has come up, degenerated, and shouldn't be brought up again. Making it disappear means someone else might start the conversation again.
2) I don't want to lose the likes I've gotten from the thread. (this is the more important reason)
It's not just LGBTQ+ people that celebrate Pride Month ... those of us that love and care about people who are LGBTQ+ are excited about it too. Many of us have seen our family members or friends in the LGBTQ+ community struggle with discrimination, being told they are sinners, being accused of grooming kids, not being allowed to be who they are. So, Pride Month is such a happy thing to celebrate for us.
There are tons of people that don't identify as LGBTQ+ that celebrate as well (allies)
We could tell based on you bringing up a topic completely irrelevant to this thread. This topic obviously makes you uncomfortable so you should probably avoid it instead of ruining it for the rest of us.
Don't get me wrong, I really have no problem with Disney (any company) decorating for Christmas. I wanted to show how ridiculous it sounds to say Disney SHOULDN'T decorate for Christmas because it offends someone. But that's exactly what people think about the Pride decorations/merch... Disney SHOULDN'T do it. I'm still not sure why, you can't get someone to say (or I'm too obtuse to get it).
Again, gender and sexual preference are not the same thing! One can be heterosexual and transgender.
Three members of my family were at a big pride event last night, packed with families, children. I’m guessing a lot were cis and straight, including my family.
That's the beauty of so-called critical thinking. I wasn't much aware of women's issues until college (mid-'80s), when I met people who were all too happy to enlighten me. I learned, and changed/formed my worldview. I continue to evolve.
Discussions are good, it’s just very frustrating that every single post I have seen online celebrating Pride Month has been invaded by haters screaming about pushing agendas down people’s throats. Even a simple post highlighting what you can do at the parks for Pride. I got into arguments with a ton of people on Instagram because they were mad about LBGTQ+ picture book recommendations for kids.
Am I the only one that will admit the Pride cake tastes awful? Lol
I slightly disagree. I think it's important to read/watch/comment on things you disagree with. You might learn something. BUT, I agree it is VERY easy to only read/watch/comment on things you already agree with.
I think most store, bakery and restaurant cakes taste terrible. For me, exceptions are Pillsbury (I think that is the brand) Bundt cakes (but then those are more or less homemade) and Costco sheet cakes. And yesterday, we did have cupcakes at a graduation party. I had two, a vanilla one and a chocolate one. They were very good also.
They're certainly pretty, but they look so artificial. I can't imagine they taste good, in an objective sense of what's considered good.
Being tolerant and respectful includes using a person’s chosen pronouns and respecting their expressions of self, even pride. That’s just basic human kindness.
How do you know this about the other poster you quoted? Are you implying that there are only two genders?
Tiny derailment - DD11 came to me this morning with a sad face and said she just learned Costco and Walmart cakes were not made with love by a bakery lady in the back.
