Pride Month’s Original Message Lost in a Sea of Performative Gestures

[Chomper Higgot]

4 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Face it lefties love transing kids.

 

That's why many Hollywood luvvie movie stars have 2 or 3 of them.

 

But I'm sure that's just a coincidence. 

There’s no such thing as ‘Transing kids’.

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, James105 said:

 

Are you suggesting the most close minded homophobic community (muslims) are uneducated?   Some might call you islamaphobic for that.  Anyway, you have a made a good point about the muslims and I do think we should let the pride folks fill their boots with their celebrations whilst they still can.  Once the west gets Islamified then whether or not they are allowed to prance around in the streets in their fetish gear will be the very least of their problems.  

Prance around?
More moronic ignorance, trolling, and bigotry.

[Chomper Higgot]

5 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Can you define "pushed their sexuality"? 

 

 

 

 

I wonder why all of a sudden you ask?:

 

6 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

 

I am against heterosexuals celebrating their sexuality in public and or pushing it on others. 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

There’s no such thing as ‘Transing kids’.

Keep repeating that over and over again in your thoughts.

 

It still doesn’t change the fact that kids are being transed and molested by the kiddie fiddlers.

[Yellowtail]

5 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I wonder why all of a sudden you ask?:

 

 

Because you asked me when the last time it happened to me. I would like to answer your question, but unless you provide a definition of what "pushed their sexuality" means, I am unable to provide an answer. 

 

So, do you know what it means or not? If so, tell me. If not, quit claiming is does not happen, because you have no way of knowing one way or another. 

 

 

[Yellowtail]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

More educated people do tend to be more open minded about gender identity issues and also compassionate towards younger people with those feelings, but sorry, that's a far cry from the idiotic charge that "lefties" love to "trans" kids. That's absurd. You should be ashamed of yourself for trying to sell such inflammatory garbage.

Why are there so many more trans kids then there were 100 years ago? 

 

The "more educated" you refer to are generally leftist academics and advocates. Promoting one thing over another does not make you "open minded". that's just leftist rhetoric. 

 

Do you not see special events and calibrations and whatnot as promotional?  

 

I do not think for a moment that you want to trans kids, but pretending no one is trying is trans kids, many even with good intent, puts you on the wrong side of this issue. 

[mikebike]

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

Why are there so many more trans kids then there were 100 years ago? 

Curious as to where you got data on the number of trans kids 100 yrs ago? 🤔🤷😎

[Yellowtail]

Just now, mikebike said:

Curious as to where you got data on the number of trans kids 100 yrs ago? 🤔🤷😎

My dad told me. 

[Airalee]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

That said, i agree with the headline, the message gets lost in the execution.

What messages are being sent here?

 

 

 

[Baht Simpson]

8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Its a grooming thing too

 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/have-you-considered-changing-florida-teens-asked-to-consider-becoming-gay-in-class-assignment

Usual inflammatory tripe by Yagoda.

 

If anybody has actually read this article you will see that the questionnaire wasn't really a questionnaire at all. It was written in 1972 (!) as a parody of questions asked by employers at the time and was never intended for children. 

 

The text was subsequently used by Robert Feldman, a respected senior research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in his book “POWER: Strategies for Success in College and Life”, which is used rotinely by students. It doesn't specify in what context it is used in the course structure but being from that period it would certainly be a historical one. 

 

The article states that " a Professor" forced them to answer the questions but provides no proof of this. But even if they were obliged to answer them they would see at the end of text that it is a parody. 

 

The text is here. 

 

 

It seems that no context was looked at for the text. But it serves the purpose of the anti-LGBT+ crowd to omit that. What a surprise

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, Baht Simpson said:

Usual inflammatory tripe by Yagoda.

 

If anybody has actually read this article you will see that the questionnaire wasn't really a questionnaire at all. It was written in 1972 (!) as a parody of questions asked by employers at the time and was never intended for children. 

 

The text was subsequently used by Robert Feldman, a respected senior research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in his book “POWER: Strategies for Success in College and Life”, which is used rotinely by students. It doesn't specify in what context it is used in the course structure but being from that period it would certainly be a historical one. 

 

The article states that " a Professor" forced them to answer the questions but provides no proof of this. But even if they were obliged to answer them they would see at the end of text that it is a parody. 

 

The text is here. 

 

 

It seems that no context was looked at for the text. But it serves the purpose of the anti-LGBT+ crowd to omit that. What a surprise

Do you not see special events and calibrations and whatnot as promotional?  

[Baht Simpson]

8 hours ago, Briggsy said:

When I worked for a major UK bank, we had rainbow coat stands and balloons festooning the building for weeks. This was a building that was strictly off limits for the public. You can be sure the photos were part of the portfolio sent to the regulator.

I too worked for a bank in the U.K, for many a year but we never had any of that. See how that works? 

 

I seemed to remember I was offered some rainbow thingy to put on my desk but I declined, same as I did for the red poppies. I was quite happy to donate some money but concerned wearing a poppy might be seen as a "performative gesture". 🙂 

[Baht Simpson]

16 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Do you not see special events and calibrations and whatnot as promotional?  

I'm not sure why you're using the word calibrations, but if you mean celebrations then I would say no. Pride is about many things but it's not about promotion of homosexualty. It's not about saying that homosexuality is better than heterosexuality. It's not about trying to convert kids into being gay despite all your efforts to prove otherwise. If there's any promotion there it's about equality.

[Baht Simpson]

1 hour ago, Airalee said:

What messages are being sent here?

 

 

 

Probably that you're going to keep on posting the same photos until you get the response you want. 🙂 

[Yellowtail]

12 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

I'm not sure why you're using the word calibrations, but if you mean celebrations then I would say no. Pride is about many things but it's not about promotion of homosexualty. It's not about saying that homosexuality is better than heterosexuality. It's not about trying to convert kids into being gay despite all your efforts to prove otherwise. If there's any promotion there it's about equality.

 

Not sure what you meant by homosexualty, did you mean homosexuality? 

 

In any event, I was asking if you saw special events and celebrations and whatnot as promotional, in general. 

 

If Christians or Chevrolet were having special events and celebrations and whatnot at schools, I would think they were promoting Christianity or Chevys. I would not think they would be promoting equality between Christians and Jews, or Chevys and Fords. 

[Baht Simpson]

On 6/6/2025 at 9:21 AM, JonnyF said:

That's why they prance around screeching half naked, nobody is outraged by them - so they become more and more obnoxious until finally people criticize them - then they can claim to be "oppressed" and "fighting back" again.

 

 

Hi Jonny. Here's a 30 min. video of Bangkok Pride a few days ago. I've watched it through all I see is a colourful event with thousands of people enjoying themselves.

 

Could you point out the half- naked screeching, outrageousness and obnoxiousness, the claims of "oppression" and "fighting back"? 

 

All I see is people having a good time, both marching and in the crowd. 

[Baht Simpson]

16 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Not sure what you meant by homosexualty, did you mean homosexuality? 

 

In any event, I was asking if you saw special events and celebrations and whatnot as promotional, in general. 

 

If Christians or Chevrolet were having special events and celebrations and whatnot at schools, I would think they were promoting Christianity or Chevys. I would not think they would be promoting equality between Christians and Jews, or Chevys and Fords. 

Don't be silly. That was clearly a missed letter whilst you used a completely different word to what you meant, so I sought clarification.

 

Yes, you asked me and I told you no and explained why.

 

I told you, promoting equality if anything, not what you think it is. Why on earth do you persist on this ridiculous notion that gay people want to make others gay when it's all about having pride in the self. It doesn't make sense.

 

 

[mikebike]

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

My dad told me. 

AHH, your dad was into that. Explains a lot 😉🤣

[Yellowtail]

5 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

Don't be silly. That was clearly a missed letter whilst you used a completely different word to what you meant, so I sought clarification.

 

Yes, you asked me and I told you no and explained why.

 

I told you, promoting equality if anything, not what you think it is. Why on earth do you persist on this ridiculous notion that gay people want to make others gay when it's all about having pride in the self. It doesn't make sense.

 

 

I'm being silly for pointing out your spelling error after you pointed out my spell-check error, got it. 

 

Do you think that if Christians or Chevrolet were having special events and celebrations and whatnot at schools, that they were promoting Christianity or Chevys, or that they would be promoting equality between Christians and Jews, or Chevys and Fords? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Magictoad]

I understand a whole month is dedicated to gay pride. A whole month. My sister in law dragged me to pride parade in Brighton; about 2 decades ago. I must say I was appalled. I am no prude but please! Keep it indoors, there are kids around. I was particularly offended by a bare @£sed bloke with no underwear  wearing 'chaps' in the street as though he were at a private gay club.

A bit of decorum goes a long way.

[Magictoad]

1 hour ago, Baht Simpson said:

I too worked for a bank in the U.K, for many a year but we never had any of that. See how that works? 

 

I seemed to remember I was offered some rainbow thingy to put on my desk but I declined, same as I did for the red poppies. I was quite happy to donate some money but concerned wearing a poppy might be seen as a "performative gesture". 🙂 

The red poppy is not the same gesture as the homosexual rainbow at all. They might be performative gestures but one is to honour and remember our families who died in the wars before us. The gay rainbow is a very modern symbol and is about the the right to the expression of sexual pleasure in which there is no sacrifice.

[stevenl]

4 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

The red poppy is not the same gesture as the homosexual rainbow at all. They might be performative gestures but one is to honour and remember our families who died in the wars before us. The gay rainbow is a very modern symbol and is about the the right to the expression of sexual pleasure in which there is no sacrifice.

I agree they're not the same gesture.

 

But this statement is poppycock.

"The gay rainbow is a very modern symbol and is about the the right to the expression of sexual pleasure in which there is no sacrifice."

[Baht Simpson]

11 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I'm being silly for pointing out your spelling error after you pointed out my spell-check error, got it. 

 

Do you think that if Christians or Chevrolet were having special events and celebrations and whatnot at schools, that they were promoting Christianity or Chevys, or that they would be promoting equality between Christians and Jews, or Chevys and Fords? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't point out your error at all. I assumed you must have meant celebrations, as I said, but I just needed clarification that you didn't actually mean calibrations in some convoluted way. 

 

I reckon that Christmas is the biggest special event in Christianity and they would see it as a 'celebration' of the birth of Christ. On the other hand Chevrolet events would exclusively be 'promotions' for their cars. So two different things. 
 

Pride would be a celebration of the LGBT+ community and a raising of awareness. If it promotes anything it's equality. Does that answer your question?

[Baht Simpson]

14 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

The red poppy is not the same gesture as the homosexual rainbow at all. They might be performative gestures but one is to honour and remember our families who died in the wars before us. The gay rainbow is a very modern symbol and is about the the right to the expression of sexual pleasure in which there is no sacrifice.

I was joking about the poppy, Toad. That should be obvious.

 

The modern rainbow flag is not about the "right to sexual pleasure" as you put it. It doesn't even contain a reference to homosexuality.

 

Red: Represents life. 

Orange: Symbolizes healing. 

Yellow: Stands for sunlight. 

Green: Represents nature. 

Blue: (Replacing turquoise and indigo) Represents serenity and harmony. 

Violet: Represents spirit. 

 

The original had pink to represent sex or sexuality but that was dropped.

 

There are a plethora of flankers now though. 

 

 

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, Baht Simpson said:

I was joking about the poppy, Toad. That should be obvious.

 

The modern rainbow flag is not about the "right to sexual pleasure" as you put it. It doesn't even contain a reference to homosexuality.

 

Red: Represents life. 

Orange: Symbolizes healing. 

Yellow: Stands for sunlight. 

Green: Represents nature. 

Blue: (Replacing turquoise and indigo) Represents serenity and harmony. 

Violet: Represents spirit. 

 

The original had pink to represent sex or sexuality but that was dropped.

 

There are a plethora of flankers now though. 

 

 

That's hilarious

[Baht Simpson]

6 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

That's hilarious

Glad you loved it YT. Always nice to be appreciated.

[ThreeCardMonte]

2 hours ago, Baht Simpson said:

Probably that you're going to keep on posting the same photos until you get the response you want. 🙂 

Here is a more healthy and positive role  model than the LBTGXXZ  kiddie fiddlers are producing.

 

 

[mikebike]

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

My dad told me. 

Splains a lot.

[Yellowtail]

4 minutes ago, mikebike said:

Splains a lot.

Do you think I missed the first time you said it?

 

 

 

It's amusing the way leftists love to imply someone is gay as an insult. Sad people with empty lives trying to find meaning and feel better about themselves. 

[Chomper Higgot]

As I have now retired to my living room, the windows shut and the doors bolted, I can safely say I managed to get through the whole of the 7th day in a row of Pride Month without it interfering with my life, much less having someone else’s sexuality pushed on me.

 

Moreover I’m not in the least bit concerned that it will impinge on my daily life in the weeks ahead.