Gay Pride Parade

[lxskllr]

It is still boring. It never changes. I would not mind seeing some really nice stuff for once that is not dipped in sexuality at a gay parade. But there lies the issue does it not ? No creativity.

What can you do with a parade? It's a limited format, and boring by design. I've never been to a pride parade, but I'm guessing it's fun for them being around other like-minded people. It's just a big party, with the parade being a side line, as opposed to the main event. If you aren't queer, you just get the lame parade without the other fun stuff.

 

[BudAshes]

parades are for nazi's.

Seriously though, i think gay pride parades are probably the last thing standing between gay people and acceptance. If you want dress like a transvestite prostitute due it in your own home. The ones i've seen(and there are quite a few where i live) it's all about attention whoring and being as outrageous as possible. Not my style.

 

[HAL9000]

Fuck no. I never have...and I think it's safe to say, I never will.

I'm not gay...Why the fuck would I willingly subject myself to such things?

For fun... It's not being "subjected to" surely, going to a big party isn't a subjection.

Why would anyone want to support gay people? They can't support themselves?

They can, but the more help the merrier.

they're fun if you have people to hang out with. I'm not really into parades (gay or otherwise) but I've been a couple times and most of the enjoyment comes from hitting the bars/parties after the official events.

last year, a friend and I were supposed to go together and I had scheduled the day off of work for it... he bailed on me at the last minute and I decided to go anyways since I'd already taken the day off, but it was pretty lame by myself. I just walked around feeling bored and lonely for like half an hour before bouncing and going back home. (this was also NJ's pride parade... if it was the NYC parade, I probably could have posted something on facebook and found a dozen ex-hookups in a 2-block radius to hang out with)


it varies between cities and countries. it's traditionally on the last weekend of June, but there seems to be a hierarchy. like, obv. NYC gets dibs on the traditional date, so NJ has to schedule theirs differently so that people can go to both. I think Toronto and Montreal are in the same situation (where Toronto gets the last weekend in June and Montreal gets the end of July/August)



what's trolling about the original post? 😕

I'm thinking I will definitely go next year, it sounds like a cool, relaxed atmosphere and I love meeting people, based on your post would you not recommend going alone?

 

[HAL9000]

People behaving like over sexed idiots and then wondering why nobody accepts them. Just a lot of attention whores.

Furthermore, expect a money problem sooner or later.

A money problem? The thing is I think that the more flamboyant and outrageous people are being the better it raises awareness, there's nothing to be ashamed of and the more gay people demonstrate that the better it will be for everyone.

http://www.pridetoronto.com/

It's pretty fun.

When did you go? Who did you go with?

That was a slow reaction. 🙂

Let me just state that bringing along dildos and displaying sexual acts is to much. Fun for the parents with young children who where thinking of having a nice day out. Fun for people who just wanted to see a parade.

Personally I think that parents need to stop complaining about that stuff, sex is natural, kids should know that.

I cannot compare it with for example such as Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Or even the flower parade in the Netherlands and in Belgium.


The prides i have seen (not many, but i do watch the news and i have friends who take pictures) are just always the same a lot of women and men on a car or a boat dry humping away. It is boring.

Have you been to one?

 

[nageov3t]

I'm thinking I will definitely go next year, it sounds like a cool, relaxed atmosphere and I love meeting people, based on your post would you not recommend going alone?

for myself, I wouldn't go alone. I know people who do and they seem to have a great time, but my social anxiety springs up at the prospect of going to bars by myself, introducing myself to random groups of strangers, etc.

though if all you intent to do it watch the parade, by all means. (though I could just do that from my office window if I wanted to)

edit: funnily enough, 3 different people offered to go with me/meet me at the NYC parade this year, but it was too short notice for me to take off of work 🙁

 

[guyver01]

For fun... It's not being "subjected to" surely, going to a big party isn't a subjection.

Interesting.... wasn't it you who said earlier...

it pissed me off when I was in Washington on the 4th of July last year

Apparently your idea of "fun" and "subjected to" don't apply to gay stuff... but you felt "subjected to" american patriotism and didnt have fun at the 4th of July celebrations in this nations capital.

So... why should someone go to a "gay" parade and be subjected to it?

 

[HAL9000]

for myself, I wouldn't go alone. I know people who do and they seem to have a great time, but my social anxiety springs up at the prospect of going to bars by myself, introducing myself to random groups of strangers, etc.

I'm quite good in social situations now, I love just going up to people and meeting them, it's good fun for me, I might enjoy going alone, if you know people that do it, then it sounds good to me.

though if all you intent to do it watch the parade, by all means. (though I could just do that from my office window if I wanted to)

I'm not really a watcher, i want to get involved.

edit: funnily enough, 3 different people offered to go with me/meet me at the NYC parade this year, but it was too short notice for me to take off of work 🙁

That sucks

 

[HAL9000]

Interesting.... wasn't it you who said earlier...



Apparently your idea of "fun" and "subjected to" don't apply to gay stuff... but you felt "subjected to" american patriotism and didnt have fun at the 4th of July celebrations in this nations capital.

So... why should someone go to a "gay" parade and be subjected to it?

:hmm: I feel like you're in the wrong thread, if you want to talk to me about something unrelated feel free to PM me 😉

 

[guyver01]

:hmm: I feel like you're in the wrong thread, if you want to talk to me about something unrelated feel free to PM me 😉

Its very much the right thread.

Regardless of whether Or not you not feel pointing out the hypocracy of your response belongs here or not.

 

[HAL9000]

Its very much the right thread.

Regardless of whether Or not you not feel pointing out the hypocracy of your response belongs here or not.

If you want to continue discussing something from another thread either post in that thread or feel free to PM me.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

:hmm: I feel like you're in the wrong thread, if you want to talk to me about something unrelated feel free to PM me 😉

When you adopt a stance that contradicts another similar stance you took in another thread you leave yourself open to have that pointed out. There is no protection from that.

You can't state a negative about "A" in one thread then support "A" in another. That would make you a... what's the word I'm looking for... Oh yeah... troll.

 

[guyver01]

If you want to continue discussing something from another thread either post in that thread or feel free to PM me.

I'm discussing THIS thread, and the hypocracy of your response.

 

[HAL9000]

When you adopt a stance that contradicts another similar stance you took in another thread you leave yourself open to have that pointed out. There is no protection from that.

You can't state a negative about "A" in one thread then support "A" in another. That would make you a... what's the word I'm looking for... Oh yeah... troll.

I see no hypocrisy. I'm content with my posts, if you want to discuss them further feel free to PM me.

I'm discussing THIS thread, and the hypocracy of your response.

see above.

 

[LumbergTech]

are you guys really that upset that he likes the idea of gay pride parades? seriously...dont you have something better to do? holy shit

 

[nageov3t]

I'm quite good in social situations now, I love just going up to people and meeting them, it's good fun for me, I might enjoy going alone, if you know people that do it, then it sounds good to me.

sounds like you'd enjoy it.

for me, the fun of parade day is going to bars or parties afterward. the places are packed with fun crowds and eye candy and different people than the usual scene queens. and I have fun hanging out in bars/clubs with a group of friends or getting dragged off to a party, but if I'm by myself, I pretty much just shut down (and the one year that I did go by myself, I ended up just walking around feeling lonely and bored)

 

[HAL9000]

sounds like you'd enjoy it.

for me, the fun of parade day is going to bars or parties afterward. the places are packed with fun crowds and eye candy and different people than the usual scene queens. and I have fun hanging out in bars/clubs with a group of friends or getting dragged off to a party, but if I'm by myself, I pretty much just shut down (and the one year that I did go by myself, I ended up just walking around feeling lonely and bored)

That sounds so perfect to me, Damn I can't believe I missed it. Next time gadget! I used to react the same in social situations, but then I went travelling, where I HAD to meet people, and I found I can walk into any bar (pretty much) walk up to a group of people and make friends. I just needed something to kick me into doing it.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I see no hypocrisy. I'm content with my posts, if you want to discuss them further feel free to PM me.

Let's see... you are encouraging people to do the exact same thing you did (because it'll be fun!) even though you had a miserable time when you did it.

You're encouraging (and really... that's a polite word to use) people to step out of their comfort zone and associate with people they wouldn't ordinarily associate with. It'll be fun! Yet when you did it yourself you didn't like it.

Also, LOL for your butthurt about people supposedly derailing your thread. Again, your hypocrisy is as bright and blinding as the sun considering your purpose in life seems to be to derail and threadcrap every other thread on the board.

are you guys really that upset that he likes the idea of gay pride parades? seriously...dont you have something better to do? holy shit

Nope. I don't think anyone cares that he likes to go to GPPs. That's not the point that anyone is trying to make. See above. That's the point people are making.

 

[HAL9000]

Let's see... you are encouraging people to do the exact same thing you did (because it'll be fun!) even though you had a miserable time when you did it.

You're encouraging (and really... that's a polite word to use) people to step out of their comfort zone and associate with people they wouldn't ordinarily associate with. It'll be fun! Yet when you did it yourself you didn't like it.


Also, LOL for your butthurt about people supposedly derailing your thread. Again, your hypocrisy is as bright and blinding as the sun considering your purpose in life seems to be to derail and threadcrap every other thread on the board.

I'm content with my posts, if you want to discuss them further feel free to PM me.

 

[guyver01]

I dont have any other response, because i'm wrong and i got caught, so i'll just tell you to PM me, since noone will anyways, knowing i'll report them for harassing me.

right. ok. we understand.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I'm content with my posts, if you want to discuss them further feel free to PM me.

I am also content with my posts. Feel free to PM me.

 

[JulesMaximus]

parades are for nazi's.

Seriously though, i think gay pride parades are probably the last thing standing between gay people and acceptance. If you want dress like a transvestite prostitute due it in your own home. The ones i've seen(and there are quite a few where i live) it's all about attention whoring and being as outrageous as possible. Not my style.

Really? I think religion and intolerance is probably the last thing standing between gay people and acceptance.

 

[HAL9000]

Really? I think religion and intolerance is probably the last thing standing between gay people and acceptance.

Agreed

 

[BUTCH1]

I'm quite good in social situations now, I love just going up to people and meeting them, it's good fun for me, I might enjoy going alone, if you know people that do it, then it sounds good to me.



I'm not really a watcher, i want to get involved.



Wait a minute, you've racked up 14K+ posts in less than a year how do you have time for socializing??.

 

[HAL9000]

Wait a minute, you've racked up 14K+ posts in less than a year how do you have time for socializing??.

I tend to post at night.

 

[zerocool84]

Who cares if gay people parade, it doesn't hurt anyone. You can parade around if you want as well.