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Discussion: White Privilege in LGBT 'Community'
Member Since: 5/12/2012
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I'm a gay black male and I've felt more sense of "You don't belong with us" from the black community than I ever have from the LGBTQ community, in all honesty.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by CandyBling
yaaas! same is true even for drag queens
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hmm idk about that
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
Posts: 4,316
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Originally posted by Jan
I've never really met a racist LGBT person. Is the lack of visibility of non-White gays that much of an issue? Black and Asian people are minorities in the US as far as I'm concerned, so the representation should be proportional?
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I've met a few racist gay people. I was disgusted by their actions..
I uses to work at a large retail store... And my friends mom worked there too. She knew very little English but enough to get around and work there, Plus she was mainly a stocker, so she was mainly in the back.. One day these two gay white guys walked in and asked her for assistance and she wasn't really able to understand exactly what they were looking for, so I heard when they yelled at her to go back to Mexico of she can't speak English right... Mind you she wasn't mexican.. Then they called her an illegal, which she is not.. I went off on them, and my manager applauded me lol.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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there are so many gays that are openly racist... the grindr profiles are telling. im disgusted
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Bloo
I'm a gay black male and I've felt more sense of "You don't belong with us" from the black community than I ever have from the LGBTQ community, in all honesty.
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Do you use grindr?
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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This tea We must fight for visibilty and inclusion
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 58,053
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Originally posted by Jan
I've never really met a racist LGBT person. Is the lack of visibility of non-White gays that much of an issue? Black and Asian people are minorities in the US as far as I'm concerned, so the representation should be proportional?
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God to actually think like this..
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Member Since: 6/9/2011
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Originally posted by RainDreamer
Mess, Atrl with its tumblr moments again , nothing to see here
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Yeah, the SJWs can be obnoxious and relentless in their agendas, but this is actually an important discussion to be had, especially on a forum like ATRL which attracts a lot of gay men. Just like misogyny, racism is a huge problem within the LGBT community (whether white twinks want to ignore or deny it or not).
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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I agree for several reasons.
First of all, I have witnessed it many times that when a white guy is dating an Asian or Black guy he is often described as having an "awful fetish" or a "weirdo". Sometimes, fellow gays even try to convince him to date more "native gays". Seen it so often over years, it sucks.
Secondly, when you watch gay adult movies, you often see black men as being in jail and being macho and you know what they do to the white guy who is sharing his cell.
Sexualisied racism is quite common. It fills out a niché in the gay community. And yes, magazines and posters for pride rarely ever show men of different colour on them. It's like they do not exist.
The gay community also rarely talks about the topic, because it exposes the community as conservative and backwards-thinking. Something we rather not want to be associated with, but in truth, during the time when gays and lesbians fought for marriage equality or acceptence. they have completly ignored people of colour and immigrants.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by DevonRoars
hmm idk about that
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white drag queens are more in demand
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by RainDreamer
Mess, Atrl with its tumblr moments again , nothing to see here
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Member Since: 6/20/2011
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Originally posted by J a y
This is an issue based on preferences in the LGBT community, which is an issue among everyone - including heterosexuals.
Not a race issue at all. And even if it is, it's a small minority of people that experience and/or act in this manner.
Mountains out of molehills.
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So much contradiction here.
Preference is influenced by what a society defines as beauty.
Google articles where retouchers from different countries retouch the same picture and you can see the difference in body shapes and even skin colour, certain countries idealise thicker shapes rather than skinnier ones
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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I think it's because white gays as a group are so self centered to the point where the LGBT movement seems more like the gay white man's cause. Blacks, Latinos, Asains are always disregarded and in an unspoken way are ostracized by white gays. And when they aren't ostracized it feels like they're being fetishized based on a stereotype. The impact on preferences is truly tragic as you have non white gays preferring to be with a white gay over their own race/ethnicity or another minority. If you're white in the gay community you already have more opportunities for finding love, acceptances etc. I wish it wasn't this way but if we're being real it is.
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Member Since: 4/3/2014
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Originally posted by KingJay
I've met a few racist gay people. I was disgusted by their actions..
I uses to work at a large retail store... And my friends mom worked there too. She knew very little English but enough to get around and work there, Plus she was mainly a stocker, so she was mainly in the back.. One day these two gay white guys walked in and asked her for assistance and she wasn't really able to understand exactly what they were looking for, so I heard when they yelled at her to go back to Mexico of she can't speak English right... Mind you she wasn't mexican.. Then they called her an illegal, which she is not.. I went off on them, and my manager applauded me lol.
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Out of curiosity where these gay people camp/feminine? I'd don't mean to sound harsh but from my own personal experience (going gay clubs e.t.c) I've fount that the camp gays are the most bitchy and nasty. I only hang around with masculine one's ( I say masculine but I mean the gays that don't scream gay (In a non offensive way) One time I went to a club and some of them can be so mean to staff members and even other people in the club.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by CandyBling
there are so many gays that are openly racist... the grindr profiles are telling. im disgusted
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Yea it's sad because they make sure to put "no blacks or latinos, sorry Just my preference "
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Member Since: 5/12/2012
Posts: 7,989
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Originally posted by DevonRoars
Do you use grindr?
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Yes. Never have I been told on Grindr that I am not white enough to be gay. I have been repeatedly told that I act too white to be black by other black people. However, people expecting the world to be entirely devoid of racism are delusional. Don't let the few racists represent the whole community.
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ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 9/14/2010
Posts: 78,921
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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner
So much contradiction here.
Preference is influenced by what a society defines as beauty.
Google articles where retouchers from different countries retouch the same picture and you can see the difference in body shapes and even skin colour, certain countries idealise thicker shapes rather than skinnier ones
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No, it is not.
I myself decide what I like and what I do not like.
Please do not address me like I'm some ****ing moron like everyone else that thinks Kim K is "perfection".
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I saw more black gay couples on TV than white, half episodes of Catwish was with gay black people! Lol, as for the commercials goes, I barely see any LGBT commercials on TV, and they usually put attractive dudes with 6 packs and cute faces, black or white! I think Asians are missing more than any other race tbh
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Quote:
Originally posted by KingJay
Yea it's sad because they make sure to put "no blacks or latinos, sorry Just my preference "
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yes... i block people like that after making a screencap
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