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Poll: What's harder to be in society today?
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To be Gay
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71.70% |
To be Lesbian
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5.66% |
To be Black
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22.64% |
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Originally posted by BadBitches
Black. You can't hide the color of you're skin and black people get judged by other narrow mined fools because of the stereotypes.
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This.
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Originally posted by iHypeMusic
It's DEFINITELY harder being Black then Gay, umm.
You can't hide you're black. You can go to a job interview and sell being straight.
And these days Gays get it easy. Anytime something with them is done wrong, the whole country goes cray and not to mention girls stay tryna look for a Gay BFF.
It's almost like being Gay is a fad.
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This is just....
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Originally posted by iHypeMusic
It's DEFINITELY harder being Black then Gay, umm.
You can't hide you're black. You can go to a job interview and sell being straight.
And these days Gays get it easy. Anytime something with them is done wrong, the whole country goes cray and not to mention girls stay tryna look for a Gay BFF.
It's almost like being Gay is a fad.
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You can hide it and be miserable for the rest
of your life. It doesn't make any better.
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Originally posted by Sláy
We in this together
I voted lesbian, simply due to society sexualising lesbianism all the time. And there is a lack of understanding too, and a hella lot of stereotyping.
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Thanks I mean I do get so depressed at times because even some bi chicks would never date me. I mean not to act like my life is so hard but when I see so many ppl come out condemning who I am it hurts. However it won't be that way for too long i'm gonna take over the world and change the culture, bookmark me
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Originally posted by pika
This is just....
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I understood where he was coming from but the execution was wrong
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To make this thread better, it should include:
Gay/Bi/Lesbian
Black/Latino/Asian/Muslim (I know it's not a race but a religion)
Have special needs or a disability
And it should have a poll...
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It's harder to be Gay/Bi/Lesbian than Black. I don't see being Black / African, etc as a minority, when there are so many inspirational and successful black people. It's also very hard to have special needs (Dyslexia, Autism, etc) or a disability.
I think it's hard to be a gay/bi black man. I was speaking to a black, female colleague of mine and she said that whilst she'd have no problem accepting her son if he was gay, her Husband would. Fathers generally have a harder time accepting these things than their Wives.
I don't mean this in an offensive or disrespectful way, but I feel a gay black or Muslim or Arab man would get more stick or abuse for being gay than a White or Asian gay guy, especially when there's countries in Africa and in the Middle-East where there's zero tolerance and ones who are trying to create death laws for gays in Africa.
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Gay, easily.
I'm very much comfortable in my own skin, but I'm cautious as to who I reveal that part of myself to.
I live in a gay friendly area, generally speaking, but there are always those who look down on it.
I don't want that to define what I'm about.
I've never been held back in life due to the color of my skin, so it's definitely not hard to be a person of color as it relates to my life and personal experiences.
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Member Since: 9/9/2012
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Originally posted by Shakira Stan
You can hide it and be miserable for the rest
of your life. It doesn't make any better.
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You can hide it when needed, and use to your advantage when needed.
You cannot hide being Black, and honestly - when is being Black an advantage?
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Gay.
I don't see why being black would preclude one from anything tbh, considering we have had a whole lot of very accomplished black folk, including one who is currently our President.
Gay people on the other hand
Let's just say, at least black people don't have to sit down with mom and dad or a magazine, or a blog and say "I'm Black" to the whole World
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Originally posted by pika
This is just....
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Then explain what is "biblio". This is a discussion/debate, don't sit here and make dumbass statements.
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Well...if you're gay, if you're not a stereotype, you can escape discrimination because there would be nothing to suggest that you were gay.
Same for lesbians.
But if you're black you can't hide it...there's nothing you can do to avoid possible discrimination.
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Originally posted by Gangsta4alife
Thanks I mean I do get so depressed at times because even some bi chicks would never date me. I mean not to act like my life is so hard but when I see so many ppl come out condemning who I am it hurts. However it won't be that way for too long i'm gonna take over the world and change the culture, bookmark me
I understood where he was coming from but the execution was wrong
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I see you, and I get you too.
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Originally posted by KingOfTheCastle
To make this thread better, it should include:
Gay/Bi/Lesbian
Black/Latino/Asian/Muslim (I know it's not a race but a religion)
Have special needs or a disability
And it should have a poll...
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It's harder to be Gay/Bi/Lesbian than Black. I don't see being Black / African, etc as a minority, when there are so many inspirational and successful black people. It's also very hard to have special needs (Dyslexia, Autism, etc) or a disability.
I think it's hard to be a gay/bi black man. I was speaking to a black, female colleague of mine and she said that whilst she'd have no problem accepting her son if he was gay, her Husband would. Fathers generally have a harder time accepting these things than their Wives.
I don't mean this in an offensive or disrespectful way, but I feel a gay black or Muslim or Arab man would get more stick or abuse for being gay than a White or Asian gay guy, especially when there's countries in Africa and in the Middle-East where there's zero tolerance and ones who are trying to create death laws for gays in Africa.
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Well said
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To be Asian and gay
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Being Gay..........the world is so obsessed with gay people.. everybody wanna know who is gay "Is he gay, omg is he gay, i think he gay" "Exclusive news _____ Came out the Closet" blah blah blah.. i can't.. i wish we had our own world..
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Originally posted by Eaten By Lions
This isn't an either or question. It depends on the area you live in and the type of people that surround you.
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Why does ATRL always love to paint Black people as victims? I do agree that you guys get some trouble but ATRL always over do it the most. How about other races? Black is not the only minority and also it should be added that Black people have no problem in being successful in the entertainment industry.
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Originally posted by TikiMiss
Gay.
I don't see why being black would preclude one from anything tbh, considering we have had a whole lot of very accomplished black folk, including one who is currently our President.
Gay people on the other hand
Let's just say, at least black people don't have to sit down with mom and dad or a magazine, or a blog and say "I'm Black" to the whole World
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I guess it just depends on who you are, where you live, the people around you, and other aspects.
Cause I can def say coming out has yet to ever be hard on me.
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Poor. Being rich eliminates anything terrible about being gay, and leaves stupid ignorant people (who have less than them, and then not a threat/force who can keep them down) for black people to deal with. That being said, upward mobility and opportunity is limited to black people, especially in areas where more live - there just isn't any funding for things like schools. It's proven that there's less money spent on students when it's mostly minorities who attend a school.
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