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News: New Flag Unveiled For Black LGBT+ Community
Member Since: 5/27/2016
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this is so extra. but u do u.
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Member Since: 1/2/2014
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Bye @ that i dont ****ing think so.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
Posts: 6,060
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As a POC, i get why they did it but at the same time, its the same as people screaming for integration just to stay within their own communities and not actively pushing themselves into society. Also those guys who are consistently like whites only are missing out themselves as they are limiting themselves in an already limited pool of men. Its not like there are that many readily available good and attractive gay men around of any race
Yea I have experienced a lot of shallowness within the gay community but there are a lot of Non POC who are also really great and also its mainly just the US where this problem really strongly is present of abhorrent racism in the LGBT community...elsewhere yes you do get fetishized but after awhile they actually open up to you as a person.
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Member Since: 4/4/2014
Posts: 6,717
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White gays think they are the only ones that deserve tolerance and are very disrespectful to others, just check out ATRL, this was never a community to begin with, white gays are misogynistic, racists and transphobic no wonder why everyone has felt left out, you don't even show the so called tolerance you want for yourselves.
You hate woman, transgender people and erase and disrespect bisexual people on a daily basis.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
Posts: 37,384
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Way to further segregate the community
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Member Since: 4/6/2011
Posts: 31,849
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Originally posted by I Am Music
This is the problem though, every time someone speaks out on our issues it's "stop stereotyping, not all gays are the same" it reminds me of "#Notallmen"
Like ok? but it's still a big enough of an issue where the exclusion and disrespect needs to be talked about.
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i said in a previous post that i liked the flag. i understand why it was made but POC tend to say things like all white gay men are racist. thats just not true.
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Originally posted by bornbrave
White gays think they are the only ones that deserve tolerance and are very disrespectful to others, just check out ATRL, this was never a community to begin with, white gays are misogynistic, racists and transphobic no wonder why everyone has felt left out, you don't even show the so called tolerance you want for yourselves.
You hate woman, transgender people and erase and disrespect bisexual people on a daily basis.
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of course as i typed this someone in this thread just proved my point
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Member Since: 11/11/2010
Posts: 11,240
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It's ok I have my own flag I created myself. It slays.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by bornbrave
White gays think they are the only ones that deserve tolerance and are very disrespectful to others, just check out ATRL, this was never a community to begin with, white gays are misogynistic, racists and transphobic no wonder why everyone has felt left out, you don't even show the so called tolerance you want for yourselves.
You hate woman, transgender people and erase and disrespect bisexual people on a daily basis.
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this kind of ****ing generalization just makes it worse, just stop
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
Posts: 2,042
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"a new flag for a community within the gay community" ? aren't we all included when we say LGBTQ+ no matter what skin color ? I don't see the need for this, imo this is just spawning more unneeded division
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Member Since: 11/27/2010
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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Why do we have to be separated by race?
But for real I need to contact his hairdresser that weave is LIT
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
Posts: 789
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im failing to understand how lgbt fail to care about blacks didnt they hav them as guest in the last gay pride evnt or am i missing sumthng here.
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Member Since: 11/11/2010
Posts: 11,240
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Originally posted by Jackson
this kind of ****ing generalization just makes it worse, just stop
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I'm black and I agree I don't like this generalization of 'white gays this and white gays that' because they do it to black men and it sucks. I judge people by at an individual level. The flag is nice but the LGBT flag is good enough for me.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 4,395
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Originally posted by bornbrave
White gays think they are the only ones that deserve tolerance and are very disrespectful to others, just check out ATRL, this was never a community to begin with, white gays are misogynistic, racists and transphobic no wonder why everyone has felt left out, you don't even show the so called tolerance you want for yourselves.
You hate woman, transgender people and erase and disrespect bisexual people on a daily basis.
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You are so right ATRL user bornbrave.
White gays have been put themselves on a egocentric pedestal for so long (with help from the liberal media as well) that they take any criticism towards their "community" as a personal attack.
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Member Since: 6/19/2012
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Originally posted by Jackson
Way to further segregate the community
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Member Since: 5/7/2012
Posts: 636
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Originally posted by Grown K
So the solution is to segregate themselves from the rest of the community? This is two steps back.
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Girl bye. I really get confused when white people think because Black people do "bro-black" things, it's segregation. Being sensitive to Black LGBT+ issues isn't anti-"other/white" LGBT issues. There's quite a bit of dynamic within the LGBT community that needs addressing as seperate issues. Now riddle me this, big neck, do you partake in many community activities embracing problems within the Black LGBT community? If not, then why are you segregating yourself?
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Member Since: 4/6/2011
Posts: 31,849
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Originally posted by Cupid
This post is rather stupid, no offence. You're indeed only making it worse by fighting hate with hate.
And you should probably get out there and get a better example of the LGBT community because I certainly wouldn't base my ideologies on an internet forum like ATRL.
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people on here are already agreeing with BornBrave's post I basically said what you said and i got called a racist in this thread. All i said is that we shouldn't stereotype people.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 1,699
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Originally posted by Ryan Bálor
There's a lot about this post to unwrap...
1) Having a flag to promote LGBT issues within the black community is not separating or segregating, it's a way to bring attention to a community that is underrepresented and under-reported in the mainstream and gay media.
2) If the LGBT organizations as a whole were more inclusive of LGBT POC then there wouldn't be a need to call attention to specific POC LGBT issues.
3) The attitude in your post screams, "Yeah, y'all are discriminated but OMG don't make this about you. Stand together with the majority even though the majority doesn't really give a **** about your issues." That in of itself screams why the flag is important.
4) At the end of the day, LGBT POC are still LGBT. It's just that there's a need to highlight issues affecting the LGBT POC. Waving a LGBT POC flag does not mean one is not apart of the LGBT community.
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It's cool that you are setting up an establishment to attract direct attention to the specific problems of POC LGBT that they don't often get under other establishments. But to quote the OP, which is what I'm concern of
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Time to unite girlies, and depart from the so called "community" that shame and exclude us
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I am not certain of the tone here but the general idea of "departing" is problematic to me.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
Posts: 1,777
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I mean, I think it's a cute flag. I don't think it means any harm.
And tbh, unlike the rainbow flag, I highly doubt this flag will go mainstream anytime soon anyway, no offence.
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Member Since: 5/7/2012
Posts: 636
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Originally posted by Daniel767
Actually you guys are discriminating yourself. You say you want to be united and treated equally yet you want to have your own flag etc???? Thats ********. I have nothing against people of color, but thats just you finding a way to exclude yourself.
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Another white washed idiot in her feelings because we aren't screaming for your pasty flat ass to come rescue us. Sit down. The flag was used in a GAY PRIDE parade, which means they are obviously marching to the same beat as every other gay issue.
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