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Iris (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} iris) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} otf_wank,@ 2004-02-28 10:40:00 |
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More from the colorbar fad...
I want to ask a serious question. Pardon me if it offends.
How many of you actually support gay rights? How many of you actually understand gay issues? How many of you actually understand what you're doing?
It just appears to me that people are doing this and they don't really understand the significance of the flag and symbol they're parodying. I can't speak for all people in the GBLT community, because we're all so diverse in our opinions (like any group of people), but I can't see too many of them supporting a group of people superimposing fandom joys over a flag that people have died for. It really is like making fun of the Star of David, or any national flag.
I know memes and bandwagons can be annoying, and they're fun to make fun of. I even understand that you might think you're supporting the diversity of love by putting your particular love in the flag. If it were different sorts of couples, I might begin to understand where you're coming from.
But all I've seen is completely unrelated and frivolous topics which undermine and belittle something that is a serious issue.
I am quite ready to accept your flames and anger. I know you all enjoy this past-time very much, but I don't know if people realise how disrespectful it is.
I have a much angrier message at my personal LJ about this, but I thought that it would be a little too confrontational to yell at you in the journal you share these things in. I just wanted to help raise awareness to the reason why there is the flag in the first place. There's inequality and injustice, and that flag is the symbol of our hope and pride. Please, please understand that.
Again, I'm sorry if I've upset people, but I had to stand up for my beliefs. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't, and I understand if this shits you all.
Just understand that your 'fun' is making fun of something very, very important.
The personal journal is a bit snappier.
I haven't seen a whole lot of wank in the comments yet, but still...it's fifty comments (at the time of this posting) about whether memes are thumbing their nose at the gay community. WTF?
I want to ask a serious question. Pardon me if it offends.
How many of you actually support gay rights? How many of you actually understand gay issues? How many of you actually understand what you're doing?
It just appears to me that people are doing this and they don't really understand the significance of the flag and symbol they're parodying. I can't speak for all people in the GBLT community, because we're all so diverse in our opinions (like any group of people), but I can't see too many of them supporting a group of people superimposing fandom joys over a flag that people have died for. It really is like making fun of the Star of David, or any national flag.
I know memes and bandwagons can be annoying, and they're fun to make fun of. I even understand that you might think you're supporting the diversity of love by putting your particular love in the flag. If it were different sorts of couples, I might begin to understand where you're coming from.
But all I've seen is completely unrelated and frivolous topics which undermine and belittle something that is a serious issue.
I am quite ready to accept your flames and anger. I know you all enjoy this past-time very much, but I don't know if people realise how disrespectful it is.
I have a much angrier message at my personal LJ about this, but I thought that it would be a little too confrontational to yell at you in the journal you share these things in. I just wanted to help raise awareness to the reason why there is the flag in the first place. There's inequality and injustice, and that flag is the symbol of our hope and pride. Please, please understand that.
Again, I'm sorry if I've upset people, but I had to stand up for my beliefs. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't, and I understand if this shits you all.
Just understand that your 'fun' is making fun of something very, very important.
The personal journal is a bit snappier.
I haven't seen a whole lot of wank in the comments yet, but still...it's fifty comments (at the time of this posting) about whether memes are thumbing their nose at the gay community. WTF?
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