Strictly Street Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Festival Flyers Have Residents Asking If ‘Straight White Guy Festival’ Is Real Or A Joke http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/07/17/columbus-ohio-festival-flyers-have-residents-asking-if-straight-white-guy-festival-is-real-or-a-joke.html COLUMBUS, Ohio - Goodale Park is the home to an ever growing number of festivals, including the Gay Pride Parade and ComFest.But a flyer that's gone up around Clintonville is sending a less inclusive message. It's promoting the Straight White Guy Festival. It claims the festival will be held in Goodale Park in September.Several pictures of the flyers tacked on telephone poles were posted on Twitter.In a community where the push for equality is on full display, not everyone appreciates the message. “This kind of thing implies there's some kind of struggle going on for being a straight white person in Ohio. Straight white people are doing just fine,” said Michael Premo.Premo heads an organization pushing same-sex marriage. He says the flyer is not productive. Clintonville is in a panic the "Straight White Guys" might be moving into the area. :lol: : Edited July 23, 2014 by Strictly Street 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Too bad they don't allow comments on the website. That would be an interesting read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) If I have the day off and good weather it might be a nice day for a long ride. Edited July 23, 2014 by HeavyDuty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OsuMj Posted July 23, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 There's lots of struggles for straight white guys! One very obvious one being that they apparently can't even have a festival without upsetting people. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1234 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 I thought this thread was going to be about the RNC in Cleveland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 This is great in my opinion and just goes to show that people really do get up in arms when something like this happens but we are suppose to be OK with stuff like the NAACP etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 I bet if someone started a "United white boy college fund" that would be racist. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawlins87 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 My cracker rights are not to be infringed upon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 I bet if someone started a "United white boy college fund" that would be racist. I bet their motivations would be justifiably questioned. Heck, there already is a "united white boy college fund" in the form of historic economic advantage and enrollment figures. Anyway, like Premo said, straight white people are doing fine (well, no certainly worse than anyone else!), and I agree wholeheartedly that the flyer is unproductive. I maintain there should be a Straight White Nerd Parade and have Weird Al officiate. I'd attend that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Festivals for everyone! I can't recall the exact quote, or who said it, but it goes something like "shouting about how proud you are to be different is not the way to gain acceptance." I am all about equal rights. Equal. I think this is a reasonable demonstration of how ridiculous some of the pride events (or at least a segment of their participants) have gotten. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Festivals for everyone! I can't recall the exact quote, or who said it, but it goes something like "shouting about how proud you are to be different is not the way to gain acceptance." I am all about equal rights. Equal. I think this is a reasonable demonstration of how ridiculous some of the pride events (or at least a segment of their participants) have gotten. It's funny because I was in the Columbus Pride parade representing my employer, and I was surprised with how much more normal it was than I expected. It certainly was no DooDah parade, that's for sure, nor was it a Comic/Sci-Fi con or Maker's Faire or Burning Man or Coachilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post redkow97 Posted July 23, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Perhaps it's cooled off a bit over the years. I attended the pride parade in 2006 or 2007, because I support gay rights, etc. My lasting memory of that event is two dudes in rainbow tutus making out and grinding on each other like the ship was going down while Katy Perry's "I kissed a girl" blasted from the PA system on their float. It was the type of display that would have made me uncomfortable to observe regardless of the participants' sexual orientations. I have no problem accepting gay people being gay. I do take issue with public displays of over-sexualized conduct, and then trying to rationalize it by saying "that's what you should expect at a pride parade." Again, I support equality - that means holding everyone to the same standard. No one would have tolerated a heterosexual couple partaking in the same behavior. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 I agree completely Chris. And yea, I think it's gotten a lot less flamboyant overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 All straight white guys? Hmmm.... Doesn't sound like much fun. Black people have better music and, let's be honest.... have the dance moves. Gay dudes usually bring a level of entertainment not typical of the rest of us. Chicks.... Chicks are nice to have too. I don't think I'll go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 All straight white guys? Hmmm.... Doesn't sound like much fun. Black people have better music and, let's be honest.... have the dance moves. Gay dudes usually bring a level of entertainment not typical of the rest of us. Chicks.... Chicks are nice to have too. I don't think I'll go. That's just not fair. Accurate maybe, but totally racist, you insensitive clod. Now where's that Kenny G album I had on... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 They won't have to lower the urinals like they do for JuneTeenth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpaw Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Since when are "festivals" about peoples struggles? Grow some effing thicker skin and let people live their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'd go. Everyone else gets a festival or parade. We also need the White Entertainment Channel WET for short. Ellen and The Cosby Show would be played because good TV is good TV. But the people that run LOGO and BET wpuld probably be offended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'd go. Everyone else gets a festival or parade. We also need the White Entertainment Channel WET for short. Ellen and The Cosby Show would be played because good TV is good TV. But the people that run LOGO and BET wpuld probably be offended. Isn't there already WET in the form of G4, Spike, FOX News... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAC Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Maybe all this is because, as a general rule, everyone hates a habitual winner. Edited July 24, 2014 by DAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Maybe all this is because, as a general rule, everyone hates a habitual winner. Maybe, but they are hated even more so if the winning was/is done with underhanded, prejudicial arrogance. Tell me with a straight face that old white dudes in power don't ever play dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Everyone plays dirty when there is something to lose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Everyone plays dirty when there is something to lose. That's wisely true. Like the loss of dominance over another class or race of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Isn't that the juxtaposition of this discussion. It isn't acceptable to be white strait and proud. But anything else needs to be sung from the roof tops. The way I see it if you can promote your lifestyle I can promote mine. So ride a motorcycle, listen to metal, support local music and don't be a fuckwit. Also be kind to one another, don't hate anyone it is a waste of energy. This life is short and only temporary. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Isn't that the juxtaposition of this discussion. It isn't acceptable to be white strait and proud. But anything else needs to be sung from the roof tops. The way I see it if you can promote your lifestyle I can promote mine.So ride a motorcycle, listen to metal, support local music and don't be a fuckwit. Also be kind to one another, don't hate anyone it is a waste of energy. This life is short and only temporary. So, I agree with all of that, and if someone can come up with a parade name that doesn't sound like it's making insensitive mockery of minority celebrations, then count me fully in. I just can't imagine that name at this time in history, not while people still "dog-whistle" (or outright shout) racial epitaphs, actively work to disenfranchise minority voters, legislate against same-sex marriage, and use Immigration issues as code for keeping the mexican populous on the down-low (i.e. fine for lawnscaping, construction and fast food service as long as they speak our fooking language). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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