There seems to be a movement where Gay is being referred to as the “new Black”. Even Tyra Banks did a show titled, “Is Gay the new Black?” Huh??? Are you serious?
Rarely do things offend me, because I understand people are entitled to their opinions. It is only because of that freedom that I’m able to write and post my views for the world to see. How-ev-er….I am so tired of groups; political or otherwise comparing their contention to the historical plight of blacks, Negros, coloreds, afro-Americans, African Americans, or whatever it is they call us today.
I understand today’s movement to bring forth basic American rights for the homosexual community which heterosexuals are entitled to; but to say this movement is comparative to the Civil Rights Movement is brazen. For those who feel this is the same fight, might I remind you that;
-Being black cannot be hidden. People of the Civil rights movement did not have a chance to “come out” or “go public”. Black people were born “out”.
-I don’t recall any alternative lifestyle people being hosed down at peaceful rallies by the local police department and fire department.
-I still have not come across any restaurants or hotels with signs that read “Straight People Only”.
-Haven’t heard any stories of Gay people being beaten to death for whistling at straight people and;
-There are no laws which segregate gay people from straight people
My father who is only 63 years old grew up in North Carolina, unable to swim at the community pool because by law, it was not designated for Colored people. He had to read a sign before he could sip water from a public fountain because if that fountain was not designated for Colored people he had remain thirsty until he found one. Can you imagine how many public water fountains he had to pass up in the sweltering North Carolina heat just to quench his thirst?
The Gay Rights movement may be many things but it’s definitely NOT “the new black”.
Talk to me; whether good, bad or indifferent I want to know what you think. Is being Gay the new Black?
I’m listening….Holla at ya Gyrl !
interesting… people do think of it that way now. i don’t. and for many of the same reasons. i tend to look at it like this. 1) you can still be killed in some towns if you are black (true for being black, and for being gay). 2) you can attempt to hide yourself to get along in society (not true for the majority of black people, true for being gay). 3) having you for a best friend is socially acceptable and trendy in the media (it has NEVER been trendy to have a black friend in the media, just seen as the politically correct thing to do so you can avoid being called a racist). 4) when you gather for function (ANYTHING where alot of you are in one location) people don’t call the police immediately (again, black people have to worry. gay people do not in my experience). 5) every time you want to rally for equal treatment in a situation, it is called affirmative action and you are told you’re holding yourself back and you really just need to let the past go (again, i don’t see gay people having to worry about it).
side by side comparisons prove to ME that gay is not the new black. yes we’ve come a long way and there are more doors open than ever, but just because we’re no longer in the haunted mansion doesn’t mean we’re out of the haunted woods yet.
This makes me really angry!! How dare people attempt to compare a lifestyle choice (this sparks another debate) to skin color. The media and this includes Tyra must STOP!!! Gay men/women can fool people for years about their sexuality, but we can not hide the color of our skin. Gone are the days of people passing…I know we are supposed to be tolerant of others and their ideologies, I get that I know we are suppose to love everyone I get that, but what I will never accept or allow is for the struggle that we (Black Folks) have gone through in this country to be minimized because someone decided to jump on the oh aren’t we all alike and going through the same struggle band wagon. I am incredibly offended…
I feel your emotion. It really irks me when people compare there “political feat” of the moment to the civil rights movement or the holocaust. Those were horrible periods in our history and should not be thrown “out there” for public sympathy to ones cause.
Thank you bold for your honesty
Latoya
WordsRmylife
Whenever people feel like their rights are being violated, they always compare it to the civil rights, which is purely ridiculous. If a white man walk down the street; no one would discriminate until he did something to make them think he was gay. Our black people back in the day couldn’t hide that blackness. But you basically this world is just going down, I don’t know what to say about the new fad, it is craz, everybody ahs a girlfriend or a boyfriend. Do what you do , but stop fighting for these so called rights, you got it, damn, this world is going to hell anyways. I believe in a higher source. So many of us are mislead to thinking it is okay for that lifestyle. Okay, do what you do, but don’t be doing all that in front of me. Just pray for our nation everyone, it is not the new black.