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[-] Allero@lemmy.today 36 points 2 months ago

Honestly, if done without any hate to LGBTQ+, I'm all for it. We need a nice hetero representation, and hetero relationships are beautiful. This does include trans people forming hetero couples, and hetero-demi-/asexuals, and many more, so it can even intersect with LGBTQ+ in some cases.

All relationships and sexualities are beautiful, and hetero ones are no exception.

But I doubt it'll be done this way.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 months ago

id be ok with it as long as they don't push it in my face

[-] huppakee@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago

I don't want to walk past and see them holding hands or anything

[-] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Holding hands implies they're trying to have sex. A penis, in a vagina? How do I explain that to my 4 year old?

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I remember how grossed out I was when I first learned about it: "NO WAY did my mom and dad do that!"

Kids don't understand much at that age.

[-] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I'd say, if hetero people need an excuse to have fun and celebrate something, I'm all for it. But I have a sneaky suspicion that this is going just going to be used as a hatefest towards LGBTQ+ people instead. I would love to be proven wrong but I have a feeling that straight cis people who are open minded and accepting and not bigots, aren't the ones who feel the need to go "what about straight pride / international men's day?" whenever anyone else gets a bit of attention.

[-] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

I'm cis-het and fully intend to go to the pride parade with friends in a different state. It's going to be a great time! Idk why the largest groups feel like they need extra special attention.

[-] huppakee@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I don't think they do it for attention tbh

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

They do it because they need assurace. That's right, Kevin, a real man suppresses those dirty feelings!

But really, the only way you'll ever know is to find out.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago

On the other hand, the concerns themselves are real, and if they will be addressed in a way positive to everyone else, this will be great!

So, we'll see. Under current administration, the risks for it derailing into the hate fest are quite high, but fingers crossed.

[-] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago
[-] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Or worse, the intended demo shows up

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

But I doubt it’ll be done this way.

It almost certainly will be a hate fest. These are people who think they're being persecuted because other people are allowed to live their lives.

[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

the point of pride is it’s about visibility: relationships in pop culture are almost entirely hetero… you just don’t see queer relationships at the ratio they exist in society… pride is all about celebrating the existence of queer existence and our relationships and culture

if you add similar things for heterosexuals, it’s saying “we have everything most of the time and this 1 time where you’re seen, we want to be part of that as well”… or worse, want to draw attention away from it by being bigger

[-] muusemuuse@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago

I want you to say the same thing about black history month so you can understand how ridiculous this is.

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