Some won't be happy until the Pope shows up in a speedo at the Gay Pride parade

[dbackjon]

This is a post on DU - and the jury let it stand


YOUR COMMENTS:

Making fun of gays and lesbians, demeaning the LGBT struggle for equality.

This poster needs to be PPP - this is a clear violation of TOS, and should not be tolerated.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:38 AM, and voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Maybe my outrage meter is out of service, but I don't read this post as anti gay or anti pope.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: overly inflammatory
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: Don't mind the sentiments but the way it is expressed is awful.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given

[dbackjon]

1. From this thread that is full of anti-gay bigotry

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014551170

[theHandpuppet]

2. Yep. In case anyone needs to be reminded...

... there's still plenty of hate and homophobia on DU.

[HillWilliam]

3. SMDH

Racism and homophobia are part-and-parcel of the new DU.

I guess the freepers had to run somewhere when they got zotted.

[theHandpuppet]

4. My partner hadn't posted to DU in years

I asked her the other day to post to GD an experience we had at a movie theatre; she was shocked at the right turn DU has taken since she was a regular here. I don't think she'll be back... she has other forums that engage her now that are more progressive. The DU she had once so enjoyed wouldn't have allowed some 350-400 proselytizing Pope threads to clog GD and LBN in just seven months. I don't think many here are aware this is even happening.

[Amimnoch]

7. Definitely aware here.

Every single post that had racist, homophobic, or misogynistic bullshit in it that I've alerted has been completely trounced upon by the jurors who don't even TRY to hide their own racist, homophobic, or misogynistic bullshit.

Things that would have NEVER been allowed to fly during the Bush reign seems perfectly fine and acceptable these days.

This site is becoming only steps away from "tea party underground" imo.

Insulting women, and women's rights? "Oh they shouldn't be so sensitive"
Calling Conservatives and Republicans "gay" (you know, since that's SUCH a terrible insult), and we should "have thicker skin"
Even racism is fine these days when I called out someone who was making fun of Asian names in a weak assed attempt at Humor, I got completely beaten up because I "have no sense of humor"

I'd supported the fund drives before, but now.. until this site gets it's act together I'd donate to the RNC before I donated here again.. at least those jackasses admit openly that they are my enemy, and I'd rather face the enemy I know than the one who weakly pretends to be my friend.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. Hmmm... I do believe he was zinging my post .

But I frankly don't see it as a hugely inappropriate response. In point of fact... aren't "speedos" at the Pride Parades almost a cliche at this point? We've even had huge "internal" debates here ( not recently, maybe) about whether or not the exhibitionistic elements in the Parades were promoting a progressive/healthy/accurate/useful public image for the lgbt community as a whole.

Can we blame straight people for absorbing the very image of lgbt life that a lot of us ( not me, btw) go out of our way every June to *promote*?

Come on, now.

[dbackjon]

6. And of course, my response to the ass gets hidden 5-1

[theHandpuppet]

8. Unfortunately, I expected it would

It's open season on GLBTs at DU.

[uriel1972]

9. I can just see a float of Popes in speedos in the next Pride Parade...

It would make me happy. That said the Pope was and remains a hateful bigot and those that cheer him on are misguided or bigots themselves. The window dressing Pope machine rolls on.

[Fearless]

10. Parade wouldn't hurt.

He'd have a reason to wear those gaudy shoes his predecessor loved. I'd skip the Speedo though. Probably a little too much.

[Buzz505]

11. I don't give a F--- what he wears.

[theHandpuppet]

12. And they're at it again

I've got to stay away from that LBN thread before I blow a freakin' gasket.

[QC]

13. here's another classy one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=318211

[dbackjon]

14. Yes. And they haven't responded to me