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Aerows

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31. Notice that this person

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #29)

Tue Jul 5, 2016, 04:33 AM

Jul 2016

is decrying things that they are espousing in their own posts.

They elected themselves "Speaker of all black people".

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Gay cop worries first Pride could be his last after Black Lives Matter calls for ban [View all] oberliner Jul 2016 OP

Pride Toronto backtracks from Black Lives Matter promises King_David Jul 2016 #1

Good. romanic Jul 2016 #11

Pride Toronto King_David Jul 2016 #2

stereotyping is OK, unless it is LEO Skittles Jul 2016 #3

Some LEO get it, some don't. KMOD Jul 2016 #7

and excluding them would accomplish.....exactly WHAT? Skittles Jul 2016 #9

No one is asking for them to completed excluded. KMOD Jul 2016 #13

really? Skittles Jul 2016 #14

Yes, really. KMOD Jul 2016 #16

is that REALLY what No. 8 says? Skittles Jul 2016 #17

What do you think it says? KMOD Jul 2016 #20

What about police booths in spaces other than the parade? hack89 Jul 2016 #33

Why do there need to be more Black deaf and hearing ASL interpreters? oberliner Jul 2016 #39

It seems to me that letting the police have a float would promote unity. pnwmom Jul 2016 #4

A two way street would be better. KMOD Jul 2016 #8

I'm not sure what you're getting at. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #10

The police are not the ones who KMOD Jul 2016 #12

Gay police have also been discriminated against. There are probably many pnwmom Jul 2016 #15

of course they have. KMOD Jul 2016 #18

But gay policeman are discriminated against, just like gay people in other fields. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #22

Of course they are. KMOD Jul 2016 #24

A float is a way of honoring and celebrating LOE loyalsister Jul 2016 #52

That is a shame. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #5

That is not the situation at all. KMOD Jul 2016 #6

I am gay. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #19

No. 8 - Removal of Police floats? KMOD Jul 2016 #23

Because GAY cops are part of the GAY community. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #25

And to not only bolster Aerows Jul 2016 #26

Yes it is! Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #28

My cousin received an award KMOD Jul 2016 #58

And? Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #59

black people are not KMOD Jul 2016 #27

I didn't say they were. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #29

Notice that this person Aerows Jul 2016 #31

You speak for all black people suddenly? Aerows Jul 2016 #30

I am not the only person of this opinion. KMOD Jul 2016 #57

And this doesn't bring up the rather obvious notion that there are very likely BLACK gay cops too kevinbgoode1 Jul 2016 #35

Well, I'm gay and I'm very angry. yardwork Jul 2016 #45

What about the armed bodies that were in Little Rock? JanMichael Jul 2016 #56

I agree. cwydro Jul 2016 #34

Why not demand that all gay people be banned from the parade? Democat Jul 2016 #21

Or at least all white gay people oberliner Jul 2016 #38

I support the ENTIRE LGBTQIA+ community LostOne4Ever Jul 2016 #32

Well spoken! Captured my thoughts perfectly! Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #51

Thank you!!! LostOne4Ever Jul 2016 #53

Why has communication and cooperation been replaced with bullying? Chemisse Jul 2016 #36

BLM specifically stated that they did not talk to the Pride organizers ahead of time oberliner Jul 2016 #37

It makes me wonder what their grievances are then. romanic Jul 2016 #48

My take is that they saw the invitation as an opportunity to bring attention to specific issues oberliner Jul 2016 #50

Turnabout is fair play. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #40

Maybe they can demand that BLM address homophobia among African-Americans oberliner Jul 2016 #41

Yes. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #49

BLM has officially jumped the shark. Odin2005 Jul 2016 #42

No word on whether anoNY42 Jul 2016 #43

As a gay person, this makes me very angry. yardwork Jul 2016 #44

These BLMers really do not have a clue. This is worrisome, because Yo_Mama Jul 2016 #46

BLM seems a lot more interested in making enemies than allies. /nt Marr Jul 2016 #47

Just pay BLM no mind. Kang Colby Jul 2016 #54

Police came to the rescue at Pulse after 49 people did. How dare BLM.... ashtonelijah Jul 2016 #55

And don't forget 90% of the Orlando victims cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2016 #62

BLM - 'Stop telling us what to do,' tells another oppressed group what to do. Oneironaut Jul 2016 #60

And the irony goes right over their head, even when you try to explain. *sigh* n/t X_Digger Jul 2016 #61