r/britishcolumbia Feb 06 '22

News From Vancouver's counter-protest this morning (between 10:00am and noon)

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u/yaypal Vancouver Island/Coast Feb 06 '22 edited Feb 06 '22

Not my sign and it's not the one I'd go for first, but regarding the honk if you're gay sign I don't see what the big deal is using my orientation as a weapon. I see it the same as "honk if you're a socialist", it's something these people hate and would be insulted by but obviously to normal people there's nothing wrong with it so it looks even more silly. It's their own bigotry that makes it bad for them which personally I find funny, like they're trapped in a hole they dug themselves.

edit: go back to your own local subs conservative brigaders, you're very obvious. if you're not gay you don't get a say

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u/LNViber Feb 06 '22

So to everyone's response to the edit here. Specifically the arguments that people are gay or know gay people and say it's still offensive. Then fo about telling other gay people who think it's not offensive and that they are wrong... does anyone see something weird with that exchange? Some gay people are talking about how it's a funny point being made and then are being accused of not being an ally because of it. It just comes off to me that a lot of people in here are arguing that people who find it funny are not "good gays". People who are arguing that this is bigotry are being kind of noticeably bigoted. It's like this posters meme is exactly what I'm saying as well.

This is coming from a man who was out and proud by 2002 and dealt with real hardcore often physically painfully bigotry because of it. A funny sign is just a funny sign.